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The AYC is all about everyone sharing a common interest in boating

It should be obvious to any boater that it is all much more fun and interesting when you have friends to share your experiences, ask questions to, and share knowledge of boats, waters, techniques, safety, gear, electronics and so on.

Our idea of sharing transcends all of that, and we also get to share a fantastic clubhouse, floats, and mooring fields. The AYC has a great history and great future, all in part to how much love and care we put back into the club.

The AYC is not a marina, it is a group of hard-working, dedicated boaters, racers, and yachtsmen who are ready to pitch in and do the work necessary to maintain the club facilities. There are organized work weekends, as well as ad hoc chores, picked up by volunteers all spring and summer long.

In addition, and on the opposite end of the spectrum, the AYC also has a lot of different social events that the membership enjoys. We host races, parties, movies, music shows, breakfasts, potlucks, and themed dinners. There is a lot going on, and all because of our wonderful volunteers.

Please note that an AYC membership does not guarantee a mooring spot as we presently have a wait list for them. See our  moorings  page.

 How to Become an AYC Member

A limited membership should not discourage your interest in joining.

We have a cap of 270 dues-paying members. This means we usually have a waiting list of candidates. Currently, however, it is taking only a year or two to reach the point of potentially becoming a member of the club.

In addition, the rules allow “preferred” treatment for husbands, wives, and children of current members to supersede others on the waitlist. Members who have left “in good standing” may also request to be reinstated prior to others on the list.

If you are interested in becoming an AYC member, please email our membership committee at [email protected] and request an application. A packet will be emailed to you containing the application, two sponsorship forms, steps to become a member along with the description of our club committees and events.

There will be an initiation fee and you will also need to pay your first year’s dues upon acceptance by the club. We do not publish our fees online, so please inquire with our club secretary. Initiation fees and dues are paid to our collector.

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MEET THE STAFF

CAROLYN CRUZ

Club owner / ceo.

Carolyn Cruz graduated from Cornell University in 1988 where she played #1 singles and doubles, and was captain of the Varsity team. She joined the Rye Racquet Club in 1995 and was a tennis pro at the Apawamis Club in Rye during the 1995 summer season. In 2017, her family was awarded USTA Southern Region Family of the Year. Her two daughters both competed at the collegiate level, one at Lehigh University, Division 1, and the other at Claremont Mckenna, who were the 2018 Division 3 National Champions. Her son was awarded USTA Southern Region Volunteer of the Year in 2020. Carolyn has captained many USTA teams to post season play. In 2004 her USTA 5.0 team were National Finalists, and in 2019 her USTA 4.5, 40 & over team were also National Finalists. She currently plays on the Rye Racquet MITL A team and has captained the team to many years of first place titles in Flight 1

Club Owner / COO

Go Inagawa grew up in the Rye area and was a student in the Rye Racquet Club tennis program. A 1994 graduate of Syracuse University, he went on to the Tennis Tech program at Tyler, Texas where he was certified by the USPTA and USPTR as a P-1 professional. He was the Assistant Pro at the Hollytree Country Club and at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch. Go joined the Rye Racquet Club in 1997 and in addition to being a senior pro, he currently serves as an Adult Program Director and Summer Camp Director. In 2015, he coaches and took USTA Women’s 3.0 team to National Championships in Arizona. He also led the Hudson Valley Team to winning the flight 1 eight times as well as leading his Jr. Team Tennis to four sectional appearance.

Under Kit’s direction, the Rye Racquet Club has developed into one of the East Coast’s largest teaching facilities. His junior proteges have won sixteen USTA singles and doubles titles, and have progressed to the Pro Tour as highly ranked players.  Fifteen of his adult league USTA teams have gone on to the National League Championships at levels 2.5 to 5.0; 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 teams having won the top title.  His MITL teams are the “place to be.” in the spring as they are consistently at the top of their flights.

As a testament to his remarkable and continued impact on the sport, he was inducted into the USTA Eastern Hall of Fame in April 2019.  He has served the USTA Eastern section as a two-term Vice President, and been a member of several USTA committees.

Director of Tennis and Operations

Carolyn Cruz graduated from Cornell University in 1988 where she played #1 singles and doubles, and was captain of the Varsity team. She joined the Rye Racquet Club in 1995 and was a tennis pro at the Apawamis Club in Rye during the 1995 summer season. In 2017, her family was awarded USTA Southern Region Family of the Year. Her two daughters both competed at the collegiate level, one at Lehigh University, Division 1, and the other at Claremont Mckenna, who were the 2018 Division 3 National Champions. Her son was awarded USTA Southern Region Volunteer of the Year in 2020. Carolyn has captained many USTA teams to post season play. In 2004 her USTA 5.0 team were National Finalists, and in 2019 her USTA 4.5, 40 & over team were also National Finalists. She currently plays on the Rye Racquet MITL A team and has captained the team to many years of first place titles in Flight 1.

Director of Adult Programs and Summer Programs

Go Inagawa grew up in the Rye area and was a student in the Rye Racquet Club tennis program. A 1994 graduate of Syracuse University, he went on to the Tennis Tech program at Tyler, Texas where he was certified by the USPTA and USPTR as a P-1 professional. He was the Assistant Pro at the Hollytree Country Club and at the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch. Go joined the Rye Racquet Club in 1997 and in addition to being a senior pro, he currently serves as an Adult Program Director and Summer Camp Director. In 2015, he coaches and took USTA Women’s 3.0 team to National Championships in Arizona. He also led the Hudson Valley Team to winning the flight 1 eight times as well as leading his Jr. Team Tennis to four sectional appearances.

HIROMI INAGAWA

Director of adult programs & leagues and red ball program.

