Awards and Media Coverage

In recent year, the Club and our coaches and volunteers have all received many nominations, runner ups and even won various awards as listed below.
The Club has also received regional press coverage on many occasions and even a TV interview in this time.

• Tennis Wales Club of the Year – Winners in 2018 and 2019. Finalists in 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
• Tennis For All (Inclusion) Award – 2023 Winner.
• CTC Head Coach Jonathan Morgan – Development Coach Winner 2019 and 2026. Finalist in 2015, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024.
• CTC Tennis Leader Jonah Jones – Young Volunteer of Year 2019 Winner.
• CTC Adult Representative Ceri Simpson – Adult Volunteer of Year 2019 Finalist.
• CTC Assistant Coach Rhiannon Hughes – Rising Star 2024 Finalist and Young Volunteer 2026 Finalist.

• LTA Club of the Year – 2020 Finalist. 2019 Runner-Up.
• Tennis For All (Inclusion) Award – 2023 Runner-Up.
• CTC Tennis Leader Jonah Jones – Young Volunteer of Year 2020 Winner.
• CTC Head Coach Jonathan Morgan – Coach of Year 2020 Finalist and 2026 Finalist.
• Benenden Tennis Festival Venue of Year 2016 Finalist.

• Sport Caerphilly Club of the Year – 2022 Winner. Finalists in 2018 and 2019.
• CTC Head Coach Jonathan Morgan – Community Coach Winner 2022, 2018 and 2016.
• CTC Head Coach Jonathan Morgan – Inclusive Coach Winner 2022.
• CTC Committee Member Lee Couzens – Volunteer 2025 Winner.
• CTC Committee Member Andrea Ambler – Volunteer 2024 Finalist.
• CTC Committee Member Ceri Simpson – Volunteer 2019 Finalist.
• CTC Assistant Coach Jonah – Community Coach Winner 2024, Young Volunteer 2019 Finalist.
• CTC Assistant Coach Matthew – Young Volunteer 2022 Finalist.
• CTC Assistant Coach Oliver – Young Volunteer 2022 Finalist.
• CTC Assistant Coach Rhiannon – Inclusive Coach 2024 Finalist, Young Volunteer Finalist 2023 and 2025.
• CTC Senior Leader Gwennan – Young Volunteer 2023 Winner.
• CTC Senior Leader Eva – Young Volunteer Finalist 2024 and 2025.
• CTC Criw Cymraeg – Inclusive Coach 2025 Finalist

Other notable awards/achievements

• CTC Tennis Leaders raised over £4,500 through their annual Hit To Wimbledon fundraiser challenges since 2021.
• CTC Tennis Leader Team – Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) Sport Volunteer Runner-Up 2022 and 2024.
• CTC Assistant Coach Daniel Bray – Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) Young Volunteer of Year 2019 Runner-Up.
• CTC Head Coach Jonathan Morgan – Tennis Connect Wales’ first #UnstrungHero in 2015 for work in schools and offering tennis opportunities within deprived areas.
• CTC raised £660 for Velindre Cancer Centre in March 2015, as Head Coach Jon took part in a 25-hour tennis-thon to mark the Club’s 25th anniversary! (Caerphilly Observer Feature, Caerphilly Campaign Story.)

Other media coverage

• Head Coach Jon receives UK-wide coverage for his lockdown content and activities – MailOnline, March 2021.
• CTC’s community work in schools, parks and leisure centres gets praise from Tennis Wales – Caerphilly Observer, January 2017.
• Head Coach Jonathan Morgan gets further praise for his schools programme by Tennis Connect Wales – Caerphilly Observer, November 2016.
• Head Coach Jon was interviewed by Tomos Dafydd at BBC Wales Today in June 2015 to discuss his schools work ahead of Wimbledon.