Top honours for Balaji, Vijay: Vice President Karti P. Chidambaram

26th April 2010 - Deccan Chronicle (Press Release)

Vijay Sundar Prashanth and Sriram Balaji recieved the T.K. Ramanathan Award for the players of the year at the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association annual day function held at the SDAT-Nungambakkam Stadium on Saturday. The Nagamani Mahadevan Award for the woman player of the year was bagged by Sai Samhita. Sai Avantika, V. Jeevan, J. Oges and Kavya Balasubramanian were awarded the most promising youngsters.  D.Sarangi, principal secretary Youth Welfare and Sports, addressed the gathering that included TNTA president M.A. Alagappan, vice-president Karti P. Chidambaram and former tennis player Ramesh Krishnan. Sanmar-TNTA league winners for 2009-10 were also awarded.    Awards for 2009-2010 T.K. Ramanathan award: Sriram Balaji and Vijay Sundar Prashanth. Nagamani Mahadevan award: Sai Samhita. President award for the most promising player: Sai Avantika, V. Jeevan, J. Oges and Kavya Balasubramanian. Outstanding players award: Roma Chandran, Vignesh Prabu, M. Fahad and R. Binu. Justice P.S. Kailasam memorial award for performance in junior nationals: Sai Samhitha, Sansita Nandakumar, R. Ramkumar, and Mohit Mayur. Award for representing India in junior Davis Cup / Federation Cup: Mohit, Rushmi Chakravarthi and Sai Samhitha. Best university player: Md. Niyaz. Award for performance in senior nationals: Mithun Murali and Vijay. Veterans: Karthik Kailash, Madhukar, Sundaravadivelu, K.K. Aravind, Swaminathan, Chinni Natarajan and C.H. Naidu. Wheel-chair tennis: D. Mariappan and M. Balachander. Markers: Naveen (Madras Club) and Rajendran (Anna Nagar Club). Umpire: Krishnan. Sanmar-TNTA league    F zone: Winner: Presidency Club. Runner-up: Cosmo 'C'. E zone: Winner: Nungambakkam Club. Runner-up: Mylapore Club 'B'. D zone: Winner: YMCA Kilpauk 'B'. Runner-up: MCC 'M'. C zone: Winner: Nungambakkam Tennis Club. Runner-up: Madras Gymkhana Club. B zone: Winner: MCC 'B'. Runner-up: Madras Club 'A'. A zone: Besant Nagar Club. Runner-up: Madras Cricket Club 'A'. Veterans' league: Above 45: Winner: MCC 'A'. Runner-up: Besant Nagar Club. Above 60: Winner: Anna Nagar Club. Runner-up: Besant Nagar Club. UCAL-TNTA inter-club women's league: Women: Winner: Madras Club. Runner-up: Besant Nagar 'A'. Mixed: Winner: Madras Club 'B'. Runner-up: Madras Club 'A'.