Hiromi began playing junior tennis at the age of 10.  She competed at the national level in Japan.   She was also captain of her high school tennis team.   Hiromi began her career at RRC in 1995.  She was a teaching pro from 1995 to 2002 and is now Director of Adult Programs as well as Director of 8 & Under Red Ball Programs.  Hiromi also manages the Club’s website and social media platforms.  She coordinated The Pop Tennis League in 2018 as the first Pop Tennis League in Westchester, NY, first in the country and first in the world. Hiromi currently plays on the Rye Racquet Club MITL A team and USTA 4.5 team, and was part of the Rye Racquet Club USTA 4.5 National Champion Team in 2005, and in 2019 her USTA 4.5, 40 & over team were also National Finalists, team also advanced to Nationals in 2023. Further, Hiromi assists in the formation of MITL / USTA teams.

Director of Men’s League

Alex Dias was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil where he was a top 10 junior player.  He graduated from Auburn University in Alabama with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.  The Auburn tennis team won the SEC twice when Alex was on the squad and ranked as high as #8 in the nation.  He was All-SEC and #1 SEC Doubles Champion as well as Top 50 in the college rankings during his time there.  He earned ATP points on tour and was the WTA touring coach to the #1 ranked Brazilian women’s player.  Alex was #1 35’s ETA for 6 years, national singles 35’s grass champion, ranked #2 nationally in the 35’s and a member of the 5.0 National Championship team. Prior to joining Rye Racquet, Alex was the former Pelham Country Club Tennis Director as well as Sound Shore Senior Pro and Men’s League Director.  Currently, he is the Larchmont Shore Club Tennis Director.  

JOHNNY GULARTE

Director of jg tennis development.

Johnny is from Punta del Este, Uruguay.  He was a highly ranked junior player in South America, and after moving to the U.S. in 2005, he began to pursue his passion for training the dedicated junior tennis player.  Achieving noted success with highly ranked Eastern and Nationally ranked players, he founded his own program, JG Tennis Development, in 2012.  Under his expert coaching, dedication and guidance, many of his students have gone on to play for prestigious collegiate tennis teams. Johnny is a USPTR Certified Professional, as well as a certified USTA High Performance Coach.

VANESSA TAVARES

Senior pro / director of orange and green ball program.

Vanessa Tavares, a top-five nationally ranked junior tennis player from Florianopolis, Brazil, competed in South America for the ITF and COSSAT leagues and was ranked in the top 15 of all competitors in South America.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Finance from Austin Peay State University, where she was captain of the women’s tennis team, playing first singles and doubles.Vanessa worked as the assistant women’s tennis coach for Texas A&M University – Kingsville, 2017-19, and was named the 2019 ITA South Central Regional Assistant Coach of the Year and selected as the NCAA Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year.  She helped guide the women’s team to its all-time best national ranking of No. 23 in NCAA Division II.Vanessa coached for three summers at Scarsdale Golf Club, 2013-15, and since 2016 has been coaching at American Yacht Club during the summer. She is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Sports Business and Entertainment Management.

PATRICK "PK" KARORO

Senior pro / director of high school training.

Patrick “PK” Karoro, a former top 5 junior from Zimbabwe, played his college tennis at Jackson State University in Mississippi. He brings with him a vast amount of experience having coached in the Westchester area for the last 14 years. He has taught at Old Oaks, Sunningdale, Larchmont Shore Club and for the last 8 years at Brae Burn Country Club. He has spent the last 12 years at Sound Shore as a Senior Pro where he ran the High School Junior Program along with teaching both junior and adult clinics.

MULENGA CHIPOPOLA

Mulenga Chipopola is a 2001 Psychology Major from Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida. In college she played singles and doubles tennis, attending and winning the MEAC Regional Conference twice. Further, Mulenga was a Zambian Junior Champion travelling around Africa with her older brother K.C. Mulenga joined Rye Racquet Club as a Tennis Professional in the fall of 2005. Prior to Rye Racquet Club, Mulenga taught at Bronxville Tennis for 5 years and Mt. Vernon Tennis the previous 3 years.

TIAGO SANTO

Senior pro .

Santo grew up in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, where he took court at an early age. As a teenager, he moved to Rio to join a tennis program led by the Davis Cup coach. For two and a half years, he competed in pro tournaments, such as Futures and Challengers, and the European circuit. At 16, he earned his first ATP point in doubles and at 17, his first singles point.  After his stint in Rio, Santo came to the U.S. and played No.1 for Wichita State University and in 2008 as captain, led the team to its best season since 1994. He was ranked in the top 100 in the NCAA and was awarded All Conference Player three times before graduating with a degree in marketing. 

In the spring/summer season, he has been the Director of Racquet Sports at American Yacht Club since 2012 and prior to that worked at Beach Point Club in Mamaroneck as a pro.

RODRIGO AMARAL

A Governador Valadares, Brazil native, Rodrigo Amaral was ranked as high as #1 in the junior national ranking in Brazil at the age of 16. He graduated from Belmont University with a dual degree in Accounting and Management and even served as an Assistant Tennis Coach at Belmont University while pursuing his Masters in Sports Administration. Rodrigo is an accredited USPTA Elite Professional. He was the Director of Junior Programs and Marketing Coordinator at Belle Meade Country Club in Tennessee (2014-2015), and the Assistant Head Pro at Larchmont Shore Club from 2010-2019. Currently Rodrigo is the Director of Tennis at Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont. 

KENT FRIEDMAN

Kent is a USPTA Elite Pro with over 35 years experience coaching and teaching tennis.  Kent grew up playing tennis in Florida where he participated on his high school team, which was one of the best in the State. He played collegiate tennis for the University of Vermont and began his teaching career in Burlington, VT as Head Pro for the Quarry Hill Club.  He held a position as Senior Pro at the regional YMCA in Saratoga Springs and founded the Saratoga Thoroughbred Tennis Academy, for high school varsity players who strive to compete at the collegiate level. Kent was consistently ranked in the top 3 for Men’s USTA Eastern 45’s and has competed internationally for Team USA winning a Silver Medal in the Maccabia Games (Tel Aviv) and reaching the quarter finals at the Pan Am Games (Buenos Aires). Most recently Kent was the Head Coach for Greenwich Racquet Club’s High Performance Junior Development Program. Kent has certifications and training in Dartfish Video Analysis, Stroke Biomechanics, Footwork, Mental Preparation and Match Play Strategy. Favorite quote, from Andre Agassi, “If you stop learning its time to stop coaching”.

