The Tennis Canada Excellence Awards are presented each year and serve as an annual recognition of the country’s tennis talent. The awards acknowledge the efforts and accomplishments of high performance athletes, seniors, officials, coaches, the Tennis Professionals Association (TPA) and Building Tennis Communities (BTCs) who best represented Canada on the tennis scene.
2011 TENNIS CANADA EXCELLENCE AWARDS
High Performance (Able Body)
Male
Player of the Year: Milos Raonic
Singles Player of the Year: Milos Raonic
Doubles Player of the Year: Daniel Nestor
Most Improved: Milos Raonic
Female
Player of the Year: Rebecca Marino
Singles Player of Year: Rebecca Marino
Doubles Player of the Year: Sharon Fichman
Most Improved: Rebecca Marino
Juniors
Outstanding Junior Male: Filip Peliwo
Outstanding Junior Female: Eugenie Bouchard
High Performance (Wheelchair)
Wheelchair Tennis Athlete of the Year: Joel Dembe
Most Improved Wheelchair Tennis Athlete: Gary Luker
Seniors
Individual: Taras Beyko (ITF-ranked No. 1 – Men : 40 Age Category / )
Rosemarie Asch (Singles champion and doubles finalist –
Women : 80 Age Category / )
Lorne Main (ITF-ranked No. 1 and singles champion – Men : 80 Age Category / )
Team: Rosemarie Asch, Joan Bak, Huguette Fontaine
(Women: Doris Hart Cup Champions – 80 Age Category / )
Roland Dulac, Gerald Regan, Lorne Main, Ken Reardon
(Men: Third Place Gardnar Mulloy Cup – 80 Age Category / )
Service to the Game Award: Louise Langston
Event of the Year Award / : Senior National Western Canada Indoor Championships,
Royal Glenora Club and Saville Sports Centre
Coaching
Sam Aliassime
John McManus
Richard Cooper
Harry Greenan
Jean-Francois Mathieu
Mike Hall
Andrea Rabzak
Ben Armstrong
Doug Carter
Séverine Tamborero
Tim Rice
Steve Manley
TPA Awards
Coach of the Year: Harry Greenan (ON)
Pro of the Year: Timm Fisher (ON)
Facility of the Year: Granite Club (ON)
Service to the Game Award: Joachim Nierfeld (BC)
Gary Caron TPA Scholarship: Mathieu Sarrazin (QC)
Officiating / Arbitrage
George Rustscheff Excellence Award: Zito Baccarani
On-Court Official of the Year Award: Kam Singh
Erica Gilbert Off-Court Official of the Year Award: Joel Brobecker
Rookie Official of the Year Award: Heddy Chan
Building Tennis Communities
Rookie BTC of the Year: Highlands, AB, David Rossalatos
Community of the Year: Sussex, ATA, Ted Robertson
BTC Partner of the Year Award: Dairy Farmers of Canada – Quebec
BTC Community Team Tennis Award: Summerland, BC, Doug Holmes
Tennis Friendly Community of the Year: Louis Riel, MB, Brian Proud
Distinguished Service Awards
Casey Curtis (ON), Suzanne Dussault (QC), Claude Laperriere (QC), Jeff McCarrol (ON), Nancy McFadyen (ON), Jacques Rinfret (QC), Toronto Lawn Tennis Club (ON), Coulter ON).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Davis Cup vs. Italy Day 3