Scottsdale Junior Tennis Players Josie Frazier, Max Geiger Named to USTA Junior Leadership Team

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 3, 2017 – The USTA today announced that Josie Frazier and Max Geiger were named to the second-annual USTA Junior Leadership Team, which recognizes America’s finest junior tennis players who exhibit leadership, sportsmanship and character on and off the court.

Residents of Scottsdale, Ariz., Frazier and Geiger are among 32 players nationwide named to the USTA Junior Leadership Team. Each player was nominated by his or her USTA Section for their excellence in tennis and in the community.

“These players truly are role models who exhibit character well beyond their years, both on the tennis court and in the community,” said Bill Mountford, the USTA’s Director of Junior Tournaments. “We’re happy to have a way to give them some of the recognition they truly deserve with the USTA Junior Leadership Team.”

Frazier, 16, has been ranked the No. 3 16-and-under player in the USTA Southwest Section and near the Top 50 nationally. She’s been the sectional and state high school player of the year (2016) and was the State Division I high school champion in 2016, at Desert Mountain. She also owns a 4.3 GPA, volunteers for the USTA and the World Hunger and Education Action Task Force, along with the First Serve tennis charity for kids. See Page 2 for her own comments.

Geiger has been ranked as one of the Top 25 players in his age group in the USTA Southwest Section, and is a two-time winner of the All City Athlete Award for tennis from the City of Scottsdale. He helped lead Desert Mountain to state Division I championships in 2015 and 2016 and is also a member of the school’s honor society, with a 4.3 GPA. He also volunteers at Gigi’s Playhouse, helping to run tennis clinics for special needs kids, and the Scottsdale Senior Center, among other activities. See Page 2 for his own comments.

Each year, more than 120,000 players compete in USTA junior tournaments. Players compete in levels of competition through earned advancement in the 10s, 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s age divisions. USTA junior tournaments help kids take their game as far as they want—high school, college or pros—or just have fun competing.