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Mike Kolendo is a USPTA Elite Pro, President of the USPTA NE Board, a certified wheelchair tennis pro, and was a member of USTA’s National Workshop faculty for 15 years. Presently Mike is the Director of Tennis at the Northampton and South Hadley Recreation Departments and at Tennis at Maple Ridge – a small indoor facility in western MA. Past honors include: 2016 USTA WMA Volunteer of the Year, 2012 Joseph Dietz Bowl, 2011 NE Pro of the Year, and the 2010 Dan Bonfigli Award. Ranked #1 in New England eleven times in Doubles and once in Singles.

Dan McCormick will be starting his 14th season at the Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA, this summer He has coached tennis, platform tennis, squash, and badminton on the Northshore of Massachusetts for 25 years. Dan has received one USPTA Regional Professional of the Year, and two USPTA New England Paddle Professional of the Year Awards. He has been a USPTA member since 1984.

Lisa Wilcott served as Tennis Director for 30 years at the York Golf & Tennis Club in York, Maine. Lisa is currently a Senior Teaching Professional at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport RI. She is a USPTA Elite Professional, serves as Regional Vice President on the USPTA New England Board, and is also on the board of Tennis Without Borders. Since 2020 Lisa has travelled and worked with Gigi Fernandez, Martina Navratilova, Tracy Austin, and The Bryan Brothers at Celebrity Camps in the US.

Milan Kubala has over 25 years of experience in managing, marketing, public relations, and coaching in the tennis industry. His experience includes being the former Director of Tennis at the Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont, and the Midland Community Tennis Center in Midland, Michigan. He has served as the USPTA Michigan and Vermont State President, Division Vice President, and as an executive member of the USPTA Midwest and New England Divisions since 2000. Milan has been a popular lecturer on tennis marketing, teaching, coaching, and facility management at the USPTA tennis conventions since 1999. Milan attended the PSK Olympic Prague Tennis Academy in the Czech Republic and was a member of the 1991 Czech National Championship Team.