Nominations Now Open for the 2027 USTA Texas Awards

AUSTIN, Texas – Nominations are now open for the 2027 USTA Texas Awards. This annual initiative honors outstanding individuals, volunteers, and organizations advancing tennis throughout Texas. Top honorees in select divisions will also be submitted for national USTA award consideration.

Submissions are open from Sunday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Nov. 20, 2026, closing at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Nominations are welcome across 12 distinct award categories:

Individual awards recognize dedicated community members, including the W.T. Caswell Lifetime Service Award, requiring at least 10 years of volunteering, the Community Service Award for leaders in local tennis programs, and the Julius Zinn Seniors' Service Award for senior community involvement. Additional individual honors feature the Lloyd Sessions Educational Merit Award focusing on junior development, the Senior Spirit Award honoring one male and one female player, and up to 10 Junior Sportsmanship Awards including eight divisional and two outstanding overall sportsmanship awards.

Organizational awards celebrate institutional excellence, highlighting the Community Tennis Association (CTA) of the Year, recognizing one large and one small CTA, and the Member Organization of the Year for outstanding service to members and the game.

Awards open to either individuals or organizations include the Henry Cox Adaptive Tennis Award for adaptive programming, the NJTL Impact Award for National Junior Tennis and Learning contributions, the Randy Snow Wheelchair Tennis Service Award, and the Family of the Year Award celebrating families fulfilling the USTA mission.

Once nominations close, designated Selection Committees will thoroughly evaluate all entries against the established award criteria to determine this year's honorees.

Award recipients will be notified in mid-December 2026 and formally celebrated during an awards luncheon at the USTA Texas Annual Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2027. Junior Sportsmanship Award recipients will be recognized during professional tennis events in the spring.

Links to the nomination forms for all 2027 award categories are available below:

• W. T. Caswell Lifetime Service Award

• USTA Texas Community Service Award

• Henry Cox Adaptive Tennis Award

• USTA Texas CTA of the Year Awards

• USTA Texas Family of the Year Award

• USTA Texas Junior Sportsmanship Awards

• USTA Texas Member Organization of the Year Award

• USTA Texas NJTL Impact Award

• USTA Texas Senior Spirit of Tennis Awards

• Lloyd Sessions Educational Merit Award

• Randy Snow Wheelchair Tennis Service Award

• Julius Zinn Seniors' Service Award