SPORTSMANSHIP
PIN WINNERS
Sportsmanship Pins are presented by tournament staff to deserving individuals during the tournament.
Sportsmanship is defined as “fairness, respect for one’s opponents, and graciousness in winning or losing," and it is those qualities we wish to promote and instill in players of all ages. But, sportsmanship isn’t just reserved for the players on the court. Coaches, parents, and fans also need to be aware of how they behave during competition. Sportsmanship is a style and an attitude, and it can have a positive influence on everyone around you. USTA Texas is dedicated to not only promoting a solid competitive atmosphere, but also to developing players into respectful and fair adults by continually raising awareness and promoting positive sportsmanship behaviors, both on and off the court.
Thank you to Tournament Directors who have submitted Sportsmanship Pin Winnners since March 2021:
Ernie Abraham, Connor Bond, Kevin Collins, Diane Curry, Ramon Dunivan, Steve Franklin, Mary Lynn Gayler, Sammy Giammalva, Mia Gordon, David Gray, Arnaud Guillemard, Bobby Hagerman, Seelye Harrison, Cheryl Hultquist, Jeff Kurnik, Claire McFerran, Brian Notis, Edgar Pena, Daniel Rubio, Lee Thornburg, Lauren Vu.
April 2022 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Arzu Aliyeva | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Aravindh Balaji | Boys 14s | L6 |
| Maddox Carter | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Siena Castro | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Layla Flakes | Girls 16s | L5 |
| Natalie Friedman | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Kaitlyn Hakim | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Kellen Hays | Boys 14s | L6 |
| Aubrey Heard | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Courtney Hill | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Sebasitan Huynh | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Shaan Iligin | Boys 14s | L6 |
| Robert Morgan | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Melia Silvey | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Graydon St. John | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Lydia Xu | Girls 12s | L6 |
February 2022 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Sadie Burton | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Sophia Flores | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Addison Garza | Girls 16s | L6 |
| Kathryn Letterer | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Vignesh Salandri | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Corina Salas | Girls 14s | L6 |
| Emily Stoian | Girls 14s | L6 |
| Brecklyn Turner | Boys 12s | L6 |
January 2022 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Elliott Awomoyi | Boys 14s | L3 |
| Qasyn Dar | Boys 14s | L3 |
| Cutter Carrell | Boys 16s | L6 |
December 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Kyle Clemens | Boys 12s | L6 |
November 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Garnet Ye | Boys 16s | L5 |
| Shriyan Daggumalli | Boys 18s | L5 |
| Parthiv Varanasi | Boys 16s | L5 |
| Elsie Modi | Girls 16s | L5 |
| Fiorella Murolo | Girls 12s | L5 |
| Ana Mata | Girls 12s | L5 |
| Lucy McGarrahan | Girls 12s | L5 |
| Robert Avlayee | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Obama Avlayee |
Boys 12s | L7 |
| Sanjana Aslesh | Girls 14s | L7 |
| Kylie Pike | Girls 18s | L6 |
| Korbin Jastrow | Girls 16s | L6 |
| Siddhartha Lama | Boys 18s | L4 |
| Ethan Ruppanner | Boys 18s | L4 |
| Daniela Floyd | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Sadie Burton | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Naila Sujauddeen | Girls 14s | L6 |
| Madelyne Tipton | Girls 14s | L6 |
October 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Tyler Chang | Boys 14s | L7 |
| Morgan Ward | Girls 14s | L6 |
| Kathryn Letterer | Girls 12s | L6 |
| Ava Patterson | Girls 16s | L6 |
| Gareth Hughes | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Sutton Shapard | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Anthony Jung | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Liam Dent | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Audrina Goodman | Girls 12s | L7 |
September 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Kate Craver | Girls 18s | L5 |
| Daniel Lee | Boys 14s | L6 |
| William Marshall | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Jacob Marshall | Boys 16s | L6 |
| Gautam Panguluri | Boys 16s | L6 |
| Winston Streett | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Ava Terefe | Girls 14s | L5 |
August 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Mahi Bhatnagar | Girls 14s | L7 |
| McKenna Boyett | Girls 14s | L4 |
| Sydney Brand | Boys 14s | L6 |
| Isabel Christian | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Mya Dennis | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Kaden Fenno | Boys 14s | L6 |
| Winfield Fleming | Boys 14s | L7 |
| Allen He | Boys 18s | L4 |
| Cole O'Leary | Boys 14s | L5 |
| Vignesh Salandri | Boys 12s | L7 |
July 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
| Arjun Agrawal | Boys 12s | L6 |
| Nicholas Apte | Boys 16s | L7 |
| Cruz Beltran | Boys 14s | L5 |
| Corbin Cason | Boys 16s | L6 |
| Manyukth Chukka | Boys 14s | L7 |
| Carly Cook | Girls 14s | L7 |
| Celia Davis | Girls 14s | L7 |
| Vance Dick | Boys 14s | L5 |
| Cole Fricke | Boys 16s | L6 |
| John Griggs | Boys 12s | L7 |
| Oliver Hankins | Boys 18s | L5 |
| Darla Looez | Girls 16s | L5 |
| Aria Moreni | Girls 18s | L5 |
| McKinley Obst | Girls 12s | L7 |
| Khloe Schefke | Girls 14s | L5 |
| Lauren Tadoum | Girls 14s | L7 |
| Kevin Thompson | Boys 16s | L5 |
| Benjamin Turner | Boys 16s | L6 |
| Leyton Wang | Boys 14s | L5 |
June 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
The Texas Slam (June 19-27)
Name: Damian Rosas
Player Division: Boys 16s
Name: James Cockrell
Player Division: Boys 18s
Name: Lauryn Tu
Player Division: Girls 16s
Name: Allison Monreal
Player Division: Girls 16s
Names: Lucas Brown, Rahulniket Konakanchi, , Anmay Devaraj, and Jacob Riezebeek
Player Division: Boys 18s
Name: Liam Dent
Player Division: Boys 12s
Name: Ona Eleni
Player Division: Girls 16s
Name: Duncan Moore
Player Division: Boys 18s
Name: Nate Lanoux
Player Division: Boys 18s
Name: Medea Sengottiya
Player Division: Girls 16s
Name: Yian Duong
Player Division: Girls 18s
Name: Ella Brownback
Player Division: Girls 16s
Great attitude on and off the court.
