By Brian Coleman
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Bogdan Sheremet MatchPoint NYC Every young tennis player has dreams of one day becoming a professional, spending their days traveling the globe and competing against the world’s top players. Bogdan Sheremet was no different. As a kid growing up in Ukraine, he shared those dreams. “Getting the proper training there was expensive, but I had a real passion for the sport,” he recalls. “I ended up working my way up to competing at the national level and had big dreams of becoming a professional.” Of course, the professional tour isn’t waiting for everyone, but that doesn’t mean tennis is removed from your life. “When I realized that wasn’t going to happen and I still had the passion for the sport, I wanted to go into coaching,” said Sheremet. While still playing tennis, Sheremet began setting the stage for his coaching career. After moving to the United States, he was playing in a tournament at MatchPoint NYC in Brooklyn, and was amazed at both the facility and the quality of players it had in its program. He knew he had found his calling and wanted the opportunity to coach players and help them achieve the dream he once had. “I really started to study the art of coaching, and read books on things like physiology and kinesiology; how the body works,” he said. “I began working at different camps here in the US, and after coming to MatchPoint NYC, I thought it would be incredible to be able to work here.” Sheremet has become one of the top coaches at MatchPoint NYC since joining their team, and has worked extensively with one of its top players, Agnia Vustina. Together, the two have formed a successful coachplayer relationship that began when Vustina was just eight-years-old. “We’ve been working together for the last five years,” said Sheremet. “She’s a hard-worker, very smart and extremely talented. We work on everything from her technical and tactical game to the mental aspects. We’re happy with the results she has posted at tournaments and are continuing to strive for more.” Vustina is a 12-year-old who for the last few months has been competing up in a division in the Girls 14s. Despite playing against older competitors, she has not missed a beat, using the training with Sheremet to compile excellent results on the USTA tournament circuit, where she is currently ranked in the top 5 in 12U and top 20 in 14U in the Eastern Section. Recently, she traveled to Manhattan and captured the title at the L5 Championships at Roosevelt Island Racquet Club. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic putting a halt to junior tournaments, she won the doubles title