OLA PROCA WHITE

Ola is from Bucharest, Romania. As a junior player she was ranked in the top ten in Romania. She later went on to star at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY where she played at #1 singles and doubles and earned a degree in film. She also has a degree in Sport Science and Business from Manchester University, England. She has 24 years of experience coaching juniors and adults at all skill levels. She started her teaching career in Europe including clubs in Romania, Turkey and England where she divided her time between London and Manchester. She has spent the last three years as the Director of Tennis at Park Hill Racquet Club in Yonkers, NY. She also splits her time coaching the women’s teams at Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck, NY.

ALEX YUILLE

Alex Yuille is a native of London. As a junior he earned a top 100 National Ranking in the 18 and Under Division. At the age of 18, Alex came to the USA on a tennis scholarship from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College from 2007-2009 and for Georgia Southern University from 2009-2011. After graduating with a Business Management Degree in 2011, Alex moved to Orlando, Florida where he worked at Winter Park Tennis Center instructing both Adults and Juniors. From 2012- 2013 Alex was the Assistant Tennis Director for Future Stars Tennis Summer Camp at Purchase College. From the Fall of 2013 until the end of 2014 Alex was the Assistant Tennis Coach at Cheam Tennis Club in Surrey, United Kingdom where he worked with some of the top Juniors, as well as coached the Men’s and Women’s Teams for upcoming competitions. Alex currently spends his summers as a Tennis Professional at the Coveleigh Club.

RICHARD HENRY

Richard Henry hails from the island of Barbados. He represented his country on the ITF junior circuit and achieved a junior world ranking in singles and doubles. He attended Jackson State on a tennis scholarship where his team was ranked nationally in NCAA Division 1. He graduated with a degree in architectural drafting and went on to play professional futures events. Richard has coached many world ranked juniors, professionals and collegiate players. He won a national title as a coach at Tyler Junior College in 2004 and coached Ivo Karlovic during the 2013 US Open. In 2010 Richard won the Price Waterhouse Coopers Cayman Open Doubles title with Juan Rios and was ranked nationally by the USPTA. Richard is certified by the USTA as a high performance coach and currently holds Elite Professional status through the USPTA. Richard is currently the Head Tennis Professional at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains.

STJEPAN BEG

Stjepan Beg, a Croatian native, graduated from New Mexico State University in 2007, where he played at the top of the line-up in both singles and doubles. He was captain of NMSU tennis team for the last 2 years of his college career. As a junior player, Stjepan was ranked #1 and was a member of the Croatia National Team. Stjepan was a pro at Manursing Island Club from 2007-2010, and the Director of Tennis at the American Yacht Club in 2011. Currently Stjepan is Director of Tennis at Apawamis Club in Rye.

Zeljka Beg is originally from Croatia and graduated from New Mexico State University in 2008, where she played at the top of the line-up in both singles and doubles, leading the Aggies to one of their most successful years. After completing her bachelor’s degree in Finance and International business, Zeljka joined the coaching staff at NMSU while completing her MBA. Prior to her collegiate career, she was ranked no.3 in the Croatian Tennis federation (under 18) and finished second with the Croatian tennis club Mladost Zagreb in the National Tennis League. She won several junior tournaments in Croatia and was a member of the tennis academy Sanchez-Casal for a few years. Zeljka has taught at the Manursing Island Club from 2006-2010 and American Yacht Club in 2011. She is currently at the Apawamis Country Club in Rye, NY.

DANNY NGUYEN

Danny is from Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.  He studied Nursing at Norwalk Community College.  His tennis teaching career started at Stamford Youth Tennis Academy, a nonprofit program for underprivileged kids.  With experience working as Senior Pro at Grand Slam Banksville Tennis Club, Head Pro at Newfield Swim & Tennis Club, and multiple clubs in the Fairfield County area, he is well versed and proficient in tennis development for 10 & under, Junior players, as well as adults/USTA programs.  Danny is Professional USPTA certified.

FLAVIO CARRETERO

Flavio is from Madrid, Spain where he started playing tennis at the age of 4. Growing up, he was able to attend the best academies and receive training from the top coaches in Spain.  He became one of the best players in the region before he started competing in junior tournaments and achieving a high national ranking.  As a college player in the United States, he played for Harford Community College for two years in Maryland and helped the team to achieve a Top 10 Ranking in the nation. After that, he received a scholarship to play for the University of Mount Olive, where he enjoyed both academic and athletic success, making the President’s list at the school. He has a total of 7 years of coaching experience.   He has worked as a pro at Future Starts Camp, The Bailliwick Club in Greenwich, and Proform Tennis Academy.

ADELINE "ADDY" FABIANI

Addy grew up in New Jersey and came to New York in 2007 to attend Concordia College where she graduated with a BA in Business. As a member of the tennis team they had 3 appearances at the NCAA DII National Championships reaching the “elite eight” 2 times. After graduation she became their women’s assistant coach from 2011-2015. She worked for 14 years at College Racquet Club in Bronxville, now known as Maximum Tennis Development Zone. Addy has worked with juniors and adults at all skill levels. She was the MITL coordinator and coached USTA 2.5-3.5 women’s teams. She is a creative, passionate and driven coach.

