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Milpitas Junior Tennis Player Named To USTA Junior Leadership Team
Andrew Ton is Cited by the U.S. Tennis Association For Leadership, Sportsmanship and Character
The USTA today announced that Andrew Ton was 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.
A resident of Milpitas, Calif., Ton is 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.”
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Ton, 17, has been ranked among the Top 150 18-and-under players in the USTA’s national rankings. He’s won a number of doubles titles at USTA national championships, including the 16-and-under national hard court title last year. He was a captain, three-time Team MVP and WCAL First Team selection at Bellarmine College Prep.
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.
