USTA Texas announced its annual junior tennis award recipients in conjunction with The Texas Slam, a week-long tournament featuring nearly 1,000 competitive junior tennis players from across the state which kicks off tomorrow morning.

Among the winners, ATA’s Mason Vaughan received the Ken McAllister Sportsmanship Award.

Eleven players in total walked away with hardware, as the governing body of Texas tennis honored junior players throughout the state for their tennis prowess, as well as their sportsmanship on and off the court. Awards are presented to outstanding juniors across four age brackets in both boys and girls divisions. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no awards ceremony was held this year. Instead, players submitted acceptance speeches online, which can be viewed at www.thetxslam.com.

Congratulations to each of the 2021 Junior Awards Winners listed below.

John McFarlin Award: Lucas Brown, Plano
Mary Lowdon Award: Victoria Zhao, Houston
Maureen Connolly Brinker Award: Katie Garofolo-Ro, Houston
Art Foust Sportsmanship Award: Lucas Brown, Plano
Zina Garrison Sportsmanship Award: Victoria Zhao, Houston
Bob McKinley Sportsmanship Award: Ted Gershon, Austin
Barbara Smith Sportsmanship Award: Nadia Valdez, San Antonio
Paul Christian Sportsmanship Award: Qasym Dar, Houston
Emily Schaefer Sportsmanship Award: Ashlyn Burrows, Richardson
Ken McAllister Sportsmanship Award: Mason Vaughan, Austin
Chuck McKinley Award: Ashlyn Krueger, Lewisville