
King’s College student named Young Person of the Year at LTA Awards
President of KCL Tennis Club David Nana was named the winner
A student at King’s College London has been named Young Person of the Year at the LTA Awards.
The winner of the award, 21-year-old David Nana, is a medical student in his third year of study at King’s.
David is also the current President of KCL Tennis Club and has transformed the club into the largest sports club at KCL, increasing KCLSU membership by 66 per cent.
KCL Tennis Club was also named as the number one British University and Colleges Sports Club of the Year in 2024.
David was named as the winner following more than 2,000 nominations across 25 different categories.
He said: “I played a lot of tennis as a kid and going to Uni I thought by playing days were over but the sport gives me so much and so a lot of my dream was to get more people involved and give back to the community.”
The annual LTA Tennis Awards, presented by Lexus, highlight and celebrate the incredible achievements and contributions of people in tennis and padel across Britain.
This year, they were held at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.