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   August 16

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   September 14

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HRC PRO STAFF

Tom Cahill: Director of Tennis, U.S.P.T.A.
Tom has been teaching tennis for 25 years and is U.S.P.T.A. certified. Tom, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, was Director of Junior Tennis at HRC before becoming Director of Tennis in 2005. He is also the Director of Tennis at La Grange Country Club. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dali Mihajlovic: Head Pro, U.S.P.T.A., P.T.R.
Dali graduated from Indiana State University with a BS in Finance. He played competitive tennis for 16 years including many national tournaments. He is U.S.P.T.A./P.T.R. certified and has been coaching for 9 years, including several Junior Davis Cup teams. Dali is also the Director of Tennis at the Cress Creek Country Club. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bill Morris: Director of Junior Tennis, U.S.P.T.A.
Bill attended Southern Illinois University, after playing varsity tennis locally at Hinsdale South High School. Bill has been teaching for 15 of his 19 years at the Hinsdale Racquet Club. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tony Cahill: Director of Junior Tennis, U.S.P.T.A.
Tony has been teaching tennis for 16 years and was once ranked as high as 35th in the nation as a junior. He is U.S.P.T.A. certified and holds a B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame & a M.B.A. degree from Dominican University. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jakub Dybala: Teaching Professional
Jakub is a fall 2009 addition to our staff and a recent graduate of Montana State, where he played 4 years of tennis. A native of Poland, he is the new boys tennis coach at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange.

Ernesto Faisal: Teaching Professional, P.T.R. Ernesto, who grew up in Argentina, has over 20 years of experience as both a player and coach. In 1994 Ernesto moved to the U.S. to play Division I collegiate tennis at Southeastern Louisiana University until 1997. He then transferred to Benedictine University where he earned his degree in International Business and Economics. Since 1998 he has dedicated his time to coaching tennis in the Chicagoland area, gaining experience along the way as Head Tennis Pro for the Glenbrook Racquet Club and the Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club. Most recently, Ernesto was the Director of Junior Tennis at Five Seasons in Burr Ridge from 2006 - 2010. Ernesto is certified by the PTR.

Todd Fisher: Teaching Professional, U.S.P.T.A.
Todd is a graduate of Ferris State University, where he majored in tennis management and marketing. He came to the Hinsdale Racquet Club in 2006 after a 2-year stint at Houston’s Westside Tennis Club. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Paul Garvin: Teaching Professional
Paul received a full scholarship to the University of Kansas and has a BA in Communications. Paul held an ATP world ranking in singles and doubles. Paul has been teaching tennis for 12 years. He currently is the Director at Salt Creek Tennis Club. Paul has coached many of the area top juniors. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jeff Giraldo: Teaching Professional
A graduate of Northwestern University, where he played #1 singles & doubles, Jeff has coached at Tulane University & Western Kentucky University. He has over 11 years of junior coaching experience. Jeff also has a master's degree from the Adler School of Professional Psychology and has worked with children & families for 5 years in private practice. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ivan Kovalev: Teaching Professional
A 2007 graduate of UIC in Chicago where he anchored the men’s tennis team as a scholarship player from Russia, Ivan has been teaching at the Hinsdale Racquet Club since the fall of 2006. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mary Ann Lappe: Teaching Professional
Mary Ann, who attended New Mexico State and Ohio State Universities, is the Head Pro at the Oak Park Country Club and the Tennis Coach at Trinity High School. She was also Illinois Doubles State Champion for 2 years while in high school. Mary Ann has been teaching tennis for over 25 years. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jim Lezatte: Teaching Professional
Jim Lezatte attended Ferris State University. Jim has been teaching at the Hinsdale Racquet Club for 12 years. He specializes in working with young beginning junior players. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Javier Llanes: Teaching Professional, P.T.R.
Javier is a recent addition to the HRC staff, having come to us by way of Saddlebrook's Harry Hopman Tennis Academy (Florida), the Herrmann Tennis Academy and Five Seasons in Burr Ridge. He has over 21 years experience as player & coach, and achieved a top 10 ranking in his native Argentina as a junior. A top 10 Division II singles player at Drury University in Missouri, Javier toured professionally in South America & Africa.

Hans Neufeld: Teaching Professional
Hans is currently the Director of Tennis at Hinsdale Golf Club and also the coach of UIC Flames.

Jack Sharpe: Teaching Professional, U.S.P.T.A.–P1
Jack, a Head Master Professional, has been teaching tennis for the past 35 years. He has served on a number of U.S.T.A. Midwest section committees. During the 2001 Super Nationals Easter Bowl, Jack was presented a Coaches Award for his service to the game and his development of many junior players, pros, and professionals, some of whom have made it to the top 100 in the world. He has coached many state, national, A.T.P., and W.T.A. players ranked as high as 20th in the world. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Tim Troiano: Teaching Professional, USPTA-P1
Tim played tennis locally at Hoffman Estates High School, and hit the Pro Circuit for 2 years in his early twenties. He has taught tennis at the Health Track (Glen Ellyn), S.C.O.R.E., and the Outer Banks Health & Racket Club (North Carolina). Tim joined our staff in October of 2008. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marc Veverka: Teaching Professional, U.S.P.T.A.
Mark played college tennis for Valparaiso University. He has been teaching tennis for 11 years. During the summer Mark is Assistant Director at Salt Creek Tennis Club. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it