DHAC Tennis Coaching Team
Naoufal Houmairy – Director of Tennis
Naoufal Houmairy started playing tennis at the age of 10 and became so passionate about it that he started competing nationally. He then started playing semi-pro tournaments when he turned 17. Naoufal has been a tennis professional since 1999 and has accomplished many accreditations in his career: (1) PTR Certified Professional in High Performance and 10 & Under, (2) USPTA Certified, and (3) Etcheberry Certified Professional.
Naoufal is eager to improve players’ game, play, and performance.
Nadia Choqri Sablon – DBH Coordinator/Coach
Nadia is originally from Morocco, where she represented her country in many domestic, international tournaments including WTA competitions. Nadia was ranked among top ten Moroccan juniors and was the Moroccan Women’s singles champion in her category in the year of 1995.
Nadia is PTR certified and has more than 24 years of junior and adult coaching experience.
Nadia has been the DBH coordinator at Dedham Health since 2020, she manages and coaches ten women’s teams and two mixed doubles teams with many successful seasons that lead to Nationals four years in a row and winning the championship in 2017.
Nadia is eager to improve all players’ game, she would like to use her skills to coach others and help new aspiring tennis players perfect their strokes.
Hilary Ryan McCarthy – Coach
Hilary Ryan McCarthy has been a USPTA certified Elite Tennis Professional for 21 years, and on staff at DHAC since 2010.
Hilary has extensive experience coaching USTA, DBH and CMITA competitive teams (most recently ladies A and B CMITA Teams who both won their divisions in 2018 and 2019 respectively).
Hilary has also had extensive training in teaching the ROGY method of progressive tennis to juniors, and has been a Club Director and Junior Tennis Director. Hilary grew up in Ireland where she competed as a junior before moving to the US. When not on the Tennis court Hilary also enjoys the sport of Triathlon where she has completed over 70 events and qualified for the US National championships 8 consecutive years. Hilary is committed to fitness and to educating herself on all that is new to the evolving sport of tennis.
Jonathan Zelman – Coach
Jonathan has been playing tennis since he was 8 years old and competed throughout his junior years in both New England and National tournaments. He retained a top-5 ranking in New England through the 12’s and 14’s and was a Boston globe All-Scholastic award winner for his high school team. Jonathan is PTR certified and enjoys teaching all ages and skill levels.
Ibukun Ilesanmi – Coach
Ibukun Ilesanmi. (IB). Originally from Nigeria. Where he was a member of Nigerian Davis Cup team, and Member of Team Nigeria for the All African Games in 2003. He also reached the top Nigeria tennis ranking of #4. IB also played a lot of futures and challengers in various countries. That lead him to be ranked in the world ATP singles and Doubles from 2001 to 2005.
IB came to United State in 2005 where he attended Shaw University in Raleigh NC. He received a B.S degree in Chemistry. While he was attending Shaw university he played on the tennis team, where he was name the Shaw University Most Valuable player in 2006-2007. Also, in the school conference he was name the CIAA Men’s Tennis Player of the Year 2007. CIAA Men’s Tennis Tournament MVP 2007.
IB worked as tennis professional at Total Tennis in NY for 4 summers where he taught adult and junior, also ran mixers round robin successfully. He moved to Corolla light resort as the Head tennis professional where he ran adult and junior program successful. IB moved back to Raleigh NC and worked at Seven Oaks Swim and Racquet club as a Tennis professional. Where he teaches junior and adult. Work with different junior team tennis that won state championships. Adult teams, different level that won state Championships. He Develop juniors that are top ranked in South. Works with different Top ranked juniors in the NC. Worked with WTA players that are currently ranked in the world.
IB currently holds:
USPTA Elite Professional Certification | PTR Adult Development Professional Certification | PTR 10 and Under Professional Certification | PTR 11-17 Professional Certification | PTR Performance Professional Certification, and his also Etcheberry Certified (Strength, Conditioning and Movement in Tennis).
Dennis Czech – Coach
Dennis has 30+ years of teaching and coaching experience, working with adult teams, clinics, cardio tennis and round robin events.
Since 2018, Dennis has been the Varsity Boys/Girls Tennis Coach at Dexter Southfield and the Director of Tennis at Wequassett Resort/Golf club during summer season.