CLEARY PACKARD

Cleary Packard grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. She trained at Concordia College Racquet Club as a junior player and attended Catawba College in North Carolina on a tennis scholarship , competing in the top two spots for her team in the SAC conference. Cleary has many years of teaching experience. Recent positions in Westchester include Yonkers Tennis Center, NYAC, TIA Academy, and Sportime, Harbor Island. Cleary is also our Head Pickleball Pro with 5 years of teaching experience. She enjoys seeing players quickly fall in love with the game of Pickleball, “ I find that within five minutes of playing Pickleball, players find their connection with the game.” Cleary takes pleasure in teaching both tennis and pickleball, and is a dedicated coach.

CHISOMO "CHIZZY" LUMETA

Chisomo “Chizzy” Lumeta’s hometown is Zomba, Malawi. He studied Business Administration at the University of Northwestern Ohio.  Before this, he attended college at Seminole State College. He was once named “Player of the Week” and “Player to Watch” during the NJCAA Nationals. He won the Individual Nationals and was selected to be first team All American. Chizzy represented Malawi from 2009 at an international level. He has traveled to more than 30 countries, playing at a high level of tennis where he won gold and silver medals in international tennis tournaments. He has single handedly put Malawi on the map for tennis, especially in the context of Africa. Chizzy started playing at age of five through a development program initiated by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). His talent in the game earned him a scholarship from ITF to play while studying in both South Africa and Morocco. Chizzy achieved some big wins over several top 100 ATP players such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alex De Minaur and Casper Ruud. 

ALEJANDRO RIDRUEJO

Alejandro, hails from Madrid, Spain, where as a junior he was ranked top 15 nationally and #3 in his home city. Before coming to the U.S., he traveled around Europe to play international tournaments where he managed to get ITF points. He studied at St. Francis College, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Administration. In college, he was the MVP player of the team for two consecutive years, and #2 player in his conference two years in a row. During his college life, he coached high-level tennis players in Madrid during the summers and at Greenwich Racquet Club where he was also a Tournament Event Coordinator. After graduating in May 2019, he joined the John McEnroe Tennis Academy coaching team where he worked until mid-summer 2020. Alejandro is a great defender of the Spaniard tennis school. For him, a disciplined and professional environment is very important for the improvement of any player. Focus is key to understanding the tactical and strategic aspect of the sport.

TOMAS TORRES-DOWDALL

Tomas grew up playing tennis in Argentina. He began his college career at Jacksonville College, where his team obtained their highest national ranking in school history, #9 NJCAA. Tomas transferred to Division I Jackson State University, where he played #2 singles and #2 doubles. As an accounting major, Tomas graduated with honors from JSU in May 2020. Prior to joining RRC as a staff pro, Tomas has been coaching all levels and ages at Hampshire Country Club in Mamaroneck, and at River Hills Club in Jackson, MS. Tomas is passionate about the development of his students, and his competitive experience, and his dedication and enthusiasm for teaching, is what helps each and every one of his students or class get to their next level.

DAVID GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ

David Gonzalez Rodriguez is originally from Barcelona, Spain where he earned a ranking as high as #8 as a junior, and #72 in the +21 category. He graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Business Management and Marketing degree with academic honors in 2019. In his four years at ETSU, he helped the tennis team win four conference titles. During this time, he was ranked as high as 107 in the ITA National Ranking in singles. He was honored to receive the following awards within the Southern Conference: SoCon Academic honors 2018 & 2019, SoCon second-team singles 2017, and SoCon second-team doubles 2017, 2018 & 2019. Prior to joining RRC, he was the Assistant Head Pro at Manursing Island Club in Rye.

LUIS ROMERO

Luis is originally from Zaragoza, Spain where he learned to play tennis when he was 5 years old. At age 16, as a junior, Luis was ranked top 12 national at age 16, and was #1 in his region. He earned a tennis scholarship to play at Oklahoma Baptist University where he helped the team to win 4 times the regional championship, the conference championship, and the university got its highest ranking in history (top 20). He was 4 times named conference player of the week, playing the number 1-3.  In 2018, Luis received a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business. Luis coached in Spain every summer while in college. In 2018, Luis worked at Oklahoma City Tennis Center as a tennis instructor, and then moved to New York, where he worked at Old Oaks Country Club as a tennis professional, coaching some of the best juniors in the region. In 2019, Luis served as an Assistant Tennis Coach at Oklahoma Baptist University, while pursuing his Masters in Business Administration. Luis currently spends his summers as an Assistant Tennis Instructor at Larchmont Shore Club.

LUCAS CASTELO BRANCO

Lucas, originally from Teresina, Brazil, achieved a top-20 national ranking in the Boys’ 12s, 14s and 16s Divisions as a junior. He began his college career at Oklahoma Baptist University, and later transferred to Portland State University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Leadership. As a member of the OBU tennis team, Lucas holds the school record for most singles wins, was the Great American Conference Champion in 2017, was First Team Singles in the GAC and led the team to its best-ever record in 2017. As a member of the PSU tennis team, he holds the school record for most singles wins in a season playing at #2, was selected Men’s Tennis MVP of the season and led the team to its best-ever record in 2019. He started coaching juniors in his hometown and traveled with them to national tournaments in the summer 2017, was Men’s Assistant Tennis Coach at Portland State in the fall 2019, joined the John McEnroe Tennis Academy in January 2020 and currently spends his summers in Larchmont Shore Club.

BRENDA TEIXEIRA

Brenda, a native Brazilian, was one of the leading junior players in her country. She was ranked top 10 nationally at the age of 16 and top 3 regionally at the age of 18 in the Brazilian national junior rankings. She earned an athletic scholarship to compete for Southern Arkansas University in the Great American Conference (GAC). She graduated with Honors with a Chemical Engineering degree and a minor in Mathematics, while she helped her team achieve the highest ranking in its history, #19. Her diverse athletic resume includes many distinctions, including 2018, 2019, 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards, a 2018 Great American Conference Individual Championship title, a 2019 GAC Conference Championship, and a 2019 Regular Season Championship. Brenda was a pro at the Italian Center at Stamford during the 2021 summer co-leading the junior program, and also worked during the summer at Apawamis Club in Rye from 2021-2022. 

