Congratulations to the following annual award winners who were recognized at the 2018 USTA Delaware District Annual Meeting & Awards Brunch on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Doubletree Hotel on Concord Pike, Wilmington.
2017 Delaware District Award Winners
Community Tennis Coach of the Year - Bob Bratcher
Community Tennis Organization of the Year - Tennis Rocks Tutoring & Music Association
Family of the Year - Riddle Family (Jack, Susan, Stefanie and Laura)
Industry Excellence Award - Dan Kegelman
Millennial Award - Tim Fitzgerald
Organization of the Year (For-Profit) - DuPont Country Club
Organization of the Year (Non-Profit) - Wheelchair Tennis Program of Delaware
Pro of the Year - Monty Cullum
Presidential Award - John Snyder
Tennis Official - Melissa Jackson
Tom Ellis Memorial Award - Chris Kyper
Tournament Director of the Year - Troy Donato
USTA League Award - Cindy Beach
Volunteer of the Year - Rebecca Collins
Ken Isaacs Sportsmanship Award (for boys) - Ted Fairfield
Mary Levin Sportsmanship Award (for girls) - Liza Wilkes
Bunny Vosters Team Sportsmanship Award (Girls) - Padua Academy
Bunny Vosters Team Sportsmanship Award (Boys) - Smyrna High School
DIAA Girls Coach of the Year - Kathy Sheehy, Dickinson High School
DIAA Boys Coach of the Year - Jessica Scott, Smyrna High School
J.W.M. Memorial Scholarship - Nikhil Mehta
Number One Ranked Juniors for 2017
Boys' 18 Singles - Rishi Gundakaram
Boys' 16 Singles - Ethan Yu
Boys' 14 Singles - Darin Jawahar
Boys' 12 Singles - Michael Dignazio
Girls' 16 Singles - Katherine Tamesis
Girls' 14 Singles - Samantha Manjon
Girls' 12 Singles - Ava Emrich
Number One Ranked Adults for 2017
Men's 4.0 Singles - Wayne Lai
Men's 4.5 Singles - Paul Hart
Men's Open Singles - Kasi Muthu
2017 Middle States Award Winners
Community Tennis Association Award - Delaware Junior Team Tennis Association (DJTTA)
Edwin J. Faulkner College Coach Award - Joe Kissel
Family of the Year - Riddle Family
Presidential Service Award - Jim Flesch
Tennis Industry Initiative Award - City of Wilmington
Number One Ranked in Middle States (from Delaware)
NTRP Men's 3.0 Singles - Thomas Ellis
NTRP Men's 4.5 Singles - Paul Hart
NTRP Men's 3.5 Doubles - Srinivas Reddy Kandula and Ramesh Damaraju
NTRP Men;s 4.5 Doubles - Timothy Dunn and Paul Hart
NTRP Women's 4.0 Doubles - Vickie Tully
Men's 55 Singles - Bryan Sauer
Men's 55 Doubles - Tony House
8.0 Combined Mixed Doubles - Colleen Craft
Girls' 12/14 Singles - Aubrey Nisbet
12s Highest Ranked National Player - Aubrey Nisbet
Boys' 18 Most Improved - Robby Ward
Middle States Premier Providers
Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association
Sea Colony Tennis
Wilmington Country Club