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Annual Awards
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Each year USTA SAZ honors the volunteers, organizations, programs and members who have done an outstanding job on the court and off to help promote our great sport.  If you have a nominee for Hall of Fame please follow this link:  Hall of Fame Information and Application

Please nominate worthy award winners by submitting your nominations (see list below).  In addition, our award winners may be nominated for the USTA SW Section’s annual awards.  


Process for USTA SAZ Annual Awards

USTA members and organizations are encouraged to nominate potential candidates for USTA SAZ respective awards each calendar year.

USTA SAZ Award nominations will be compiled and recipients chosen by the USTA SAZ Executive Committee (officers).  USTA SAZ may then submit ONE nomination for each of the Southwest Section's awards.

CriteriaCriteria for each award is listed below.  When nominating a person or organization from your respective area, please keep in mind the requirements and eligibility of your candidate.  Invalid or incompleted nominations will not be accepted. 

Timetable: Nominations are due to the USTA SAZ Executive Committee by August 20th.  The Executive Committee will provide award nominations to the Southwest Section.

Nominations: Each award is hyperlinked with the criteria and the nomination form.  To submit - complete the form in its entirety, save file as a word document, and send as an attachment to the USTA SAZ Secretary (sazsecretary@gmail.com) via email.

 

USTA SAZ COMMUNITY TENNIS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
USTA SAZ ADULT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

USTA SAZ FAMILY OF THE YEAR

USTA SAZ OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR
USTA SAZ JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
USTA SAZ JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MALE)
USTA SAZ JUNIOR SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

USTA SOUTHWEST MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
USTA SOUTHWEST NJTL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
USTA SAZ OUTSTANDING TOURNAMENT ENRICHMENT AWARD

USTA SAZ LEAGUE TENNIS CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR

AWARDS 2017

Tennis Family of the Year:  The Perry family
NJTL Chapter of the year:  Border Youth Tennis Exchange
League Captain of the Year:  Kate Bessey
High School Coach of the Year: 
Junior Player of the Year-Female:  Misa Malkin
Junior Player of the Year-Male: Greyson Casey
Junior Sportsmanship: Jamie Schroer
Community Volunteer:  Steve Weintraub
Member Organization:  Tucson Country Club
Tournament of the Year: TCTP Adult+Junior Charity Doubles

AWARDS 2016

Adult Player of the year:  Neil Hurlbut
Event of the Year:  Send A Kid to Camp
League Captain of the Year:  Anne Graham
High School Coach of the Year: Allen Grimes
Junior Player of the Year-Female:  Emily Flowers
Junior Player of the Year-Male: George Jiang
Junior Sportsmanship: Brendan Perry

Diane Miller Courage in Tennis: Jennifer Staples

AWARDS 2015

 

Junior Male Player of the Year: Aaron Eliscue
Junior Female Player of the Year: Maddie Pothoff
Community 
Volunteer of the Year: Claudia Dill
Outstanding 
Tournament Enrichment: Bryan Barte
Adult Player of the Year: Tamal Bose
Courage in Tennis: Nancy Hosford

AWARDS 2014
 

Junior Female Player of the Year:  Kirtana Bhat
Outstanding Junior Sportsmanship:  Lindsey Pesqueira
Adult Player of the Year: Steve O'Brien
Community Volunteer of the Year:  Jon Otto
Member Organization of the Year:  OMNI National
Outstnading Tournament Enrichment:  Meghan Houck
League Captains of the Year:  Jenn Staples & Darrel Tomasa

AWARDS 2013

Adult Player of the year:  Don Abbott
Community Tennis Volunteer of the Year: John David
Family of the Year:  Melissa, Brett, and Jamie Schroer 
Member Org of the Year:  Westward Look Resort
High School Coach of the Year:  Phil Parks, Sunnyside High
Outstanding Tournament Enrichment:  Gretch Schantz
Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis:  Lindy Mullinax
Junior Player of the Year-Female:  Caroline Amos
Junior Player of the Year-Male: Yash Parikh 
Junior Sportsmanship: Christopher Hupp

AWARDS 2012

Junior Male Player of the Year - Matt Dunn
Junior Female Player of the Year - Maddie Pothoff
Junior Sportsmanship Award - Alex Bose
High School Coach of the Year - Mandy Forslund
Tournament Enrichment Award - Meghan Houk
USTA Member Organization of the Year - La Mariposa Resort
Outstanding Contributor to USTA League Tennis - Dan Prasil
SAZ Family of the Year Award - The Dunn Family 
Community Tennis Volunteer of the Year - Amanda Kraus

 

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