FABIOLA CANDAL RANALLI

Fabiola, “Fabi” is native of Valencia, Venezuela. As a junior, she was ranked in the top 5 players in the country. In 2018, she came to the US with a full scholarship to play tennis and pursue her studies at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) in Tampa, FL where she was team captain and earned the doubles national championship in 2019. After graduating with an associate degree in Mass Communication, she transferred with a full scholarship to Jackson State University where she was recognized as the SWAC All-Team Tournament player in 2021 after winning her singles flight in the SWAC Championship. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Media Studies with a perfect GPA in 2022. Fabi has worked at the HCC Tennis Center as a  pro and in summer 2022 started working at Coveleigh Club as an Assistant Pro.

NICOLAS "NICO" SITARAS

Nico was born and raised in Somers, New York.  He competed as a junior in the Eastern Section, training at multiple clubs in the Westchester area, including Johnny Gularte’s High-Performance Academy. At age 16, he trained and competed in Argentina for a year and a half.   He attended Concordia College for a year, where, as a freshman, played six singles and third doubles. He helped qualify his team for Nationals in Orlando by winning at the Regional and Sectional level.  He also attended college in Florida.  He has been teaching tennis within the New York area for 4 years.

MURILO "MO" SALVIATO

Murilo is a native from Araras-SP, Brazil. As a junior, he reached #25 in the nation and #2 in his state (São Paulo). He graduated at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, with a double major in Economics and Finance. He won All-Tournament in 2021 in his college conference and was nominated as a Top Saint (best athlete of the year) in his freshman year at OLLU. He has been working as a tennis pro since 2019.  He worked 4 years at McFarlin Tennis Center and 1 year at Blossom Tennis Center, both located in San Antonio. Also, he was a teaching professional at Rocky Mountain Tennis Center (Boulder, CO) in the summer of 2022. He currently works at Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY.

GIOVANNA "GIO" JALLAS

Giovanna, “Gio” is from São Paulo, Brazil. In 2018, she came to the US to finish High School at Montverde Academy, located in Orlando, Florida, while playing competitive tennis for her school. She attended college in Concordia College, NY, where the Clippers won the CACC Conference Championship twice.   In 2021, Giovanna transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas,  in NY, where she graduated in 2023 while winning the ECC Conference Championship twice and being team captain for two years. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and a minor in International Business with a 3.70 GPA. Gio is currently doing her MBA at St. Thomas Aquinas College, while also playing on the tennis team. She worked at Armonk Tennis Club in 2021 and over the summers she currently works at Shenorock Shore Club, in Rye.

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Updated: August 25, 2024 @ 7:58 am

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Glen Lake’s Colebrook Sutherland serves during practice on Aug. 12.

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Glen Lake's Hawthorn Sutherland returns a shot during practice on Aug. 12.

Glen Lake boys tennis head coach Johnny Voss talks to Ben Selby during practice on Aug. 12.

Glen Lake's Michael Houtteman hits a serve during practice on Aug. 12.

Glen Lake’s Ben Selby serves during practice on Aug. 12.

Glen Lake's Colebrook Sutherland prepares to serve during practice on Aug. 12.

Vim & Vigor: Glen Lake brimming with energy, talent as new coach leads Lakers' boys tennis program

Brendan Quealy

Education reporter

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• Aug 25, 2024
• 26 mins ago

MAPLE CITY — A new face leads the Glen Lake Lakers as they enter the varsity boys tennis season.

That face is a young one — 22-year-old Johnny Voss, who comes in with a ton of excitement about the wealth of talent he gets to coach up and hopefully take to the next level.

The Lakers are coming off an impressive and tone-setting 2023 season that raised expectations for what is to come in 2024 and beyond.

Glen Lake finished fourth and collected 17 points in a stacked Division 4 state finals field that included runaway state champion Ann Arbor Greenhills (39 points), state runner-up Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett (22 points) and third-place Traverse City St. Francis (19 points).

In his freshman campaign, Hawthorn Sutherland reached the semifinals in three-singles after wins against Goodrich (6-0, 6-1) and Pontiac Notre Dame (6-1, 6-0). He returns along with his elder brother, Colebrook, along with two-time Record-Eagle Boys Golfer of the Year Michael Houtteman to anchor the promising Lakers.

“I’m feeling pretty good,” Hawthorn said. “I played a lot this summer, so I’ll be ready.”

Hawthorn hopes to just build on what he did as a freshman and said his serve and ground serves have been feeling good so far, along with his strong forehand shots that put his opponents back on their heels.

Hawthorn also has a nifty little trick that he uses, switching from his dominant left hand to his right hand to get the racket on a shot that might otherwise be out of reach.

“If there’s a ball that’s hit in the corner, I can get a lot more reach if I switch,” he said, acknowledging that switching hands is not a common technique. “I just tried it once, and it kind of worked — so I kept doing it.”

Houtteman went 16-4 at No. 2 singles, including wins over Traverse City Central and Grand Rapids West Catholic, and advanced to the state quarterfinals. Colebrook Sutherland finished 2023 at 20-5 after a season that also included wins over TC Central and GR West Catholic along with Petoskey and Ludington to earn First-Team All-State honors. Hawthorn racked up a 24-2 record in his first high school season, winning a regional championship and getting victories over Ludington, TC Central and the aforementioned Gladiators of St. Francis.

Voss, who was born and spent his high school years playing tennis at St. Xavier in Cincinnati, Ohio, is taking over for Alex Reinbold as head coach this season.

In 2014, Voss’ father got a cottage in Leland, and the Voss family has been spending their summers in northern Michigan ever since. And for anyone who has ever spent even a few summer days in northern Michigan, it doesn’t take much to fall in love with the area. Voss was no different.

