WESTBURY Park Tennis Club has been celebrating success at the annual Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Awards, winning two titles from Avon Tennis.
At the awards ceremony at the County Cricket Ground, 18-year-old Emily Leask received the trophy for Young Person of the Year while Patrick Dean won an Unsung Hero award.
Emily, who has gained her Level 1 Coaching qualification, was commended in nominations for her “great impact on the club’s junior players, who are inspired by both her personality and playing abilities”.
She has been helping run Westbury Park’s LTA Amazon Prime Video Programme, a collaboration that aims to inspire girls to try tennis for the first time. She was lauded for her rapport with the children and being an “exemplary role model”.
Patrick Dean, a playing member of the club for many years, became treasurer and has overseen several projects, most recently the resurfacing of the courts. However, it was revealed that Patrick’s involvement in the club goes “above and beyond money matters – he is also a handyman, roof repairer, lawn mower fixer and cleaner!”
A spokesman said: “Every club should have a Patrick!”