Shortlist Announced for the Tennis Wales Awards sponsored by Veygo
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We have been blown away by the amount of incredible nominations we have received for the 2025 Tennis Wales Awards sponsored by Veygo. This year we received over 160 nominations for the various categories and the shortlisting panel had an extremely difficult job in selecting the shortlist and winners.
Our shortlisted nominations are:
Volunteer of the Year:
- Dr Ed Wilkins – Bridgend Tennis Club
- Steve Dobson – Wrexham Tennis Club
- Weixin Liu – Chinese Association of Wales
Coach of the Year:
- Cameron Upton – Wrexham Tennis Centre
- David Williams – Swansea Tennis and Squash Club / Ace Tennis Coaching
- Will Croft – Llantrisant Tennis Club
Club of the Year sponsored by Floodlighting and Electrical Services:
- Caerphilly Tennis Club
- Llandybie Tennis Club
- Radyr Lawn Tennis Club
Club Team of the Year:
- Bridgend Ladies 1st Team
- Wrexham Tennis Club Ladies Team
Tennis Opened Up Sponsored by Watkins and Gunn
- Cardiff Southern Arc LTA SERVES Diversity Project
- KidCare4U
- Women Connect First
Junior Player of the Year:
- Elizabeth Evans
- Niall Pickerd- Barua
- Viktor Frydrych
Team of the Year:
- Swansea Tennis Centre U14 Boys
- U18 Wales Four Nations Team
- Wales Junior Wheelchair Squad
During the evening, we will also discover more about the winners of the below categories:
Young Person of the Year sponsored by Veygo: Carys Hughes, Wrexham
Performance Coach of the Year: Luke Simeone
Official of the Year: Tcherina Vaughan-Griffiths
Player of the Year: James Story
Competition of the Year: Newport Tennis Centre Visually Impaired Tournament
School of the Year: Abertillery Learning Community
University of the Year: Cardiff Metropolitan University
Park of the Year: Corwen Community Tennis Courts
Lifetime Achievement: David Baker, Merthyr Tydfil Tennis Club
Presidential Award: To be announced on the evening
A huge well done to all those shortlisted and our winners and thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate this year. Without you it would be extremely difficult for us to identify and recognise the amazing achievements of those within our tennis community.
The awards ceremony will be hosted by Welsh Broadcaster and Sport Journalist Catrin Haledd, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at 6.30pm at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff, CF24 0DD. If you would like to join us to celebrate another fantastic year of Welsh tennis, you can purchase your tickets here:
Should you have any questions please reach out to tenniswales@tenniswales.org.uk
