Tennis Wales is delighted to notify you that at 6.45pm on Saturday 28th January 2017, it will be staging its annual awards evening at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea. The evening promises to be another memorable celebration of the many current achievements in Welsh tennis. The event will consist of an arrival drink, a delicious 3 course meal followed by the presentation of the Tennis Wales Awards. Dress code: Smart/Lounge suits.
As last year, the Tennis Wales Awards will be linked in with the British Tennis Awards (BTA), the winners of 8 of our Awards* will automatically go through to the shortlisting panel of the BTA. We have received an extremely high number of fantastic nominations! After many hours of deliberation our Awards Panel (made up of North and South Wales Representatives and an Independent Member) has now managed to shortlist the finalists in each Award category, with the winner of each Award being announced on the night. The shortlisted finalists are:
Volunteer of the Year*
+ Dr Chris Nevill (Newtown TC)
+ Alison Dixon (Haverfordwest LTC)
+ Nigel Davies (Aberaeron TC)
inspire2coach Young Volunteer of the Year*
+ Jamie Hogg (Mold LTC)
+ Lloyd Cornish (Newtown TC)
+ Jonathon David Dawes (Rhyl TC)
Coach of the Year *
+ Thomas James (Rhiwbina LTC)
+ David Williams (Swansea T&SC)
+ Craig Stock (Rhos-On-Sea / Craig-Y-Don TC)
Club/Centre of the Year *
+ Llanelli Tennis and Squash Club
+ Rhiwbina Lawn Tennis Club
+ Rhos-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club
Community Venue*
+ Mold Lawn Tennis Club
+ Wrexham Tennis Centre
+ Newport LIVE Tennis Centre
Education *
+ Cardiff Metropolitan University
+ Cardinal Newman PE Department
+ NPTC Newtown Campus
Disability Programme *
+ Windsor Lawn Tennis Club, Penarth
+ Newport LIVE Tennis Centre
+ Wrexham Tennis Centre
Team of the Year
+ South Wales Mens Over 50 Inter County Team
+ Wales Tri-Nations 2015
+ Wales School Games Junior Wheelchair Team
Player of the Year
+ Tiarnan Brady (Cardiff LTC)
+ Hugo Cochlin (Cardiff Metropolitan Uni)
+ James Story (Cardiff Metropolitan Uni)
Club Team of the Year
+ Lisvane Boys U14
+ Cardiff LTC Ladies 1st
+ Stow Park Mens 2nd
Outstanding Achievement *
Chosen from the winners of one of the above categories. To be announced on the evening.
We would be delighted to offer you tickets for the evening at £32 per head. To purchase tickets please complete the attached pro forma and return it to Maria Rees at the Tennis Wales office (maria.rees@tenniswales.org.uk / 029 2046 8335). Tickets will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis.