Nominations Now Open for 2023 USTA Florida Summer/Fall Local Awards

Applications are currently being accepted for the following awards:

Exceptional Player Award

This award recognizes a Florida tennis player (junior, adult, senior, wheelchair or league) for outstanding performance including character, sportsmanship and/or tennis ability.

Past Winners:

• Patrick Ling – Pensacola 
• Amanda Barritt – Celebration 
• Roy Horovitz – Orlando 
• Ahmani Guichard - Seminole

Outstanding Tournament Director Award

This award recognizes a tournament director who has demonstrated excellent qualities and expertise in all facets of tournament administration including accommodations for players, draw and seeding procedures, court conditions, scheduling, and adherence to all tournament regulations. If the winner is a junior tournament director, the award will be presented as the Outstanding Bobby Curtis Junior Tournament Director. If the winner is an adult tournament director, the award will be presented as the Outstanding Al Mills Memorial Adult Tournament Director.

Past Winners:

• Joe D’Aleo - Destin 
• Kevin Brandt – Orlando 
• Frank Hughes – Fort Lauderdale 
• Lyn Bruner – Fort Myers

All nominations must be submitted via the official nomination form. All nominations are due no later than Thursday, August 31. No nominations will be accepted after this date. USTA Florida employees are not eligible to receive the awards.

Submit your nomination here

When the application period closes, the USTA Florida Awards Committee and Staff will review, congregate, and discuss before they select the winner(s). All winners will be announced in November.

For more information, visit ustaflorida.com/awards.