2019 USTA TEXAS COMMUNITY TENNIS  AWARDS ANNOUNCED

USTA Texas presented its 2019 Community Tennis Awards at the Texas Tennis Summit on Friday, September 27 in Georgetown.

The USTA Texas Community Tennis Awards recognized 12 outstanding honorees who portray excellence in the tennis community through individual and organization/program awards.

“We are thrilled to be able to recognize the hard work that so many individuals and organizations put forth because we couldn't grow the game without them," USTA Texas Community Services Manager Delia Sescioreanu Mask says. "We had a unique opportunity to recognize our award winners at the USTA Texas Tennis Summit in Georgetown in front of almost 300 attendees. Amongst the more traditional Community Tennis Awards, we added a few new awards that align perfectly with our USTA initiatives: School Leadership Award, Social League Superstar and Net Generation Provider of the Year."

The full description of each award can be found on the Texas Awards page.

The following people/organizations were selected as the 2019 winners:

2019 Individual Award Winners:

CTA Staff of the Year – Erin Nolen, Dallas

High School All-Star No-Cut Coach – Jeff Hartman, Pflugerville*

Junior Team Tennis Coordinator of the Year – Christina Allen, Dallas*

Junior Volunteer of the Year – Cailin Cifra, Austin

Net Generation Provider of the Year – Rob Lowe, Conroe

School Leadership Award – Leo Reyes, Edinburg

Social League Superstar – CJ Villarreal, Corpus Christi

Volunteer of the Year – Day Riojas, Corpus Christi

2018 Organization/Program Awards:

CTA of the Year – Capital Area Tennis Association, Austin*

NJTL Program of the Year – Houston Tennis Association, Houston*

Partner Organization of the Year – Fort Stockton CVB/Fort Stockton ISD, Fort Stockton

Youth Excellence Program – Georgetown Tennis Academy, Georgetown

*These award winners will be the USTA Texas nomination for the USTA National Award