USTA St. Louis Awards

2025 Awards

2025 Award Criteria

This year’s USTA St. Louis Awards Celebration Dinner will be held Saturday, November 15 beginning at 5:00 p.m.  

• Advance registration and payment required, no walk-ins can be accommodated - all are welcome! 
• Registration will open in October 2025.
• Please send any questions to Megan Kovacs at director@ustastl.com.

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 Section award winners.