Missouri Valley

USTA Missouri Valley Awards



USTA Missouri Valley places high value on recognizing excellence on and off the tennis court. Each year the USTA Missouri Valley honors the volunteers, organizations, programs and members who have done an outstanding job on and off the court to help grow the game of tennis at our Awards Luncheon in December. 

 

2022 Award Winners

Award Recipient History

Junior Sportsmanship History

2023 Award Criteria

 

2023 Award Winners

 

Adult Player of the Year-3.5 & Below - Ulises Arteaga - Hazelwood, Missouri

Adult Player of the Year-4.0 & Above - Jeff Harris - Fairview Heights, Illinois

Distinguished Service - Lisa Minihan - Edmond, Oklahoma

Facility of the Year - Oklahoma City Tennis Center - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

High School Coach of the Year - Mary Jo Tasker - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Junior Sportsmanship Boys 10s - Jaxson Reeves - Florissant, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Boys 12s - Adam He - Chesterfield, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Boys 14s - Kayden Xue - Olivette, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Boys 16s - Arnab Chakraborty - Ellisville, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Boys 18s - Aiden Qian - St. Louis, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Girls 10s - Shakthisree Sikkal Kumar - Chesterfield, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Girls 12s - Clare McNearney - Leawood, Kansas

Junior Sportsmanship Girls 14s - Ava Rosenbohm - Lee's Summit, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Girls 16s - Tammy Jackson - St. Louis, Missouri

Junior Sportsmanship Girls 18s - Olivia McGruder - Lebanon, Missouri

Female Junior Emerging Player of the Year - Scarlett Milner - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Male Junior Emerging Player of the Year - Christopher Bright - Overland Park, Kansas

Female Junior High-Performance Player of the Year - Audrey Spencer - Olathe, Kansas

Male Junior High-Performance Player of the Year - Cooper Woestendick - Olathe, Kansas

Member Organization of the Year - Dwight Davis Memorial Tennis Center - St. Louis, Missouri

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament - Edwardsville Open - Edwardsville, Illinois

Outstanding Community Tennis Association - The Stephanie Waterman Foundation - Kansas City, Missouri

Outstanding Contributor Youth High-Performance Program - Kevin Heim - Lincoln, Nebraska

Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Program - Joan Dinneen - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Outstanding Diversity Achievement - Triple A Breakpoint Tennis and Life Skills Academy - St. Louis, Missouri

Outstanding Junior Tournament - HOA December L5 - Overland Park, Kansas

Outstanding Official - Becky Riggs - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tennis Family of the Year - The McDermed Family - Prairie Village, Kansas

President’s Award - Announced in December

 

Manon Eilts, Staff Liaison - eilts@movalley.usta.com | 913-322-4826

 

USTA Missouri Valley Award Committee

Chair: Stuart Dusenberry - Atlantic, Iowa Email Stuart

Vice Chair: Peter McCorkle - Tulsa, Oklahoma 

Ken Brown - Independence, Kansas

Jacqueline Buck-Horton - St. Louis, Missouri

Elliott McDermed - Prairie Village, Kansas

Mike Willman - Board Liaison

Manon Eilts - Staff Liaison Email Manon

 

District Award Chairs

Jamie Galloway, USTA Heart of America Email Jamie

Mike Conlon, USTA Iowa Email Mike

Nick Schulte, USTA Kansas Email Nick

Ann Vogel, USTA Missouri Emai Ann

Verne Weber, USTA Nebraska Email Verne

Tamara Cromwell, USTA Oklahoma Email Tamara

Megan Kovacs, USTA St. Louis Email Megan

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