Fifteen years ago, Billie Jean King and Mylan World TeamTennis established the "Delaine Mast Award" for a male and female League director who contribute to the growth of tennis and Mylan WTT and act as a leader and role model in his/her local tennis community. As a Mylan WTT National Program Coordinator and inner city high school boys' and girls' tennis coach since 1986, Mast has become a household name within the tennis community and embodies the slogan "growing the game of tennis". Delaine is the founder and executive director for the Junior Tennis Corporation of America, which is a non-profit organization that raises money to provide free tennis lessons to more than 10,000 youth in 14 cities across the U.S.

As a result of her love of the game and heavy involvement in different organizations, Mast was elected in 1998 to a two year term as President of USTA Middle States, then served as a Delegate and was later appointed the USTA National Chair of the USA Tennis 1-2-3 Committee. In 2010, she was elected to the USTA Board of Directors and was the Vice Chair of the Strategic Planning and Creative Opportunities Committee. As an active member of the PTR and USPTA National Tennis Teachers Organizations, Mast has also received the PTR Pennsylvania Pro of the Year Award; the Norman Bromall Service Award; and her family was recognized as the 2004 USTA Family of the Year Award and the 2003 Middle States Family of the Year Award. Delaine will be inducted into the USTA Middle States Tennis Hall of Fame this Fall. For more information or nominations, call 866-PLAY-WTT.

 
Nominations for the "Delaine Mast Awards" are based on the following criteria:

·        Current Mylan World TeamTennis League Director (league start date: August 2000 - present)

·         Overall contribution to the growth of tennis

·         Contribution to the growth of Mylan World TeamTennis (local promotions and exposure of Mylan WTT)

·          Leader and role model in local tennis community