Eric Gong – Coach
Won a USTA Open 4.0 tournament and an active player for 2 consecutive year champion of men’s team CMITA A1 league at BSC Wellesley.
Ex Ski instructor at Stratton Mountain, Stratton/Winhall VT and Okemo Mountain, Ludlow VT.
Certified PSIA Level I and Level II (Trained).
Birth Place: Hong Kong BCC
Bachelor of Science Information Technology, Minor Business Administration.
Senior Software/System’s Engineer – Consultant, Telephony, Voice Recognition, Point of Sale (POS) equipment, Data Base etc. Real Estate Manager/owner/Handyman.
Certified PTR Tennis Instructor in 1999
Part Time Tennis Instructor at:
Dedham Health and Athletic Club (Currently) | Stratton Mountain, Stratton VT | Waltham Athletic Club, Waltham MA | Brookline Recreation, Brookline MA | Newton Recreation, Newton MA | BSSC Tennis Instructor | Newton North High School Assistant Coach to Coach Phil Goldberg, Newton MA | Island Inn Martha’s Vineyard, Oak Bluff MA.
Certified PSIA Ski Instructor (level I – II (trained))
Part Time Ski Instructor at:
Stratton Mountain, Stratton-Winhall VT & Okemo Mountain, Ludlow VT
Biodun Ibiribigbe – Coach
Biodun Ibiribigbe (AB) was born in lagos Nigeria where he grew up learning the game of tennis.From learning the game at a young age he played in both local and international tournaments under the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and also played in USTA leagues. With passion For the game, he started teaching. With over 20 years of playing and teaching experience, Biodun has taught in both recreational tennis clubs and summer camps to the date.He continues to spread his experience with teaching tennis to all ages and levels of players.
Biodun is PTR certified with a professional rating ,also is a Certified Safety Care Professional. Biodun is pleased to be part of the coaching team at Dedham Health Athletic Complex.
Leah Kadesch – Coach
Leah is PTR certified, teaching, coaching and developing juniors, adults and team players.
Held #1 ranking multiple times in USTA New England Women’s 35, 45, 4.0 and 4.5 NTRP divisions for Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Also ranked #23 nationally in Women’s 45 Singles and #3 in USTA New England Women’s Open Singles divisions. Won USTA New England Open Mix Doubles Sectional Championship.
Coached and rebuilt the Randolph High School Girls tennis team, and
made the team achieve the 2019 MIAA South Shore League Championship tournament in two years. Broke the team’s winning records and seeded/hosted the Championship match for the first time in the team’s history.
Awarded MIAA South Shore League Tennis Coach of the year 2019 and Randolph High School Coaches Appreciation for 2018-2019. Member of USTA New England Adult Player Committee (2007-2013). Finished NYC Half Marathon, Providence Rhode Races Half Marathon and Marathon de Paris.
Anders Lundberg – Coach
Anders is originally from Sweden, and has called Boston home since 2007. While in Sweden, Anders was ranked one of the top ten junior players and held the #1 ranking in three different age divisions: 35, 40 and 45.
Anders represented Team USA versusTeam Canada at the Friendship Cup 2002, played for the Swedish National Team in International competition at the ITF World Championship for Seniors 2003.
Anders taught Stefan Edberg in his junior years, and played in many exhibition doubles matches with world class players such as Mats Wilander, Roscoe Tanner, Anders Järryd and Mikael Pernfors.
Anders is excited to join the DHAC Tennis Community and the coaching force!
Noura Guermazi – Coach
Philosophy: “Enjoy each moment on court and train hard, discipline is my motto.”
Year started at Dedham Health: 2019
PTR Certified: 2019 Instructor (10 & under)
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, movies and playing tennis
Tennis: Currently playing DBH 1A South | USTA 4.5
Co chair of Spring league Women’s Suburban Tennis League
Meghan Harrington – Coach
Meghan Harrington joins the JTA staff after 18 years playing tennis at DHAC, having served as team captain for teams in The Bay State Conference (MITA), Dorthey Bruno Hill Indoor Tennis League and the Woman’s Suburban Tennis League. She is a PTR certified coach for Ages 10 and under.
