Tennis Southland Award Winners
The annual Tennis Southland Awards were held on Sunday 26th July, with a large number attending at the Ascot Hotel.
A memorable afternoon – celebrating, acknowledging and thanking the awesome people involved in Southland tennis and concluding with a remembering of Southland’s beloved Peter White.
Congratulations to the following awards winners:
Special Awards
- Lifetime Membership for Peter White
- Peter White Award for Up & Coming Junior (10U, 12U) Alice Henderson (C)
- Joyce Telford Volunteer of the Year Lois Heads Edendale TC (E)
- Excellence Award for Most Consistent Junior Penny Nicholson Citizens TC (E)
- Top performing Junior Female Halle Faherty Waihopai TC (I)
- Top Performing Junior Male Tim Willans Te Anau TC
- ILT Award for Open Female Player of the Year Halle Faherty Waihopai TC (I)
- ILT Award for Open Male Player of the Year Sky Lovill Te Anau TC
- Judy Gimblett Award for Player of the Year Senior (35+) Female Wendy Hopcroft Wakaia/WendonsideGeorge Taylor and Greg Thomas Award for Player of the Year Senior (35+) Male Craig Collins Balfour TC
- Ensign Cup Female Winner Congratulations Zara Orr (C)
- Ensign Cup Male Winner Congratulations Rafferty McIntosh (C)
- Ensign Cup Sub Association Winner Congratulations Central (C)
Southland Primary School Singles Champions
- 5&6 Male Kees Cummings (C)
- 5&6 Female Anais Hall (C)
- 7&8 Male Rafferty McIntosh (C)
- 7&8 Female Penny Niicholson (E)
Southland Secondary School Doubles Champions
- Div 1 Wakatipu High School Sophie McDermott Kai Milburn (L)
- Boys only Div 2 St Peters High School Tane Tutty Macy Scoles (E)Girls only
- Central Southland College Mia Standish Harriet Price (C)
- ILT Southland Junior Singles & Doubles Champions
- 17U Boys Singles Winner Riley Smith (I)
- 17U Boys Doubles Winners Nick Munro (C) & Finn Holden (I)
- 17U Girls Singles Winner Halle Faherty (I)
- 17U Girls Doubles – not played
- 14U Boys Singles Winner Marshall McChlery (E)
14U Boys Doubles Winners Ryan Munro(C) & Cody Stevens (I)
14U Girls Singles Winner Erin O’Neill (O)
14U Girls Doubles Winners Heidi Clarkson & Grace Watson (C)
12U Boys Singles Winner Rafferty McIntosh (C)
12U Boys Doubles Winners Rafferty McIntosh (C) & Ben Anderson (C)
12U Girls Singles Winner Penny Nicholson (E)
12U Girls Doubles Winners Penny Nicholson (E) & Libby Crawford (C)
10U Boys Singles Winner Bilal Ahmad (O)
10U Boys Doubles Winners Bilal Ahmad (O) & Haruya Higuchi (L)
10U Girls Singles Winner Honor Collins
10U Girls Doubles Winners Lucy Crawford (C) & Alice Henderson (C)
Representative Honours
Southland Representatives Badges (15 First Time Southland Rep Players)
- Adele Orangi (I)
- Shaylee Syme (I)
- Zara Orr (C)
- Callum McMurtrie
- Scarlett Tremaine (E)
- Poppi Clark (C)
- Stella Clarkson
- Lucy Crawford (C)
- Honor Collins
- Alice Henderson (C)
- Zach McMurtrie (N
- Matthew Cairns (C)
- Jonty Jones
- Benson Boys (C)
- Alyssa Orr (C)
- Southland Junior Teams (10U, 12U, 14U, 17U)
3 coaches (Peter White, Sky Lovill, Danny Baleson) - Southern Junior Teams Event
(5 associations over 2 rounds – South Canterbury, North Otago, Otago, Lakes, Southland) - o 10&U Southern Junior Teams Event Winner Southland
- o 12&U Southern Junior Teams Event Winner Southland o 16&U Southern Junior Teams Event Winner: Southland
- o Best Team Overall Winner: Southland
Southland Open Teams (Division One )
2 coaches (Peter White, Danny Baleson)
Southern Open Teams Event
(5 associations over 2 rounds – North Otago, Otago, Lakes, Southland)
2ND place overall
Tennis Southern Representative Acknowledgement
Southern Junior Teams
Compete @ NZ Junior Teams Event
Southern 12s: Rafferty McIntosh (C), Ben Anderson (C)
Southern 14s: Penny Nicholson (E)
Southern 16s: Halle Faherty (I), Tim Willans
Southern Coach’s: Peter White, Danny Baleson, Shaylee Syme, Sky Lovill