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2025 USTA Eastern Junior Sportsmanship Award Winners

May 07, 2026

USTA Eastern proudly announces the recipients of its Junior Sportsmanship Awards for the calendar year 2025. These players—who were selected by the section's Junior Tournament Committee—receive this distinction for demonstrating a high level of respect and compassion for their fellow competitors and teammates. They will be recognized at a special ceremony at the 2026 US Open.

 

Jeff Rothstein Boys' 10 Sportsmanship Award: James Skaferowsky

 

Jeff Rothstein Girls' 10 Sportsmanship Award: Fiona Tregerman

 

Richard D. Lynch II Boys' 12 Sportsmanship Award: Hugo Qiu

 

Richard D. Lynch II Girls' 12 Sportsmanship Award: Michaela Lin

 

E. Hawley Van Wyck, Jr. Boys' 14 Sportsmanship Award: Weiren Zeng 

 

Edith Martin Girls' 14 Sportsmanship Award: Madeleine Gett

 

Lawrence A. Miller Boys' 16 Sportsmanship Award: Rajveer Shetty

 

Lawrence A. Miller Girls' 16 Sportsmanship Award: Stephanie Costello

 

Lt. Frederick M. Scribner, Jr. Boys' 18 Sportsmanship Award: Max Gofton

 

Edith Martin Girls' 18s Sportsmanship Award: Masha Semenova

 

Henry Benisch Scholarship Award: Luke Lastique, Bea Degoma

 

Congratulations to all our recipients!

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