After graduating high school in 2020, Voss played tennis collegiately at Hope College in Holland — another beautiful part of western Michigan — until graduating just a few months ago in May.

Now, Voss is at the helm of the Lakers’ ship as head coach.

“I’m pumped,” said Voss, who spent five summers teaching sailing at the Leland Yacht Club as the head instructor and also the last two summers teaching tennis at the Leland Country Club. “I’m really excited to be able to connect with kids who are somewhat similar to me and I can understand their lingo these days. It’s kind of a cool position for me to be in.”

Before the Lakers’ first practice back on Aug. 12, Voss said he’d gotten to know some of his players beforehand, including the Sutherland brothers.

“He takes this really seriously and has a lot of experience. He knows what should be done so we can achieve our goals,” Colebrook said of Voss.

Sportsmanship and decorum are big parts of Voss’ coaching philosophy, two qualities engrained in him while playing at Hope.

“We had a lot of class when we played. There was no cursing or throwing rackets or anything like that,” he said. “We’d be playing kids from other colleges who were cursing and screaming and yelling, making themselves look like fools out there. ... I don’t want us to stoop down to that level.”

Voss also wants his players to heed the words of tennis legend Rafael Nadal, who spoke to a graduating class from his academy and told them that out of the countless matches that he has played that he’s only won 52 to 54 percent of the points on the court.

“That doesn’t seem like anything crazy or like you’re even winning, but that is what it takes to continue to pursue that victory,” Voss said. “You need to know that every point you’re playing at that moment is the most important point in the world. As soon as it’s over though, it’s done and you move on to the next point that now becomes the most important point in the world.”

The Lakers went from a roster with just eight players three years ago to one with 18 ready to vie for state gold this season.

Assistant coach Bob Sutherland said the jump in numbers is a “testament” to Colebrook Sutherland.

“He just recruited and recruited and played and played,” Bob Sutherland said.

Colebrook said he and Hawthorn worked with the Glen Lake middle school tennis players on improving their game, mentoring them and hoping to inspire a lifelong love of the game within the youngsters.

“We’ve had them grinding all summer long,” he said. “We’re working hard at recruiting and making sure they stay.”

Colebrook, who enters his final high school season, said a big part of the recruiting effort is to make sure Hawthorn has teammates moving forward and that the program continues to thrive at Glen Lake long after they’ve both graduated.

“I want to make sure he’s got some real athletes to play with when he’s a senior,” Colebrook said of his brother.

“After we go, we want this team to keep going,” Hawthorn added.

Both said they are looking forward to having a bit of the spotlight on the Lakers this season after their fourth-place finish at state last year.

“This is the best team our school has ever had,” Colebrook said. “We have so much skill on this team, it would be a shame if we didn’t do as much as we possibly can to win a state championship.”

Making that a reality is going to take focus, Colebrook said.

“We need to have a lot of competition that will help us get better,” he said. “We’re playing legitimate D1 schools this year. I didn’t really face any competition until regionals, so to play better players will definitely help.”

On day one of practice, Voss felt the excitement immediately.

“I’m not too worried about whether or not they’re all ready coming into this,” Voss said. “I’m confident that a standard will be set right away and these kids will get after it. They’re a really competitive group who are so passionate about tennis.”

Voss hopes to lead that passion in the right direction.

“If they can continue to keep their minds on tennis and work hard, we’re going to see good things by the end of the year,” he said. “We’re supposed to have an especially strong team this year, and I’m excited to hear that given the position I have now.”

The Lakers are one of the smaller Division 4 schools with 201 students, and they will see competition from programs with enrollment nearing 1,500. But that excites Voss.

“I want to see what we can try to do against those teams,” he said.

The Lakers’ first tournament of the season will see them take on seven programs with average enrollments of 1,200.

“All these schools saw how well we were doing, and they called us,” Bob Sutherland said.

Now, the Lakers will have a chance to prove they belong. And it is a chance they all relish.

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The second night of the Democratic National Convention.

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Harris rallies Democrats on Day 2 of the convention

The lineup of speakers on the second night of the Democratic National Convention featured Barack Obama, and the nominee herself, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a video appearance. A jubilant crowd danced in the aisles and cheered as Republicans who’d disavowed Donald Trump announced their support for Harris. Here’s the latest .

Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, her running mate, were rallying supporters at the site of last month’s Republican convention in Milwaukee, in the swing state of Wisconsin. “This is a people-powered campaign,” she said, appearing on screens throughout the Chicago arena. “And together we will chart a new way forward.”

In a show of unity, the speakers last night included Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, eight years after hundreds of his supporters stormed out of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia to protest Hillary Clinton’s nomination after a bruising primary contest.

Republican counterprogramming : Trump spoke about crime and public safety in Howell, Mich., about an hour northwest of Detroit. His choice of location — a city whose past involves white supremacy and activity by the Ku Klux Klan — drew criticism from the Harris campaign.

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President Biden was greeted on Monday with chants of “Thank you, Joe!” in honor of his lifetime of public service. But the crowd was also thanking him for not running again .

Harris supported Obama in 2008 when Hillary Clinton was dominating the Democratic primary race. It was a political risk that he never forgot .

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Obstacles remain in Gaza cease-fire proposal

The latest U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, which Israel has accepted and Hamas so far has not, leaves major disagreements between them unresolved , officials said. Negotiations are expected to continue this week, a U.S. official said.

Hamas said yesterday that it was eager to reach a cease-fire but that the latest American proposal was “a reversal” from what it had agreed to in early July.

While many details of the plan remained unclear, at least parts of the American proposal appeared to conform to demands added by Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in late July, officials said, such as Israeli troops continuing to patrol Gaza’s border with Egypt, albeit in reduced numbers.

Recovery efforts: Israeli forces said they had retrieved the bodies of six Israeli hostages from tunnels in southern Gaza.

