Paula Casey—2019 Adult Rec Player of the Year
The USTA Oklahoma 2019 Adult Recreational Player of the Year is Paula Casey.
Casey has been a proud member of USTA since 1999.
During these years she has played on a combination of Adult, Mixed, 18 & Over, 40 & Over, 55 & Over and 65 & Over teams. For the past 19 years, she has been a captain or co-captain of many of these teams.
Through her love of competition and astute skills of combining teams, coupled with scouting the opponents and their records, she has successfully led many of her teams to compete in USTA Oklahoma District Championships, USTA Missouri Valley Section Championships, and USTA National Championships.
She also captained the first ladies 65+ team from the state of Oklahoma to go to Nationals in Surprise, Arizona, in 2017 and again in 2018.
Click here for more information and photos of 2019 Award winners!
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