USTA Missouri Awards

2026 Awards

Award criteria

Contact USTA Missouri Executive Director Ben Coltharp

ustamissouridirector@gmail.com

2026 Award Winners

Adult Player of the Year: 

Under 4.0 Players: Deb Jochems 3.0, Ross Roark 2.5 and Kim Vinton 3.5

4.0 and Over Players: Daniel Nguyen (4.0) and Robert Sheets (4.5)

Adult Sportsmanship Award: Randy Blackburn and Kelly Kramer

Junior High Performance Player of the Year (1 male, 1 female): Isla Merrifield and Sejong Kim

Emerging Junior Player of the Year (1 male, 1 female): Bella Mwesgwa and Logan Hynes

Junior Sportsmanship Award:

Boys:

Graham Morris (10)

Aarush Suthar (12)

Aarav Chowdhury (14)

Will Hein (15)

Owen Blattel (18)

Girls:

Charlotte Key (10)

Anvitha Reddy (12)

Callan Foltz (14)

Adley Carpenter (16)

Hannah Schiman (18)

Tennis Family of the Year: Kembell Family

Facility of the Year: Cooper Tennis Complex

Member Organization of the Year: Summersville School District

Community Service Excellence: Drury Tennis

Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis: Leslie Echols

Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis Programs: Dakota Caudle

Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance: Tim Garner

Outstanding Adult Tournament: 18+ Sectional Tournament

Outstanding Official: Steve Webb

New League Captain of the Year: Megan Terry

High School Coach of the Year: Braden Baade

Community Coach of the Year: Katie Wilson

Distinguished Service: Jean Larrick

See the full list of 2021 Award Winners!

See the full list of 2020 Award Winners!

See the full list of 2019 Award Winners!