Fernandez Trophy (est. 1982)
for the year's most improved female player

2003 Winner: Yvonne Lodders

Yvonne took up playing a couple of years ago and started playing women’s 4.0 league. In the past two years she has become a leading women’s 4.0 player. In all her matches she shows determination and a fighting spirit regardless of the scoreline. With the lack of a women’s 4.0 league this past season, Yvonne played in the men’s 3.5 league and showed her male counterparts a thing or two on court. In the 2003 Grand Open, Yvonne won the women’s 4.0 draw without a loss of a game. Injury at the end of the season has forced a minor setback for her, but no doubt she’ll return fighting fit at the beginning of next season.