TEMPE, AZ – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is pleased to honor a number of remarkable individuals, both past and present, from across the college tennis landscape at the 2024 ITA Leadership Awards Weekend presented by Limoneira.
Being held from August 24-25 around the excitement of the US Open in New York City, the 2024 ITA Leadership Awards Weekend will host 16 current and former college tennis standouts for a weekend full of celebration and service.
With awards celebrating incredible people such as Arthur Ashe, Sally Ride, Ann Lebedeff, and David A Benjamin, the ITA Leadership Awards Weekend honors all that is great about college tennis, recognizing those who not only did outstanding things on the court but their communities as well.
Beginning on Saturday, August 24th, student-athletes in attendance will travel to Flushing Meadows to take part in the 2024 US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day. Here, these award winners will serve as volunteers, leading tennis drills on courts around the US Open grounds to over 30,000 kids and parents in attendance.
On Sunday, August 25th, the attendees of the ITA Leadership Awards Weekend presented by Limoneira will be treated to an Awards Luncheon at the Yale Club where family members, as well as many prominent figures within the sport of tennis, will come together to celebrate the accomplishments of each award winner in attendance.
Thanks to the generous support of Limoneira, the ITA is excited to bring all of these award winners together once again in 2024 for what will be an unforgettable experience for all in attendance.
Below is a complete list of the individuals who will be awarded this year in New York:
Award Winners to be Honored
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Alex Kiefer (Virginia) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Connie Ma (Stanford) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Charlie Putrino III (Rollins) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Jessica Christa Wira Hadipoernomo (Embry-Riddle) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Rohun Krishnan (Pomona Pitzer) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Katherine Almquist (Skidmore) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Bryce Ware (Kansas Wesleyan) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Tessa Blough (Concordia, Nebraska) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Dawson Do (Jones) |
| Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship | Zoe Smyth (Bevill State) |
| National Players of the Year | Eliot Spizzirri (Texas) |
| National Players of the Year | Mary Stoiana (Texas A&M) |
| Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award | Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) |
| Sally Ride STEM Award | Hannah Kassaie (Case Western Reserve) |
| Chairman’s Award | Mike Case (Tulsa) |
| Meritorious Service Award | Vince Westbrook (Tulsa) |
| David A Benjamin Achievement Award | Christopher Clarey (Williams) |
