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

September 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners

August 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners

July 2021 Sportsmanship Pin Winners

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.

Past Sportsmanship Winners