St. Louis Earns Section-Level Awards
Congratulations to all of the players, coaches, providers and others from St. Louis that have earned USTA Missouri Valley section-level awards. You have all have represented USTA St. Louis exceptionally.
Here are the twelve 2019 USTA Missouri Valley Award Winners from the St. Louis area.
Award Winners:
Junior Emerging Player of the Year (Male) — Brendan Cunnane
Outstanding Community Tennis Association — Net Rushers Tennis Association
Outstanding Contributor Youth High-Performance Program — Billy Gluck
Outstanding Official — Vicki Elwood
Junior Sportsmanship —
Girls 10s — Ashley Tran
Girls 12s — Mia Yin
Girls 14s — Mikaela Mikulec
Girls 16s — Elizabeth Choate
Girls 18s — Keeley Van Antwerp
Boys 14s — Nicholas Chun
Boys 16s — Gus Tettamble
Boys 18s — Leonardo Da Silva
These award winners along with all of the other USTA Missouri Valley award winners will be recognized at the Annual Awards and Hall of Fame Luncheon on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Olathe Conference Center in Olathe, Kansas.
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