Ace Awards Served up for Cramlington Tennis
THE SMASHING Cramlington Community Tennis Programme were recognised for their dedication to the game of tennis after scooping several awards at the 6th annual Northumberland Tennis Awards Evening 2010 held recently.
The enthusiasm and loyalty of the coaching staff, excellent standards of competition and the commitment from team players, led to the CCTP walking away with trophies and certificates in abundance.
Of the fifteen award categories, representatives of the CCTP were nominated for an amazing total of 10 categories and 5 were chosen as winners by an independent panel of judges. Bethany Williamson, Jessica Laws, Kusulta Gurung and Amelia Dickinson were presented with a framed certificate for winning the Girls Under 16 Aegon Team Tennis. John Boden and Emma Wilson received their framed certificates for being the regional winners in the Road to Wimbledon tournament. Jamie Elliott received a nomination certificate for Most Improved Junior (Male) and Emma Wilson was presented with a certificate of nomination for Most Improved Junior (Female).
The Girls Under 16 team were also put forward for Team of the Year and Bethany Williamson and Jessica Laws were presented with the teams' nomination certificate. Joe Race, the CCTP's Assistant Coach was chosen as the Young Competition Organiser of the Year category and was presented with a trophy and certificate. Coaching Assistant Adam Hunter, received a nomination certificate for Junior Volunteer of the Year and finally Jane Grey, Founder and Chairperson of the CCTP was presented with the Gordon Brewis Service to Tennis Award.
Jo Cunliffe, LTA Tennis Development Manager (North) said: "The annual Northumberland Tennis Awards Evening is a chance for coaches/clubs to recognise achievement in all aspects of tennis over the last year and acknowledge the effort from not only players but volunteers and helpers as well. The awards won by Cramlington Community Tennis Programme are testament to the coaching staff, trustees and committee members at the CCTP and all the hard work that's gone into developing a top facility. Cramlington Community Tennis Programme was only set up in April 2006 and uses council run facilities, so what's been achieved so far is tremendous. Just last year the CCTP scooped the Lawn Tennis Association's coveted Tennis Clubmark Award and in March of this year the Tennis Foundation awarded them Beacon status in recognition of their high quality, affordable community tennis programmes and is one of the first community sites to achieve this status."
"The club has quickly become very successful with a number of juniors playing at county level. One of its strengths is that it offers an all-inclusive tennis programme for all ages and abilities that allows people from all backgrounds to play tennis whether it's just a knockabout, in lessons or in a competition setting."
Cramlington Community Tennis Programme hires the courts at both Alexandra Park and the Sporting Club of Cramlington and has the use of 9 fully floodlit macadam all-weather courts. Our coaching team provides quality coaching within an action packed programme throughout the week for our 100+ members and also any interested non-members, all year round.
For further information, please visit Cramlington Tennis Club website or contact Head Coach Phil Barron on 07711 479026.
