USTA Nebraska Awards

2025 Awards

2025 Criteria (Deadline for nominations is August 30)

Nomination links

Contact USTA Nebraska Awards Chair Verne Weber

vaweber10s@aol.com

2025 Nebraska Awards & Hall of Fame dinner:

November 2 at the Omaha Country Club

Cocktails at 5:00pm, dinner at 5:30pm

Hosted by Omaha Tennis Association

Questions? Contact Lisa Thomas at lisathomasusta@icloud.com

2025 Winners are: 

Adult Player of the Year - 4.0 & Above: Ross Jensen and Frauke Hachtmann

Adult Player of the Year - 3.5 & Below: Alice Blake and Andrew Ek

Adult/Senior Tournament of the Year: Cornhusker State Games

Distinguished Service: Heather Blumel

Facility of the Year: Fremont High School Tennis Center

High School Coach of the Year: Scott Chisholm

Junior High Performance Player of the Year - Female: Zoe Katsavelis

Junior Emerging Player of the Year - Female: Brynn Smiley

Junior Emerging Player of the Year - Male: Michael Salem

Junior Tournament of the Year: Cornhusker State Games

Media Excellence: Andrea Gallagher

Outstanding Community Tennis Association: Lincoln Tennis Assn

Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis: Shalla Powell Mandigo

Outstanding Contributor to  Youth Tennis Programs: Bea Acena

Outstanding Contributor to Youth High Performance: Hugo Piles and Talor Wain

Outstanding Diversity Achievement: Kaitlyn Roselius

Outstanding Official: Adam Studts

Tennis Family of the Year: Jamison Family

Junior Sportsmanship Certificates

Girls 10: Alexis Kummer

Boys 10: Steve Salem

Girls 14: Lindsey Klein

Boys 14: Caden Rathe

Girls 16: Lily Abele

Boys 18: Ashton Rames and Connor White

Junior Sportsmanship Nominations

Hall of Fame Nominations