USTA Eastern Honors Juniors At Annual Junior Awards Gala At U.S. Open

September 9, 2024 | By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Photos courtesy of USTA Eastern

One of the highlights of the U.S. Open every year is the USTA Eastern Junior Awards Gala, which took place on Monday, August 26 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on the first day of the 2024 U.S. Open Main Draw.

The awards recognized the top three highest ranked Eastern juniors in 2024, based on the July 10th National Standing List, the 2023 USTA Eastern Junior Sportsmanship Award recipients and one new award: the Spirit of the Sport Award.

Spirit of the Sport Honorees

BNP Paribas World Team Cup Champion: Maximus Wong

Les Petits As winners in singles and doubles, respectively: Michael Antonius & Izyan Ahmad

NCAA Division I Women’s Singles Champion: Alexa Noel

Boys 12s

  • Cavan Donnelly
  • Jacques Chen
  • Stanley Oriala, Jr.

Boys 14s

  • Tristan Stratton
  • Izyan Ahmad
  • Antanas Daugis
Boys 14s honorees Tristan Stratton, Antanas Daugis and Izyan Ahmad with Junior Tennis Foundation President Bob Ingersole

Boys 16s

  • Ronit Karki
  • Jack Kennedy
  • Zavier Augustin

Boys 18s

  • Ronit Karki
  • Mark Krupkin
  • Braeden Gelletich

Girls 12s

  • Leala Kramer
  • Kathryn Cragg
  • Roxanne Luu

Girls 14s

  • Margaret Sohns
  • Michelle Lee
  • Skye Lewis

Girls 16s

  • Isabelle DeLuccia
  • Carrie-Anne Hoo
  • Sobee Oak
Girls 16s honorees Girls 16s Carrie-Anne Hoo, Isabelle DeLuccia and Sobee Oak with Junior Tennis Foundation President Bob Ingersole

Girls 18s

  • Sophia Holod
  • Carrie-Anne Hoo
  • Nadia Barteck

2023 Sportsmanship Award Winners

Jeff Rothstein Girls’ 10 Sportsmanship Award: Emily Chan

Jeff Rothstein Boys’ 10 Sportsmanship Award: Lifan Zhang

Richard D. Lynch II Girls’ 12 Sportsmanship Award: Olivia De Los Reyes

Richard D. Lynch II Boys’ 12 Sportsmanship Award: Kobie Aranbayev

Edith Martin Girls’ 14 Sportsmanship Award: Madelyn Chang

E. Hawley Van Wyck, Jr. Boys’ 14 Sportsmanship Award: Aaron Wang

Lawrence A. Miller Girls’ 16 Sportsmanship Award: Isabelle DeLuccia

Lawrence A. Miller Boys’ 16 Sportsmanship Award: Bassil Touban

Edith Martin Girls’ 18 Sportsmanship Award: Pearlie Zhang

Lt. Frederick M. Scribner, Jr. Boys’ 18 Sportsmanship Award: Stanley Hoo

Henry Benisch Scholarship Award: Drew Fishback

Henry Benisch Scholarship Award Recipient: Drew Fishback

 


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