Rewarding Effort...

This award is presented annually to recognise the junior boy and girl who has contributed best to competition play, active participation in club events and exhibits good sportsmanship.

The Award is a legacy to Vin Fitzgerald for the contribution and commitment he made to the Club for many years. Vin was one of the founding members of the South Bendigo Tennis Club who worked to build the facility at Neale Street and to build the tennis playing community it accommodated. He was the first to hold the position of President at the club and became a life member in 1960. Vin was passionate about his tennis and also enjoyed the social aspects that bringing tennis players together created. His desire to develop tennis and the tennis playing community; encouraging families, adults and children to partake in the sport, was at the core of his association with the club.

The Club commenced this award in memory of Vin after his passing in 2005.

The winners each year receive a memento and have their names inscribed on the Honour Board.