30 Oct, 2024
TENNIS SENIORS AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED ANNUAL AWARDS Nominations close on Friday 6 December 2024. Please email your nomination to the TSA Secretary (TSAsec01@gmail.com). The National Awards for 2024 will be presented at the Annual Carnival Dinner to be held on Friday 10 January 2024 in Adelaide. There are three awards: Player of the Year Player Recognition Award Administrator of the Year Nominations can be made by anyone who is a member of a Tennis Seniors Association from across Australia. The nominee must also be a Tennis Seniors Association member. The nomination process is simple and members are encouraged to put forward nominees for one or more categories. The attached nomination form seeks tailored information for each of the categories. The categories are described further below. 1. PLAYER OF THE YEAR To be awarded to a player who has achieved notable tennis success over the past year in Seniors/Masters tournaments in Australia and/or at any international tournament, including ITF Masters Teams and Individual Championships. This category also considers on-court behavior, etiquette and "spirit of the game". 2. PLAYER RECOGNITION AWARD To be awarded to a player who has shown either of the following: a) significant improvement in their standard of tennis over the past year b) remarkable recovery from a severe injury which prevented tennis participation c) continued involvement in 30+ seniors tennis over a prolonged period of time, with a high level of integrity. This category also considers on-court behavior, etiquette and "spirit of the game". 3. ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR To be awarded to a person who has made a significant contribution to the administration of Seniors Tennis. This award recognizes contributions over the past 12 months, but also takes other previous contributions into consideration. Please provide details of any committee positions held and other specific duties and administrative services undertaken with noteworthy achievements. VOTING PROCESS Once nominations have been received, the Presidents of each Tennis Seniors Association in each State and Territory will be asked to vote in each category. Preferential voting will be conducted, whereby each nominee will be ranked in order of preference by respondents. The person with the lowest number of votes will be the category winner. The winners of each category is based only on the consolidated votes of the Presidents of all Divisions. Winners will be announced at the Teams Carnival Presentation Dinner and on TSA’s website and social media channels. Charlie Tulloch TSA Secretary 22 October 2024. Downloads Tennis Seniors Awards - Memo - Call for Nominations Tennis Seniors Awards - Nomination Form Tennis Seniors Awards - Voting Process and Selection Criteria