2020 USTA Missouri Valley Award Winners

The USTA Missouri Valley is proud to announce our 2020 Award Winners that will be honored at the USTA Missouri Valley Virtual Annual Conference on December 2, 2020. Click here to register and to get more information.  

2020 USTA Missouri Valley Award Winners

Adult Player of the Year (4.5 & above)—Ryan White (USTA St. Louis)

Adult Player of the Year (4.0 & below)—Dylan Geick (USTA Heart of America)

Distinguished Service—Kevin Heim (USTA Nebraska)

Facility of the Year—Forest Lake Tennis & Swim Club (USTA St. Louis)

High School Coach of the Year—Doug Smith (USTA St. Louis)

Junior Emerging Player of the Year (Female)—Eloise Nasr (USTA Oklahoma)

Junior Emerging Player of the Year (Male)—T.J. Shanahan (USTA Oklahoma)

Junior High-Performance Player of the Year (Female)—Emma Staker (USTA Oklahoma)

Junior High-Performance Player of the Year (Male)—Omar Oudeh (USTA Oklahoma)

Member Organization of the Year—Dwight Davis Tennis Center (USTA St. Louis)

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament—USTA Missouri Valley Section-Level NTRP 18+ Tournament (USTA St. Louis)

Outstanding Community Tennis Association—East St. Louis Tennis Association (USTA St. Louis)

Outstanding Contributor Youth High-Performance Program—Paul Lucas (USTA St. Louis)

Outstanding Contributor to Youth Tennis—Mike Saniuk (USTA Nebraska)

Outstanding Contributor USTA League Tennis Program—Robert Bundy (USTA Kansas)

Outstanding Diversity Achievement—Tony Mullican (USTA Oklahoma)

Outstanding Junior Tournament—Omaha Holiday Junior Open (USTA Nebraska)

Outstanding Official—John F. Kelly (USTA St. Louis)

Tennis Family of the Year—The Clark Family (USTA Oklahoma)

USTA Junior Team Tennis Organizer—Janet Glaser (USTA Kansas)

Junior Sportsmanship —

        Girls 10s — Hope Gempel (USTA Oklahoma)

        Girls 12s — Angela Chen (USTA St. Louis)

        Girls 14s — Skye Madatali (USTA St. Louis)

        Girls 16s — Flora Eidson (USTA St. Louis)

        Girls 18s — Aubrey Bailey (USTA Oklahoma)

        Boys 10s — Timmy Curran (USTA St. Louis)

        Boys 12s — Avi Patel (USTA St. Louis)

        Boys 14s — Owen Kizer (USTA St. Louis)

        Boys 16s — Trenton Kanchanakomtorn (USTA Oklahoma)

        Boys 18s — Amit Kadan (USTA St. Louis)