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.
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