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.

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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

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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)

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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

Tennis Southland Award Winners

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