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Two Israeli strikes yesterday, one on a school building in Gaza City, killed at least 19 people , the Palestinian emergency services said.

An Iranian military official said that retaliation against Israel over the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran may be long in coming and could take any number of forms, suggesting that an attack may have been placed on hold.

Zelensky called for an end to the West’s ‘red lines’

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, is trying to use his military’s surprise incursion into Russia to convince allies to lift restrictions on its use of Western-supplied long-range weapons .

Ukraine’s assault showed that the West’s fears about the ramifications of attacks on Russian territory were unfounded and should be abandoned, he said. “The whole naïve, illusory concept of so-called red lines regarding Russia, which dominated the assessment of the war by some partners, has crumbled,” he said in a speech published on Monday.

Moscow’s faltering response to Kyiv’s offensive should signal to the world that Russia is not the fearsome superpower it once seemed to be, he said. “It is the time when the world is shedding its last and very naïve illusions about Russia,” he said.

Background: For more than two years, Washington has denied Ukraine permission to strike into Russia using the weapons it supplies, citing fears of an escalating conflict between Moscow and the West. This spring, after months of Ukrainian lobbying, the U.S. and other NATO countries adjusted their policies and allowed it to do so.

Women stepping up: In Ukraine, Russia’s war is reshaping the labor market , as jobs long dominated by men have been left vacant by soldiers sent off to war.

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U.S. nuclear strategy: President Biden approved a highly classified nuclear plan in March that reorients America’s deterrent strategy to focus on the rapid expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal .

Electric vehicles: The E.U. yesterday proposed charging Tesla an additional tariff of 9 percent on its vehicles imported from China. Other automakers face rates as high as 36.3 percent .

Boeing: The airplane maker said it had paused test flights of the 777-9 , a large plane whose development was already delayed, after discovering problems with a key part.

Weather: Tropical Depression Jongdari moved toward South Korea , threatening to buffet the country with heavy rain and strong winds.

Pakistan: Internet speeds have slowed to a crawl, fueling fears that the authorities are introducing technology to surveil and control online behavior .

Kenya: The authorities are searching for a man who escaped from custody after being accused of killing scores of women.

Mexico: Federal judges voted to go on strike, protesting President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed overhaul of the judicial system.

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This summer, thousands of local protesters in Barcelona denounced overtourism. Still more crowds are expected for the America’s Cup, an international sailing competition.

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Lives lived: Maria Branyas Morera, an American-born Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world , has died at 117.

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One standout: Robert Carsen’s new staging of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito,” which transports the opera’s ancient Roman tale to the present. With echoes of Giorgia Meloni’s Italy and the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the production is a lesbian political thriller in which Annio is a young woman, sweetly sung by the Israeli mezzo-soprano Anna Tetruashvili. Read Joshua’s other picks .

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The Russian Tennis Player Who Kept Winning While No One Was Watching

Quick: Which tennis player on the men’s tour won the most tournaments last year? Yes, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open last February, and finished the COVID -disrupted year ranked No. 1 in the world, once again, with four title trophies. But Andrey Rublev, a Russian player who turned twenty-three in October, who two years ago was barely within shouting distance of the Top Hundred, struggling with injuries and anger-management issues, won five. It was Rublev’s curious fate to play remarkable tennis—winning forty-one matches, equalled only by Djokovic, and rising to No. 8 on the tour—during a global pandemic that begat cancelled tournaments, spectator-less stadiums, and a plunge in the TV viewership of events that were eerily quiet and frequently rescheduled. If you are crushing forehands on a tour upended by the coronavirus, and no one is around to hear them, do they make a sound?

Rublev continues to crush forehands. In his first-round match at the Australian Open, which began on Monday, he used that shot to quickly bludgeon the unseeded German journeyman Yannick Hanfmann, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. It is true that almost all élite tennis players, women and men, hit their forehands hard. But there is hard and there is hard . Against Hanfmann, as against most of his opponents, Rublev, whether serving or receiving, attacked relentlessly, looking to get a forehand to smack even if it meant running way around his backhand. His aim, always, is to end each point in no more than three or four shots, by striking forehand blasts to the corners—blasts that, on Tuesday morning, according to the Tennis Channel commentators, who were as boggled as I was, consistently registered ninety-five miles per hour or more. Because Rublev takes the ball early, and because he hits his forehand not just hard but flat, with little or no loop-creating topspin, the ball gets on his opponent fast. He tries to angle his forehand shots severely off the court to either side, sending his opponent scrambling in pursuit. Often—very often in Hanfmann’s case—said opponent fails to reach it: forehand winner.

When I first watched Rublev from a courtside seat, a year and a half ago, at the U.S. Open, in a match against Nick Kyrgios—Rublev won, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3—I set out to problem-solve: how does someone who is maybe a hundred and fifty pounds hit flat forehands with the thunderous pace of, say, the Argentinian giant Juan Martín del Potro , who is six feet six and weighs sixty pounds more? The simple answer is racquet-head speed. In the moment it takes for Rublev to begin bringing his racquet forward till he finishes with it across his torso and over his left tricep, his swing is a blinding blur. My technical speculation is that he’s able to achieve the racquet-head speed he does because he has a hyper-flexible right wrist. Striking a modern-day forehand begins with directing the knob at the bottom of the racquet toward the incoming ball. This requires the wrist to be, as the coaches say, laid back, at a ninety-degree angle to the arm. Rublev’s wrist bends beyond ninety degrees; his knuckles seem to face his forearm. With the wrist this far back, and the racquet loosely held, his forehand whips with a flick toward the ball—and, to deepen his opponent’s misery, the flick whips forward with no indication, or tell, as to whether Rublev is hitting the ball crosscourt or redirecting it inside out. If there is a more punishing shot hit by a tennis player under twenty-five, I haven’t seen it.

