USTA SOUTHWEST ANNUAL AWARDS
Each year the USTA Southwest annually honors the volunteers, organizations, programs and members who have done an outstanding job on the court and off to help promote our great sport.
Help us nominate worthy award winners by submitting your nominations for the awards given out each year by USTA Southwest (see list below) at the USTA Southwest Annual Conference.
Awards are given out each year to deserving organizations, volunteers and players during the USTA Southwest's Annual Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet, as part of the Annual Meeting weekend.
Our next USTA Southwest Annual Meeting & Hall of Fame Awards Banquet will be held Saturday Night November 2nd, 2024 in Scottsdale at the Embassy Suites Scottsdale.
Process for USTA Southwest Annual Awards:
USTA individual members, organizations, and Committees are encouraged to nominate potential candidates for respective awards by each calendar year keeping in mind deadline dates.
NCertain awards will have live online voting for the nominees received. Awards/Nominees that are eligible for live voting will begin on August 1st through August 31st, 2024. Watch for your opportunity to vote for your favorite individual or program!
Criteria: Each Section award category below has the rationale we use to award these listed. When nominating a person or organization, please keep in mind the requirements and eligibility of your candidate. Invalid or incomplete nominations will not be accepted. Many of the awards stream up from local nominations, but can be submitted for consideration without that.
Timetable:
Nominations for Live Voting Awards are due by July 31st. (The actual live online voting timeframe for certain awards will be from August 1st through August 31st).
Commitee Award nomination forms are due by August 31st.
All award winners will be notified in September.
Filling out information: Each award below is hyperlinked with the criteria and the application form. Please review the form, and to submit --type in the fields of documents, save file, and send.
Please fill out each awards form with complete and detailed information, as that allows USTA Southwest to make informed choices on award winners.
USTA SOUTHWEST SECTION AWARDS
LIVE VOTING AWARDS
Community Tennis Volunteer of the Year
Member Organization of the Year
Dianne Miller Courage in Tennis Award
Tennis Ambassador of the Year
COMMITTEE SELECTION AWARDS
USTA League Captain of the Year (One Male and One Female)
USTA League Player of the Year (One Male and One Female)
USTA League Facility of the Year
Junior Player of the Year - Female
Junior Player of the Year - Male
Junior Sportsmanship
Adult Player of the Year
Outstanding Tournament Director of the Year
Jim Reffkin Innovation Award
Ginger Renouard Volunteer Spirit Award
Thank you for nominating our great Southwest Tennis players and programs! If you have questions, please contact Jeff Sikes at sikes@southwest.usta.com or 602.301.0145.
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