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The Warkworth-based Lower Northland Seniors Tennis Club (LNSTC) has won the 2022 Tennis NZ Seniors Club of the Year trophy at the prizegiving at a National Teams Event in Napier recently.
The trophy recognises the seniors club that has contributed most over the previous year to further the sport in NZ among the 32 senior tennis clubs throughout the motu.
The criteria includes participation in national events, the club’s own programme of activities, any increase in membership, the running of any senior tournaments, inter-association matches, social events and involvement in Tennis NZ Seniors administration.
The trophy was accepted on behalf of the club by club president Rob Denton.
“Currently Lower Northland is proud of their member, David Theyers, who is not only on the NZ selection committee, but won two bronze medals in the NZ 75 to 80-plus doubles and mixed doubles held in Tauranga recently,” Denton says.
“We have 30 members who have been playing for more than 10 years in the seniors.
“Over Covid, many clubs struggled to complete their programmes but the LNSTC can be congratulated on somehow soldiering through.”
Lower Northland will host the annual Seniors Tournament on May 14 with some of the top senior tennis players coming from all around the North Island.
The Seniors Club of the Year trophy was donated to Tennis NZ Seniors in 2016 by Warkworth tennis stalwarts, Murray and Bev Billington, when they were on the national committee.
