USTA Eastern's 2019 Annual Awards Winners

As is tradition, USTA Eastern will honor some remarkable members of our section for the extraordinary contributions they have made in their communities at our Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 25 during the Eastern Tennis Conference. These individuals and organizations truly demonstrate what makes the Eastern section so unique and innovative. Please join us in thanking them for all their remarkable achievements and hard work in growing and promoting the sport.

Click here for a list of all awards and their official descriptions.

Click here to look back at all of our award winners in each category since 1998.

2019 USTA Eastern Award Winners

Leslie J. Fitzgibbon Tennis Man of the Year Award: Tim Heath

Tennis Woman of the Year Award: Roberta Feldman

Tennis Family of the Year Award: The Arbogast Family                          

Member Organization of the Year Award: Somerset County Parks

Lifetime Achievement Award: Lou Wiggs

George Seewagen Award : Yhonny Murray        

Press Service Award: Sal Interdonato    

Umpire Service Award: Carl Richko         

Louise Cilla Award: Bee Stephens            

JTT Award: Deb Magarrell           

Fran Osei Community Service Award: Hollis Williams      

Collegiate Award: Matt Nielsen

Special Service Award: Derek DiFazio    

Virginia & Chuck Landis High School Coach of the Year Award: Marianne Leung

Clinician of the Year Award: Brian Dahlstrom

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award: Joe Rodriguez

10 & Under Award: Khrystsina Tryboi                    

Corporate Service Award: Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center             

Service to People with Disabilties Award: Move Along

USPTA Eastern Professional of the Year Award: Mike Smookler

Long Island Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Hilary Bressler

Metro Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Greg Muhammad

New Jersey Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Ron Thomas

Northern Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Meagan Mann 

Southern Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Southern Region Junior Board  

Maeve Cassidy

Jackie Arbogast

Samantha Killin 

James Cruz   

Lynn Dvorkin 

Aaron Caplan 

Zach Taub     

Western Region Volunteer of the Year Award: Jason Spencer