Missouri Valley / St. Louis

USTA St. Louis 2020 District Awards

Jamie Hansen | October 27, 2020


And the award goes to…

 

The annual USTA St. Louis District Awards banquet is cancelled for 2020 due to concerns for everyone’s health and safety. But don’t fret! A video awards presentation will be available for viewing coming in December. A link will become available on the website for all to view!

 

Without further ado, hearty congratulations to the 2020 USTA St. Louis District Award honorees who have done exceptional work in representing the St. Louis district! 

 

Adult Player of the Year

Severine Huchet, Ryan White

 

Adult Recreational Player of the Year 

Joseph Hawkes, Judy Staroscik 

 

Judy Dippold Junior Player of the Year

Akash Rajan, Lily Walther 

 

Emerging Junior Player of the Year 

Kaitlyn Callaway, Ethan Laycob

 

Junior Sportsmanship Award Winners

Boys 10: Timmy Curran 

Girls 10: Emma Oesch 

Boys 12: Avi Patel 

Girls 12: Angela Chen 

Boys 14: Owen Kizer 

Girls 14: Skye Madatali

Boys 16: Colton Hulme 

Girls 16: Flora Eidson 

Boys 18: Amit Kadan

Girls 18: Khayli Buckles 

 

Family of the Year 

The Horton Family 

 

Facility of the Year 

Forest Lake Tennis Club 

 

Member Organization 

Dwight Davis Tennis Center 

 

Outstanding Community Tennis Association 

East St. Louis Community Tennis 

 

Contributor to Youth Programs 

Dan Batchelor, St. Louis Country Club 

 

Youth High Performance Coaching Excellence 

Paul Lucas, Miller Tennis Academy 

 

Junior Team Tennis Organizer 

Emily Cimarolli, Edwardsville Tennis Academy 

 

Outstanding Contributor to Leagues 

Sue Blake, Bill Schlueter

 

Outstanding Adult/Senior Tournament 

Missouri Valley 18+ NTRP Championship 

 

Junior Tournament of the Year

Missouri Valley Level 3 #1, Carobeth Kelly 

 

High School Coach of the Year 

Doug Smith, St. Joseph’s Academy 

 

Official of the Year

John Kelly 

 

Distinguished Service

Scott Stinson

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