Lincolnshire LTA held its Awards Evening on 12 March at The Showroom, Lincoln.
Cathie Sabin, (President of LTA) was unable to present the individual Awards due to illness however Nicola Maskens (LTA Board Member) graciously agreed to stand in for Cathie. Many thanks to Nicola for presenting the Aegon British
Tennis Awards and Lincolnshire Awards and to Lincolnshire’s Dan Cox (Tennis Professional) for presenting the Junior
Team prizes in the early part of the evening.
Junior Team Results- The first part of the evening was for Junior team winners of:-
2015 Aegon Team Tennis Lincolnshire winners
Boys 12U Division 1 Tennis Buddies
Boys 12U Division 2 North Rustons
Boys 12U Division 2 South Boston
Girls 14U Division 1 Grantham
Boys 14U Division 1 Louth
Boys 14U Division 2 Horncastle
Girls 16U Division 1 Boston
Boys 16U Division 1 Burton Waters
Boys 16U Division 2 Spalding
Boys 18U Division 1 Grantham
Mixed 10U Division 1 Rustons
Mixed 10 Division 2 Tealby
Mixed 9U Division 1 Boston
Mixed 9U Division 2 Stamford
Mixed 8U Division 1 Boston
Mixed 8U Division 2 North Rustons
Mixed 8U Division 2 South Deeping
2015 Aegon Team Tennis Premier (12U – 18U) The following teams took part and Burton Waters Boys 14 & Under won their draw.
Boys 14 and Under Boston
Girls 14 and Under Boston
Boys 18 and Under Louth
Boys 14 and Under Winners Burton Waters
2015/16 Lincs Mini Tennis Indoor League winners (Last final played on Saturday 12 March)
Red 8U Mixed Boston
Orange 9U Mixed Grantham
Green 10U Mixed Boston
2015 Junior Autumn Outdoor Leagues winners
Boys 18U Grantham
Girls 18U Boston
Boys 16U Deeping
Girls 16U St James
Boys 14U Boston
Girls 14U Grantham
Boys 12U Rustons
Girls 12U Boston
Dan Cox, a great example of Lincolnshire ‘grit’ and determination, presented the junior trophies and many parents and children stayed for the buffet and enjoyed The Showroom’s games room activities after the presentations.
Adult Awards - The second part of the evening was dedicated to presentations to winning teams in the following Lincoln & District Leagues -
Lincolnshire Doubles League Lincolnshire Winter Seniors League
2015 Aegon Team Tennis Lincolnshire, Premier and National Aegon British Tennis Awards
Lincolnshire Tennis Awards County Colours
Nicola read Cathie’s speech and made presentations to the following winners:-
Lincoln & District League winners
Mixed 1 DLBW 1
Mixed 2 Sleaford
Men’s Ruston Marconi 1
Ladies Eastgate
Lincolnshire Doubles League winners
Men Division 1 Burton Waters
Men Division 2 Louth
Men Division 3A Boston
Men Division 3B Woodhall Spa
Ladies Division 1 Boston
Ladies Division 2 Sleaford
Ladies Division 3A Boston
Ladies Division 3B Tennis Buddies
Lincolnshire Winter Seniors League
Men’s Division 1 Louth
Men’s Division 2 Boston 3
Ladies Division 1 St James
Ladies Division 2 Horncastle
Ladies Division 3 Grantham
Ladies Division 4 Tennis Buddies
2015 Aegon Team Tennis Lincolnshire winners
Men’s Division 1 Grantham
Men’s Division 2 North Gainsborough
Men’s Division 2 South Boston
Ladies Division 1 Boston
The following teams took part in;
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2015 Aegon Team Tennis Premier
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Grantham Ladies’ team
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2015 Aegon Team Tennis National
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Burton Waters Men’s team
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Aegon British Tennis Awards went to
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Club
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Boston
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Community Venue
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Grantham
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Coach
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Steve Wood (Boston)
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Disability Programme
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Richard Edgley (Grantham)
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Education
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Grantham College
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Volunteer Mike Roys (Grantham)
Young Volunteer David Cheer (Boston)
Outstanding Achievement Frank Cammack (Boston)
Our Aegon British Tennis awards winners go forward to the Regional Awards (April 2016) where they have the opportunity to be shortlisted for the National Awards.
Lincolnshire Awards
Junior Boy Sean Hodkin
Junior Girl Vicky Beardsley
School Reepham Junior
Team Ladies County Cup team
FairPlay Lydia Walker and Sebastian Darke
Lifetime Contribution Val Brown
Special Award Andy McFeeters and Lianne Tapson
County Colours Lianne Tapson, Jade and Charlie Windley & Danielle Smith
Certificates were also presented to our Ladies over 35’s and Men’s over 65’s teams who won their respective divisions of The National Inter-County Championships operated by Seniors Tennis GB.
Thank you everyone involved, especially Nicola for giving us her Saturday evening and not forgetting the hardworking Awards Committee!