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- OUR COACHES WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR GAME!
- Each team has two full time coaches who serve
24 hours a day, seven days a week. Additionally, Dr. Vinokur and Gary Weiner,
along with an Assistant Director, circulate among the various teams.
Our coaches are carefully selected for their ability to chaperone, relate to teenagers and teach tennis to advanced juniors.
Our staff members return year after year and are college coaches, USPTA or USPTR
accredited teaching professionals or past TENNIS: EUROPE participants. We conduct
a comprehensive orientation prior to the trip.
- Dr. Martin Vinokur, Founder, Stamford Connecticut
- Martin received the U.S. Professional Tennis
Association’s award for 35 years of outstanding
service. He spent 10 years as New York State
School Tennis Coordinator and coached boys’
and girls’ high school teams for 22 years. His
Rye (NY) girls’ team won four consecutive
league titles and 29 matches in a row, earning
him “Coach of the Year” honors by his conference
and the USPTA Eastern Division. He earned
his Doctorate in political science and taught
high school history and psychology.
- Gary Weiner Armonk, Co-Director, New York
- Gary is a USPTA professional who has seen
TENNIS:EUROPE from many different perspectives,
as both Co-Director and Coach. A 1983 graduate of
the University of Maryland, with a B.S. in Political
Science, Gary has always been involved in sports.
In addition to his tennis activities, he helped
coordinate a competitive swim program and is a
Water Safety Instructor, certified by the American
Red Cross. In 1998, after 17 years in the business
world, he decided he wanted to coach and work
with teens. Gary’s organizational and management
skills, combined with his enthusiasm, have been
a great asset to both players and parents. He is
married and the father of two sons.
- Greg Gunn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Greg Gunn has served as a coach for TENNIS: EUROPE for four summers in both Europe and Australia. He coached our 2005 and 2006 Common Market Team, our 2007 Down Under Team and our 2008 Cote D'Azur Team. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Greg attended Mazenod College on a sports scholarship after a junior career representing state teams and the u16 and u18 Shell teams. After college he came to the U.S. where he was certified as a Pro 2 USPTA teaching pro. He returned to Australia to play satellite tournaments, winning the Open Alpine championships 3 times and the Victorian grass court championships twice. He recently won a silver medal at the World games.
Greg is currently a Head professional coach and owner of several clubs around Melbourne. He has earned coaching credentials as an advanced Tennis Australia coach, Australia coaching council level 3, and Volkl sponsored elite coach. In addition, Greg lectures on sports coaching, teaching about diet, conditioning and athlete training. Some of Greg’s students have competed in the Australian Open. Greg has endless energy and is self-motivated.
- Courtney Klein, East Amherst, NY
- Courtney was the coach of our 2008 San Diego/Santa Barbara Team. She is currently the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where she is earning her graduate degree. Courtney earned her BS in Business Administration & minored in Spanish, graduating cum laude from the University of Richmond. She served on the Student-Athlete Leadership council and was the recipient of the Scholar Athlete Award & Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. While in college she played NCAA Division I tennis, helping her team win 3 conference championships earning a spot in the NCAA tournament. She was selected for the Atlantic 10 All-Conference team and was the team captain for 2 years.
Courtney was the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach for the University of Richmond for three years, while working for GMAC ResCap. She has taught at a number of tennis clubs around the Western New York area & within Richmond, Virginia.
- Jeremy Munson, Los Angeles, California
- Jeremy Munson has been on our staff for ten summers in both Europe and North America. He also traveled with TENNIS: EUROPE as a player on our 1992 Benelux Team. Jeremy received both his BA in Philosophy and his Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from the University of Redlands and earned his MA in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. During his impressive collegiate career, he played #1 singles for Redlands, where he was ranked nationally at #6 in singles and #15 in doubles. He was a two time All-American in NCAA Division III.
Jeremy served as Assistant Men’s and Women’s Tennis coach at Redlands for 2 years, spent 3 summers as the director of the Glendale Tennis Camps in California, and 2 summers as Head Counselor for Cape Cod Sea Camps. He is currently teaching 5th grade and working as school technology coordinator in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- Sabrina Evers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Sabrina was the coach of our 2008 Dutch Espana Team. After being a part of the Iowa State University tennis team from 2001 until 2004 on an athletic scholarship, Sabrina was a Student Assistant Coach during her fifth year. She played #1 singles and doubles and was named to the All-Big 12 Team in one of the toughest conferences in the nation. The Cyclones earned a national ranking in 2002 at No. 68. After her graduation, Sabrina moved back to the Netherlands. She teaches tennis to children and adults and has traveled with players throughout the Netherlands.
At this time Sabrina is living in Amsterdam, while working and studying to become a surgical technician at the Free University Medical Center in Amsterdam. She still competes at a National Level in division I for a tennis club in Amsterdam.
- April Herrmann, Tequesta, Florida
- April Herrmann was the coach of our 2006 French Med Espana Team. She currently is the Head Tennis Pro for Buttonwood Athletic Club in Stuart, FL. A USPTA Professional, she has taught at a number of other clubs in Florida. She was invited to train several top juniors representing their regions in Australia and taught at several clubs there.
April played NCAA Division I tennis for Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, where she earned a degree in Interior Design, finishing at the top of her class. She was the Women’s Team Captain for 2 years and was named to the NCAA Big South Presidential Honor Roll for 4 years and the NCAA Big South All Academic team for 2 years. She was an ITA Scholar Athlete and received the Team Leadership Award twice.
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