Wiltshire LTA Awards 2012

At the 2012 Wiltshire AGM on 5th December the annual county awards also took place.  A huge congratulations to all of this year's deserving winners.

Club of the Year - Chippenham TC

• Excellent example of good practice and has delivered a varied and consistent quality programme for many years.
• Achieved Tennis Clubmark in the 1st wave of clubs.
• Currently boasts 320 members with more than 350 BTM’s and has a solid RCJ foundation of 60 + and they regularly host grade 5 & 6 tournaments.
• Has a varied coaching and activity programme, strong links with local schools  and  many successful junior and senior teams in the local leagues.
• Has an excellent volunteer and professional workforce which includes 2 LTA licensed coaches and 3 registered coaching assistants.
• Has a strong and motivated management is also keen to become involved in new schemes and is continually developing.
• Have worked hard to ensure they have a quality facility that includes 6 floodlit courts, a large clubhouse and access to an indoor  multisport bubble.

• A loyal player at Wootton Bassett TC who has been playing tennis for over 10 years and has competed in over 300 ratings matches in her playing life.
• Has represented the County at 10’s, 12’s, 14’s, 18’s and senior level.
• Currently ranked number 3 in the Open County rankings and is our current 18&U County Singles and Mixed Doubles Champion.
• The current County Captain says “Katy encompasses all the qualities of what makes a perfect team player, she is hard working, reliable, loyal and a very popular member of any team she represents."

• Winners at National Deaf Tennis Championships in singles and doubles. 
• Selected to represent GB Deaf Team at the European Championships in Koblenz.
• Bronze medallists in mixed doubles at the European Deaf Championships 2012.
• Nominated for team of the year at Deaf Sports Personality Awards 2012 that took place last. month. Made the last 3.
• 1st Deaf tutors to run a CPD course under the LTA. 
• Coached 12U & 18U for Wiltshire LTA.

• Volunteer at this club for just over 12 months. However, during this time this Alison has helped the club achieve so much.
• Instrumental in establishing and appointing a Head Coach.
• A Junior and Adult coaching programme.
• Links with the local primary school (by the end of the year all junior school children would have been to the club to experience tennis.
• This person was the main catalyst in securing Tennis Clubmark, hours have been spent understanding the requirement s, co-ordinating the file, meeting with the LTA, visiting other clubs and communicating with club members.
• When the current Secretary resigned this person took over and has since designed and launched a new club website to ensure the club looks more attractive to members and non members.
• Alison has tirelessly promoted the club and its coaching programme and current numbers have increased to over 150 with 70 people involved in the coaching programme.
• Along with other team members this person is working hard to help the club to raise money for a further 2 floodlit courts and a new modern clubhouse.
• The club say “she has shown initiative, drive, passion, commitment and enthusiasm, she is a joy to work with and we are very lucky to have her”.

Outstanding Contribution to Wiltshire Tennis - Louise Hunt

• Winner of 9 International Women’s singles Titles
• Winner of 26 International Doubles titles
• 3 Women’s GB World titles
• 3 World Junior Masters titles
• World number 20
• Number 3 Woman in Great Britain
• Winner of the 2007 BBC sports personality of the year for the South West
• Paralympian London 2012