USTA St. Louis Awards

2026 Awards

2026 Nomination Form

Nominations are due by Sept. 1 and can be submitted by anyone.

The 2026 USTA St. Louis Awards celebration dinner is Saturday, Nov. 14 at LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills.

2025 Award Winners

Player Awards 

Adult Player of the Year (3.5 & Below): Brian Santos / Angela Reckelhoff

Adult Player of the Year (4.0 & Above): Matthew Suddarth / Clarissa Allen

Emerging Junior Player of the Year: Luke Warner / Emma Chen

Judy Dippold Junior Player of the Year: Shaan Patel / Angela Chen

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 10s: James Mathes / Lillyan Wu

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 12s: Aike Chen / Madison Evans

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 14s: Alexander Walton / London Evans

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 16s: Sento Lawuary / Shree Nidhi Sikkal Kumar

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 18s: Noah Suthar / Natalie Haug

Tennis Family of the Year: The Cimarolli/Nosic Family

Provider Awards

Facility of the Year: Vetta Sports Sunset

Member Organization of the Year: Forest Lake Tennis Club

Outstanding Community Tennis Association: East St. Louis Community Tennis Association

Outstanding Contributor to League Tennis: Dominic Marticorena / Patty Fry

Outstanding Contributor Youth Tennis Programs: Edwardsville Tennis Academy

Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance: Santiago Munoz

Outstanding Junior Team Tennis Organizer: Brent Gruno

Outstanding Event of the Year: Woodie Classic IV

Outstanding Junior Tournament: L6 St. Clair Thanksgiving Challenge (Nick Mueller)

Outstanding Adult Tournament: Alton Open (James Humphrey)

Outstanding Official: Diana Trickey

Leadership Awards

High School Coach of the Year: Kelley Stahlhuth (Bayless High School)

Mary Vassar Adult Sportsmanship: Shelley Fridley

Outstanding Diversity Achievement: Roy Taylor

Distinguished Service: Doug Smith

President's Award: It's a Surprise! (to be announced November 15)

Click here for the list of all previous award winners.

Click here for the full list of USTA Missouri Valley award winners.