Of course, to master it took practice, and Rublev is known as a player who practices and practices and practices. That practicing began early, in Moscow, when he was just a toddler. His mother, Marina Marenko, was an élite coach; she helped develop Anna Kournikova, the fleeting Russian star of the late nineties, among others. Rublev more or less grew up at her office, the Spartak Tennis Club, Moscow’s premier training ground for promising players. “I used to be there all day,” he recalled in a recent documentary . He began skipping school, passing tests by cribbing answers from friends. He became a top international junior. As a teen-ager, he went where many of the best tennis youths venture when they want to train even harder, to participate in even more exhausting drills designed to improve their fitness and footwork: Spain. At Barcelona’s 4Slam Tennis Academy, he was tutored by the onetime pro Fernando Vicente, who remains his coach, and who was named the A.T.P. coach of the year in 2020 for his work guiding Rublev into the Top Ten. Vicente and Rublev believe they have more work to do. One of their goals is to improve Rublev’s defense—players with an attacking game tend not to work on defensive-minded tactics that can keep them in longer points. Rublev remains happy to practice, and practice some more. It is a tennis-story trope that the tennis court is a lonely place. Rublev, in the documentary, says he is lonely most everywhere except on a tennis court.

He is not the only Russian tennis player edging toward the uppermost reaches of the men’s game: Daniil Medvedev is now ranked No. 4; Karen Khachanov has spent time in the Top Ten. Both are twenty-four years old. Together with Rublev, they constitute a generation of male players like no other that Russia has produced. The week before the Australian Open began, Rublev and Medvedev won the new team-tennis A.T.P. Cup. Medvedev is Rublev’s opposite: a cool chess master, not a fiery attacker. If the early matches in Melbourne go as expected, the two will meet next week, in the quarterfinals. Carefully spaced spectators will occupy seats in Rod Laver Arena—Melbourne’s severe lockdown has resulted in an all-but- COVID -free city (though the arrival of the Open has complicated things somewhat). Those fans, barring an early upset, will be watching two players who could each someday reach No. 1. They may get a glimpse of what could become a terrific rivalry—though Medvedev has dominated Rublev so far in their careers. They will for sure see more than one blistering forehand worth cheering for.

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Reinaldo Valor; Director of Racquets Reinaldo has over 25 years of tennis experience in many aspects of the tennis industry. He reached a career junior ranking of number 1 in Florida & top 20 in the nation. Reinaldo competed at North Carolina State & had many notable wins over ATP professionals. He was the founder of RMI Tennis where he privately coached future-level professionals in Tampa and served as the Director of Junior Tennis at IFPA Tennis Academy.   Reinaldo was the Head Men’s Coach at the University of Connecticut in the American Athletic Conference. Over Reinaldo’s 8 seasons as a collegiate coach, he captured two Individual National Championships & was the 2016 Wilson ITA National Coach of the Year. Reinaldo comes from the Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas where he ran the largest women’s tennis program in the country with over 300 members participating each season. During his tenure at Royal Oaks, he managed over 28 tennis & pickleball leagues. Reinaldo is excited to carry on all the wonderful traditions that exist at the Tampa Yacht Club. Ariel Gaitan; Head Teaching Pro Ariel Gaitan is a tennis professional who carries a solid background of experience.   As a young player, he trained at the IMG Tennis Academy to achieve success in junior competition.  In 1995, he began a 4-year career at the University of Kentucky, competing in both singles and doubles to earn recognition in numerous NCAA events. He graduated with a BS degree in international economics and foreign language.    Following graduation from UK, Ariel officially began his teaching and coaching career with elite ATP and WTA players such as Xavier Malisse, Kei Nishikori, Sabine Lasicki, and  Maria Sharapova.   In 2015, Ariel joined the coaching staff at the University of South Florida where he spent 7 years developing college excellence.  He led the Lady Bulls to 3 Athletic Conference finals.  As a highlight, in 2017, he coached USF to a Conference Championship and earned a bid in the prestigious NCAA tournament.    Ariel Gaitan’s knowledge of the many aspects of tennis is a result of more than two decades of experience.  He has been a player, coach, clinic director, event organizer, fundraiser, public speaker, inventory coordinator, business manager, and speaks 4 languages fluently.     As an established South Tampa resident with his wife WTA Pro Kristina Brandi and two children, Ariel has made many connections with the community and is a longtime fan of Tampa Bay!    His outlook now zeros in on the desire to bring out the best in others and to make the game a means of promoting teamwork, friendships, and, in the case of TYCC, a club community that benefits each and every member and guest. Augusto Solano; Teaching Pro Teaching Pro ranked as high as #11 in the world as a junior in 1985. Played Wimbledon Juniors and U.S. Open. Played Davis Cup for Columbia. All Southwest Conference Champion, '88 & '89 at University of Arkansas. Coached the "Elite Program" at Bolletieri's Acadamy. Coached Agassi, Selles, Haas, Mirnyi, and Anna Kournikova. Jennifer Capriati's traveling coach. Assistant Tennis Director/Head Pro at Bardmoor.

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The Conanicut Yacht Club (CYC) Racquets Facility consists of eight Har-Tru tennis courts and two platform tennis courts. We have a robust program of social play, instructional programming and interclub/league play. 

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Private and semi-private lessons, as well as private clinics, are available to the members and the public for both adults and juniors. Contact Mike Michaud for more information.

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Saturday | June 15, 2024 The Roger Chase Memorial Tournament is a men's & ladies' doubles tournament with food and prizes. It is open to both CYC members and non-members.

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The CYC Platform Tennis Program, which runs from October through April, consists of ladies', men’s and mixed events. Included in the event schedule are four American Platform Tennis Association (APTA) tournaments which are open to APTA members.

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Located at the CYC Racquets Facility, we have a full-service Pro Shop featuring a wide variety of tennis equipment including racquets, balls, clothing, and accessories. Racquet stringing and general racquet service is also available.

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