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Joburg Tennis Awards handed out at 2025 AGM
The Joburg Tennis AGM was held at the end of August 2025. The following awards were handed out:
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Junior Player of the Year
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Young Player of the Year
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Masters Player of the Year
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Player of the Year
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Volunteer of the Year.
Congratulations to the receivers of the awards!
James Hart – Junior Player of the Year
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Selected as a hitting partner for the Davis Cup Squad for the tie between SA and Vietnam in February 2024. Selection was a result of him winning the U18 Masters Title at the end of 2023 (as a first year).
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Represented South Africa at the Africa Junior Championships.
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Quarter finals at 2024 Nationals.
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Jhb J100: lost in quarters to Australian Ty Host.
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PTA J60: lost in quarters to Ellison Minnaar from GBR.
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J60 in Windhoek: runner-up to Mpho Leshoele from Lesotho.
Lilitha Ndungane – Young Player of the Year
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Attended Arkansas University in Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
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Selected to represent SA at Billy Jean Cup Group III Africa Tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, where SA won the event to be promoted to Group II in 2025.
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3rd in Women’s Tshwane Super 8 singles and winner of the doubles title.
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Plays in mixed and Bundes leagues when in SA.
Duard Botha – Masters Player of the Year
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Current #1 player in age group.
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Winner of Jozi Super 6 Masters M65 Singles.
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Winner of Tshwane Masters Super 6 M65.
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Winner of ITF Masters SA Nationals M65.
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Winner of GE Super 6 Masters M65.
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Participated in 60+ IPT.
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Regular player in all leagues in JT.
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Participated in World Champs in 2023.
Shane Furrows – Player of the Year
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A regular participant in JT leagues.
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Unbeaten at #1 in Bundes.
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Helped lead his team to the 2024 Bundes Team Title.
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Winner of American Express Tshwane Super 8 Men’s Singles.
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Winner of American Express Joburg Super 8 Men’s Singles.
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Winner of American Express Ekurhuleni Super 8 Men’s Singles.
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Winner of Joburg Wilson Marks Park Grand Prix Men’s Singles.
Alec Galanakis – Volunteer of the Year
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Developed a plan and budget for Grassroots Tennis Foundation (implemented in 2025) to take children from schools surrounding Ellis Park and provide access to tennis.
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Historian and avid tennis fan who launched a tennis blog at the end of 2023 with tributes and stories of SA and international tennis stars.
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Chairman of JT Masters.
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Loyal Marks Park member and on the club tennis and main club committee.
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Active social member and league player.
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