Honours and Awards
Awards Night 2026 - Winners
Cathie Sabin Volunteer Of The Year - James Trout
Club Of The Year - Atlantic Racquet Centre
Development Coach Of The Year - Tracey Brown
Performance Coach Of The Year - Craig Arbuckle
Penny Pullen Award - Jess Johnson & Sophie Ryland
John Barter Trophy - Jacob Blackler-Rose
Tennis Opened Up Award - Torquay Tennis Club
Official Of The Year - Marian Vinall
Young Person Of The Year - Neve Maynard
10U Player Of The Year - Boris Lobato
School Of The Year - West Buckland School
18U Player Of The Year - Sophie Ryland
Lifetime Achievement Award - Dudley Tolkien
Chairman's Award - Ann Louis
Junior County Colours
Amy Greenaway
Senior County Colours
Phil Plummer
Mens 65 Team -Alistair Forbes (captain), Pete Clarke, Roger Froud, Grant Morrison, Neil Hunt
Womens 75 Team - Linda Knight (co-captain), Anne Tait (co-captain), Jenni Doig, Di West
County Honours and Awards
The County awards County Colours to individual players in recognition of their committment to and performance for the County.
The County recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to tennis in Devon through the presentation of annual awards in the following categories:
There are 14 publicly nominated award categories to choose from, covering both individual and collective recognition.
- Cathie Sabin Volunteer of the Year
- Club of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Competition of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- LTA President's Award
- Official of the Year
- Park Venue Award
- Performance Coach of the Year
- Protect Where We Play Award (new for 2025)
- School of the Year
- Tennis Opened Up Awards
- University of the Year
- Young Person of the Year
Along side these national categories, there are a selection of county-specific awards too:
- 10 & Under Player of the Year (Nominated by the Devon Coaching Team)
- Junior Player of the Year (Nominated by the Devon Coaching Team)
- Senior Player of the Year (Nominated by the Devon Captains)
- Penny Pullen Trophy (Female player with outstanding performance in the Inter County Cups)
- John Barter Trophy (Male player with outstanding performance in the Inter County Cups)
The virtual presentation video is available to view below