T.K. Ramanathan Award for Rethin
TNTA to hold various events, including a premier tournament, according to its president Vijay Amritraj
Rethin Pranav, who won the under-18 boys’ singles and doubles in the junior National championships, took home the T.K. Ramanathan Award at the annual day function of the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association on Friday.
TNTA president Vijay Amritraj, in his remarks, said that the association will hold various events, including a premier tournament, as part of its centenary year celebrations in 2025.
Awardees list 2023-24: T. K.
Ramanathan Award: Rethin
Pranav; President’s Award for the most promising youngster: Savitha Bhuvaneswaran, Deepshika Vinayagamurth, Ronnie Vijay Kumar. Justice P.S. Kailasam Award for performance in Junior Nationals: Ronnie Vijay Kumar (U-12, boys doubles runner-up); Savitha Bhuvaneswaran (U-14 girls singles winner, doubles runner-up), Meer Fazal Ali (U-14, boys doubles runner-up); Maaya Rajeshwari Revathi (U-18, girls doubles runner- up); V. Thirumurugan (U-16, boys singles runner-up); Rethin (U-18, boys singles, winner; doubles runner-up); Kandhavel Mahalingam (U-18, boys doubles runner-up). Performance in National Championships: Manish Suresh Kumar (men’s doubles winner); K. Karthick (wheelchair men’s doubles runner-up); Mariappan Durai (wheelchair men’s doubles runner-up).
Performance in National Games Goa 2023: Manish Suresh Kumar (men’s singles bronze, team silver); V.M. Ranjeeth (men’s singles bronze, team silver); Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (mixed doubles silver, men’s team silver); Ramkumar Ramanathan (men’s team silver); Oges Theygo Jayaprakash (men’s team silver); Sai Samhitha Chamarthi (women’s doubles bronze, team bronze, mixed doubles silver); Janani Ramesh (women’s doubles bronze, team bronze); Arthi Muniyan (women’s team bronze); Lakshmi Prabha Arunkumar (women’s team bronze); Miruthula Palanivel (women’s team bronze).
Performance in Australian Open Deaf & Hard Hearing Championship: Prithvi Sekhar (men’s singles winner, doubles runner-up).
Representing India in BJK Cup / Davis Cup / World Cup: Ramkumar (Davis Cup); Meer Fazal (U-14 boys junior WC); K. Karthick (BNP Paribas Wheelchair WC); Mariappan Durai (BNP Paribas Wheelchair WC); Sheranathi Thomas (BNP Paribas Wheelchair WC for women). Nagamani Mahadevan Award: Maaya Rajeshwari Revathi, Diya Ramesh. Muthukrishnan Memorial Award: Kandhavel Mahalingam; Markers Award: Gunasekar (Cosmopolitan Club), Late. Subramani (NTC).
Sanmar TNTA Chennai City Club Tennis League 2023-24: Regular League: A-Zone: Winner: MCC ‘A’; Runner-up: NTC ‘C’; B-Zone: Winner: NTC ‘Z’; Runner-up: Anna Nagar K Block ‘A’; C-Zone: Winner: Gandhi Nagar Club ‘B’; Runner-up: Anna Nagar K Block ‘C’.
D-Zone: Winner: Besant Nagar Club ‘B’; Runner-up: YMCA Nandanam ‘A’; E-Zone: Winner: Indira Nagar Sports Club ‘J’; Runner-up: Cosmopolitan Club ‘C’; F-Zone: Winner: YMCA Nandanam ‘B’; Runner-up: MRC ‘C’; Veterans: 45+ A Zone: Winner: MCC ‘A’; Runner-up: Besant Nagar Club ‘B; 45+ B Zone: Winner: Madras Club ‘A’; Runner-up: MGC ‘A; 45+ C Zone: Winner: YMCA Kilpauk; Runner-up: MCC ‘B’. 60+: Winner: MGC; Runner-up: Indira Nagar Sports Club ‘A’; UCAL-TNTA Chennai City inter-club Mixed Doubles League 2021-22: Winner: MCC; Runner-up: Besant Nagar Club.