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OUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF 2001

The staff at USTAboys.com has decided upon some of its own Gold and Silver Ball recipients for the most memorable moments of the 2001 Tournament

The 2001 USTAboys.com Awards:

Rookie of the Year Award

  • Gold Ball: Scoville Jenkins
  • Silver Ball: Brendan Evans

    Best Match

  • Gold Ball: Evans versus Joseph McWilliams, 2nd Round Boys 16s...... (click here for story)
  • Silver Ball: Brian Baker versus Travis Rettenmaier, Quarterfinals Boys 18s...... (click here for story)

    Early Bird Gets the Worm Award

  • Gold Ball: Alex Bogomolov, who was the first player to check in at the tournament
  • Silver Ball: Justin Montgomery, who was seen at 8:30 a.m. on Finals Sunday hitting tennis balls into the traffic on West Main

    Better Late than Never Award

  • Gold Ball: Michael Russell ......(click here for story)
  • Silver Ball: Brett Joelson...... (click here for story)

    Most Notable No Show

  • Gold Ball: Rain
  • Silver Ball: Andy Roddick

    Most Disappointing Match Result

  • Gold Ball: Andy Roddick defeats Gustavo Kuerten
  • Silver Ball: Andy Roddick loses to Andrei Pavel

    Invisible Man Award

  • Gold Ball: Luke Shields
  • Silver Ball: Travis Rettenmaier

    Most Photogenic

  • Gold Ball: Lester Cook ......( click here for photo)
  • Silver Ball: Jamil Al-Agba...... ( click here for photo)

    Best Ballrunner Contribution To Photo Award

  • Gold Ball......click here
  • Silver Ball......click here

    Best Player Profile

  • Gold Ball: Ryler DeHeart
  • Silver Ball: Paul White

    Most Controversial Match Strategy

  • Gold Ball: Travis Rettenmaier calling for a trainer up 6-5 and serving for the match against Brian Baker
  • Silver Ball: Brendan Evans' Moon Ball tactics against James Wan in the 16s singles title match...... (click here for story)

    The Open Microphone Award

  • Gold Ball: James Wan's mother, who thanked everyone in the crowd for their patience after the Evans/Wan match
  • Silver Ball: Don Flesche, the voice of the Stowe Stadium Tower, who misspoke in calling a match to Court 12 (there are only 11)

    Players We Can't Wait to See Back In The 'ZOO Next Year

  • Gold Ball: Brian Baker
  • Silver Ball: John Isner

    Mr. Congeniality

  • Gold Ball: Rajeev Ram
  • Silver Ball: Ricardo Gonzalez, who walked over to shake hands with winner Joseph Atas, while a prone Atas was receiving treatment from a trainer. Gonzalez himself collapsed moments later with a heat-related illness

    Future Cast Members of Survivor Award

  • Gold Ball: Robert Cameron, K.C. Corkery, Goran Dragicevic, Eric Hodgman, Matthew Loucks, and James Pade, all of whom won four feed-in matches (two a day in consecutive days) with the heat index exceeding 100 degrees
  • Silver Ball: Joseph Atas, who played 11 matches at Kalamazoo, winning nine.

    Sources: Colette Lewis (Tournament Office) & Matt