USTA St. Louis Awards

2026 Awards

2026 Nomination Form

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

2026 Award Winners

The 2026 USTA St. Louis Awards celebration dinner is Saturday, Nov. 14 at LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills. More Info/Reservations Link: 2026 USTA St. Louis – Awards Dinner Celebration Info / Reservations Link

Player Awards 

Adult Player of the Year (3.5 & Below): Kevin Deaton / Krupa Dudani

Adult Player of the Year (4.0 & Above): Rob White / Patricia Mercade Gonzalez

Emerging Junior Player of the Year: William Gregerson / Kennedy Grasle

Judy Dippold Junior Player of the Year: Noah Suthar / Skye Madatali

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 10s: Aiden Guo / Sanjali Kumar

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 12s: Aiden Chen / Skylar Thoroman

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 14s: William Wang / Olivia Sabin

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 16s: Ethan Laycob / Tori Haroutounian

Junior Sportsmanship Boys/Girls 18s: Henry Noddings / Carter McClellan

Tennis Family of the Year: The Lesko Family

Provider Awards

Facility of the Year: Dr. Raymond "Bud" Simpson Tennis Center (Alton Parks & Rec)

Member Organization of the Year: Boys' & Girls' Club of Greater St. Louis / Breakpoint Tennis & Life Skills Academy

Outstanding Community Tennis Association: The Net Rushers

Outstanding Contributor to League Tennis: Robert Duggan / Roselyn Reyes-Teach

Outstanding Contributor Youth Tennis Programs: Wynn Criswell

Outstanding Contributor Youth High Performance: Trey Owens

Outstanding Junior Team Tennis Organizer: Kalie Snyder

Outstanding Event of the Year: Mix It Up for East St. Louis (ESL CTA)

Outstanding Junior Tournament: Tiger Classic (L6 Edwardsville)

Outstanding Adult Tournament: Turkey Trot-off (L6 USTA St. Louis)

Outstanding Official: Megan Palmer

Leadership Awards

High School Coach of the Year: Anne Sutter (John Burroughs)

Mary Vassar Adult Sportsmanship: Pamela Hart

Outstanding Diversity Achievement: Cindy Harrison & Judy Frain

Distinguished Service: John Kinsella

President's Award: It's a Surprise! (to be announced November 14)

Click here for the list of all previous award winners.

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