Name: Maximilian Henderson
Player Division: Boys 16s
Resiliency and Kindness
Name: Mircea Tatulescu
Player Division: Boys 16s
Name: Hud & Holden Hoskins
Player Division: Boys 16s
Patience and humility
Name: Sadie Dakay
Player Division: Girls 12s
Strong Consideration For Others
Name: Luke Laczkowski
Player Division: Boys 14s
Strong Consideration For Others
Name: Harrison Chambers
Player Division: Boys 12s
Saying good shot even when he lost important points, let his opponent take a towel break when he needed it. Hard fight, but still polite.
Name: Dylan Meineke
Player Division: Boys 12s
Great attitude on court always. Fought very hard in both match to come back from deficits
Name: Marcela Lopez
Player Division: Girls 18s
May 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners
Level 5 Open - BAD DAWG (Dallas) Section Designated 12 & 16s (May 1-2)
Name: Kash Kelso
Player Division: Boys 12s
Exhibited patience and courtesy during tournament with multiple rain delays
Name: Eoin Burgess
Player Division: Girls 12s
Patient and kind to opponents and staff during tournament with multiple rain delays
Name: Emerson Bousquet
Player Division: Girls 16s
Kind and patient to opponents and staff during tournament with multiple rain delays
Level 6: Georgetown Level 6 May Open (May 1-2)
Name: Penn Bailey
Player Division: Girls 10 Green Ball
This was a very long weekend of rain delays and waiting for this May L6. After not getting to play during the first day of the tournament and coming back sunday, Penn lost her first round in the East draw. She was ready to play the following match in the north bracket but was mistakenly told her opponent withdrew from the tournament. Her opponent did in fact want to play and just didn't hear her name being called for her match. The site director texted Penn's family who agreed to come back and play that match even though they had left the site. All through this Penn had a great attitude and was very committed to getting a chance to play that weekend. She was very respectful to her opponents and site director when speaking to them and this is well deserved.
Level 5 Open: Austin Tennis Academy Section Designated Boys' and Girls' 12's & 16's (May 15-16)
Name: Andrew Reiman
Player Division: Boys 16s
He is a true gentleman, sincerely nice, pleasant and polite. He has a great demeanor on the court and is fair to his opponents.
Level 7 - Bad Dawg (Dallas-Denton) Section Designated 12-18s (May 15-16)
Name: Rohan Ahuju
Player Division: Boys 16s
Great sport when having to move to satellite facility
Name: Srikar Koppana
Player Division: Boys 16s
Exhibited Great Sportsmanship
Level 6 - San Antonio, TX - King Daddy Sports by Racquet Pro Junior Open 12, 14, 16, 18 Under (May 22-23)
Name: Brayden Effler
Player Division: Boys 16s
Brayden was a tremendous help for the King Daddy San Antonio Tournament. He went above and beyond to help out during our rain delays this weekend that we really appreciated. Thank you Brayden!
Level 6 - Bad Dawg (Dallas-Denton) 12-18s Championships (May 22-23)
Name: Olivia Riedl
Player Division: Girls 16s
Olivia was patient and kind to opponents and site directors through 3 rain delays
Level 7 - Southlake Boys & Girls 12-16 Open (May 29-30)
Name: Liem Prassl
Player Division: Boys 12s
Very complimentary of opponents.
Name: Zamira Casey & Mya Dennis
Player Division: Girls 12s
Zamira was very kind to all players in Round robin. Mya was very complimentary of opponent play.
Name: Kavin Karthikeyan
Player Division: Boys 14s
Really nice at tournament desk, very complimentary to opponents.
Name: Sarah Crume
Player Division: Girls 16s
Great line calls, very respectful at desk. Kind to opponents.