LTA Award Winners (left to right seated) Angel Ellis, GBRCTA Community Coordinator; Yvette Marshall, GBRCTA Secretary; Marty Engle, GBRCTA League Administrator; Kyle Savant and Robby Economides, tournament directors, Crawfish Classic; Rusty Jabour, GBRCTA President, Jennifer Edmonson and Kay Willson, GBRCTA board members; and Dillon and Alex Braud, LSU Tennis Club.
Congratulations to the Greater Baton Rouge Community Tennis Association (GBRCTA) and to the following Baton Rouge area tennis coordinators, players and HPTA members who were honored by the Louisiana Tennis Association on Dec. 8, 2012, in Lafayette!
Community Tennis Association of the Year:Â GBRCTA, Rusty Jabour, President (HPTA’s immediate past president)
Media Excellence Award:Â GBRCTA, Rusty Jabour, President
Special Tennis Event of the Year:Â “GBRCTA Spring Mixer,” Kristin Gibbs Smith, Event Director
Honored for their work at the November 2012 State Combo Tennis Tournament were (left to right), Lisa Sanner, Forest Park site director; Joycelyn LeBlanc, Highland Park associate director; Kay Willson, tournament director; Angel Ellis, GBRCTA community coordinator; and Rusty Jabour, Highland Park site director.
Adult Tournament of the Year:Â “Adult State Combo Tournament hosted by GBRCTA,” Kay Willson, Tournament Director
Charity Tennis Event of the Year:Â “Baton Rouge Crawfish Classic,” Robby Economides and Kyle Savant, Tournament Directors
Marilyn Sherman Spirit Award:Â Marty Engle, GBRCTA League Administrator
Wheelchair Player of the Year:Â Glenn Singletary (winner) and Alex Saporito (certificate of merit)
Charles Turner Volunteer Service Award:Â Rusty Jabour
Junior Tournament of the Year:Â “Gonzales Junior Grand Prix,” Darren Boone, Tournament Director
College Tennis Club of the Year:Â LSU Tennis Club, Alex and Dillon Braud
LTA Volunteer Service for Five Years:Â Jennifer Edmonson