USTA Oklahoma Awards

2025 Awards

Join us for the USTA Oklahoma Hall of Fame & Awards Luncheon on Jan. 31, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Edmond, Oklahoma to celebrate our 2025 award winners and Hall of Fame inductees!

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For questions and more information, please contact Natalia Arbelaez at ctm@ustaoklahoma.com.

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2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

Julius Lubicz

Steve Henry

2025 Awards

PLAYER AWARDS:

ADULT PLAYER OF THE YEAR (4.0 & above) : Ken Ellinger

ADULT PLAYER OF THE YEAR  (3.5 & below): Heather Duncan

JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR-Female: Caroline Creevey

JUNIOR HIGH PERFORMANCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR-Male: TJ Shanahan 

EMERGING JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR-Female: Luci Tavangar

EMERGING JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR-Male: Luke Upthegrove

TENNIS FAMILY OF THE YEAR: Creevey Family

JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD 2025: Lainey Ruff

PROVIDER/CONTRIBUTOR AWARDS:

FACILITY OF THE YEAR: LaFortune Tennis Center

MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR: The Greens Country Club

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO YOUTH TENNIS PROGRAMS: Yolanda Platovet

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO YOUTH HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM: Seth Moore

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR TO THE USTA LEAGUE TENNIS PROGRAM: Joan Dinneen

OUTSTANDING TOURNAMENT: L4 Open at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center

OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL: Jim Lawson

LEADERSHIP AWARDS:

HIGH SCHOOL COACH: Paula Baugher

OUTSTANDING DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT: Krishna Bhadriraju

USTA Oklahoma Award Chair

Tamara Cromwell

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