Tennis Canada is happy to unveil the winners of the 2024 Masters Excellence Awards. All of the recipients, together with the Crew and Particular person Awards, in addition to the Occasion of the Yr and Service of the Sport Awards, highlighted what was an excellent 2024 season for Masters tennis in Canada.
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM AWARDS
Crew Canada had a banner yr on the 2024 ITF World Crew Championships in Turkey, successful two medals on the occasion, with the gold medal going to the Bitsy Grant Cup Males’s Over 75 crew and the silver to the Jack Crawford Cup Males’s Over 70 crew. Each groups have been introduced with the 2024 Masters Groups Award. The Males’s Over 75 crew was comprised of Tim Griffin, Chris Burr, and Joe Forrayi, whereas the Males’s Over 70 crew consisted of Keith Porter, Brian Millar, and Daryl Howes-Jones.
The 2024 Masters Particular person Award was given to Millar, who reached the semi-finals of the Males’s Over 70 singles, Burr, who made it to the Males’s Over 75 singles semis, and Griffin, who was a Males’s Over 75 singles finalist. Additionally receiving an Particular person Award for his or her performances on the world stage have been Horst Dammholz and Raynold D’Aoust, who misplaced within the Males’s Over 85 doubles last, and the duo of Burr and Griffin, who gained the Males’s Over 75 doubles World Championship.
EVENT OF THE YEAR AND SERVICE OF THE GAME
The Occasion of the Yr Award, voted by the gamers, went to the Ottawa Garden Tennis and Garden Bowling Membership and the West Ottawa Membership, which held its inaugural ITF Masters event. The organizing committee produced a superb occasion that attracted almost 200 contributors.
The Service to the Sport Award was introduced to Tim Griffin, who was instrumental in implementing Tennis Canada’s Masters Partnership Program.
