Stevens Point Junior Tennis Player Emily Luetschwager Named to USTA Junior Leadership Team

STEVENS POINT JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYER EMILY LUETSCHWAGER NAMED TO USTA JUNIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Luetschwager Honored by U.S. Tennis Association for Leadership, Sportsmanship and Character

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 3, 2017 – The USTA today announced that Emily Luetschwager 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 Stevens Point, Wisc., Luetschwager 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. (Photo attached)

“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.”

Luetschwager has been ranked as one of the Top 40 18-and-under junior prospects in the USTA Midwest Section, and has won the WIAA High School Individual state singles championship each of the last two seasons, playing for Stevens Point Area High. Additionally, she has been a part of the National Honors Society for the last three years, was a 2016 AP Scholar with Honor, has helped organize children’s tennis clinics and tournaments for her high school team and received the Wisconsin Tennis Association’s Frank Parker Junior Award in 2016.

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.