The shortlist for this year's Derbyshire Annual Awards has now been announced and includes many of the top players, coaches and club volunteers from around the county.
The fifth annual Derbyshire Tennis Awards will take place at Pride Park Stadium on Friday 7th March and will see in excess of 250 tennis enthusiasts from around the county congregate for the annual celebration of Derbyshire Tennis.
The new LTA President, Cathie Sabin, will be the guest of honour for the evening and will present the awards to the winners of each category.
Ten awards will be presented on the night for the best player, coach or team of the year in each category. The categories are as follows:- volunteer, boys’ junior player, girls’ junior player, coach, men’s player, women’s player, veteran’s player, club player, club, and the Derek Wardle Memorial Award. Organiser Rob Salmon said: “We want to celebrate this by bringing everyone together as we look to reward the players, volunteers, clubs and coaches who are the heartbeat of tennis in this county.”
Shortlist for the Derbyshire Tennis Awards:-
Men: Chris Archer, Dan Cottier, Sam Ferguson, James Rushby, Tom Rushby, Chris Simpson, Simon Thornewill
Women: Jayne Allsopp, Ena Ankutse, Amy Harris, Louise Holtum, Olivia Nelms, Gemma Praditngam, Jane Rushby
Boys: Bradley Buckland, Jay Clarke, Sam Ferguson, Harry Finney, Rohit Patel
Girls: Victoria Allen, Hannah Davey, Millie Devey Smith, Mae Fitzgerald, Kelsey Hodgson, Ciere Mullins, Marleyna Trifunovic, Katy Wilson
Veterans: Dennis Archer, Chris Booth, Ashley Broomhead, Richard Harrison, Andy Livingstone, Hudson Oakenfull, John Roberts, Jane Rushby
Club Player: Pat Brown (Ashbourne), Andy Hadley (Church Broughton), Judith Jones (Chesterfield), Mark McAnulty (Duffield), Robyn Spurr (Duffield), Becky Williams (Church Broughton)
Volunteer: Andrew Bailey (Ashbourne), Steve Driscoll (Rolls Royce), Nick John (Woodlands), Barbara Langen (Chesterfield), Eileen Maddison (Belper Meadows), Keith Murcutt (Duffield), Hector Taylor (Church Broughton)
Coach: Dave Barnes, Jonny Brooke, Chris Frosin, Mike James, Gareth Griffiths, James Middleton, Charlie Pick
Club: Ashbourne, Church Broughton, David Lloyd Derby, Derby TC, Duffield, Woodlands