2014 Annual Award Winners
Junior Awards
Dorothy Vest Player of the Year Award
Turner Yates, Ridgeland
Andrew Hildenbrand, Tupelo
George Wilkinson Memorial Award
Callie Billman, Brandon
Stedman Strickland, Jackson
Powers Moore Sportsmanship Award
Bo Nash, Oxford
Junior Tournament of the Year Award
McDonald's Hardcourt State Championship, Bayou Bluff Tennis Club, Gulfport
Junior Team Tennis Sportsmanship of the Year Award
Meg Weatherly, Ocean Springs
Junior Local League Coordinator of the Year
Vanita Mattix, Columbus
* Received the USTA Southern Award
USTA League Tennis Awards
USTA League Team of the Year
Elizabeth Porter 2.5 18’s Women, Hattiesburg
USTA League Mixed Doubles Team of the Year
George Beemon 8.0 55’s, Gulf Coast
USTA Tri-Level Team of the Year
Leah Warren 3.5-4.5 Women, Jackson Metro
Captain of the Year
Brook Shelton, Brandon
Adult Local League Coordinator of the Year
Nancy Palmer, Northeast
Adult Tournament of the Year
Southern Seniors Claycourt Open Championships
River Hills Club, Jackson
* Received the USTA Southern Award
** Won USTA League National Championship
Special Awards
Special Event of the Year
Delta Cotton Belles, Greenville
Team Tennis Event of the Year
40 & 55 USTA League Mixed Doubles Championships, Oxford
Member Organization of the Year
Bayou Bluff Tennis Club, Gulfport
Tennis Official of the Year
Susan Morris, New Albany
Coach of the Year
Wanda McPhail, Meridian Community College
Tennis Pro of the Year
Mark Elliott, Brandon
Volunteer of the Year
David Heckel, Oxford
Community Tennis Association of the Year
Northeast MS CTA, Becky Nelms, President
Wheelchair Excellence Award
Johnny McGinn, Jackson
Tennis Family of the Year
Tammy and John Hall, Raegan and Presley, Columbus
Arthur Ashe Essay Winner
TBA
* Received the USTA Southern Award