Meghan has also coached and or served on the board of multiple youth sports organizations in the town of Westwood, where she resides with her husband and three children. When not on the court, Meghan can be found on the golf course or the beach enjoying time with her family.
Andrea Yanoff – Coach
Andrea Yanoff grew up in Rumson, New Jersey area and has helped coach youth sports in the Westwood area. She enjoys working with children of all ages. Sports she has coached in the past have been soccer, tennis, softball and lacrosse. Andrea has been playing tennis since she 9 yrs of age and played many sports throughout her years. She is currently playing on the CMITA 1 team as well as the DBH 2 South team. In the spring she will be playing on the USTA tennis team as well as the WSTL Woman’s Spring League.
Andrea has been a team captain on her teams for over 5 years and is a certified member of PTR and USTA. She loves being with family, traveling and working out.
Kyle Anderson – Coach
Kyle Anderson has been an instructor at Dedham Health and Athletic Complex for over 20 years. He teaches both children and adults, offering walk-on clinics and private lessons to all levels.
Kyle has also coached both the men’s and women’s teams. He is a PTR certified instructor with 26 years experience as a full time teaching professional in the industry. Kyle grew up in the area and has a wife and two daughters.
Vlad Tubol – Coach
My name is Vlad. He is a Ukrainian native with 8 years of experience living in America and a lifelong experience playing tennis. Since he moved to the USA, Vlad has been a part of several sports organizations that specialized in working with children and in his opinion tennis it’s a great sport that can improve your physical and emotional condition, moreover, the whole family can be involved as they can practice tennis at any age.
Matt Kay – Coach
Experience:
Over 15 years of teaching and coaching experience. Experience teaching 10 and Under, High Performance for Juniors, Adults and Teams. Coached and developed junior players for High School tennis and College tennis. Director of Summer Tennis Program experience. He is also a USPTA Professional & a 4 Year starter for single and doubles at Wheaton College.
Attended Wheaton College on tennis scholarship M.B.A graduate degree, Northeastern University M.S.F graduate degree, Northeastern University.
Olga Zhizhin – Coach
Olga Zhizhin played Varsity Tennis in her Newton South High School, Olga is now playing Division 3 college tennis at Simmons University. Olga has been teaching tennis for the last 6 years, she is also available for private lessons.
Olga is delighted to join the DHAC Junior Tennis Academy Coaching Force.
Rodrigo Mendez – Coach
Rodrigo “Rod” Mendez brings twenty years of experience instructing players of all ages and different abilities. He is able to conduct private and group lessons for all abilities to both children and adults.
Coaching experience also includes two years of NCAA Varsity Men’s and Women’s tennis teams for Suffolk University. He was the number one singles and doubles player for the men’s tennis team from 1992-95. He propelled Suffolk to three consecutive winning seasons, including a 10-2 record in 1995 as a senior captain. Mendez lives in Halifax with his wife and their two children.
Amir Davis – Coach
Amir’s tennis experience includes playing #1 singles and doubles at Kiski Preparatory School in Saltsburg, PA. Then going on to play for the club team at Xavier University.
Amir has had eight years of experience coaching for Citiparks Public Tennis Program in Pittsburgh and the Frick Park Clay Court Tennis Club. Here he has had exhibition match experience playing with a diverse number of players including D1 players from Clemson, MiamiU, Xavier, IUPUI, Cleveland State, Wright State, and Duquesne University.
Amir’s tennis experience also includes thirteen years of stringing experience, stringing for his high school team, Club team at Xavier, Tennis Village shop in Pittsburgh, and the D1 men’s team for Boston College.
Amir just moved to Boston two years ago to graduate with a Master’s Degree in Education from the High Meadows School for Teaching and Learning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He now teaches 10th grade Biology and Chemistry at Lexington High School.
Troy Crichlow – Coach
Troy Crichlow grew up in the Boston area and started playing at age 3 at Sportsmen’s tennis club. As a junior tennis player he participated in USTA tournaments on a local and national level, competing in multiple super national and zonal team championships throughout his junior career. Troy attended Milton Academy for high school where he played #1 singles. At Milton his team won division, New England, and east coast titles; Troy also obtained multiple all ISL honors.
After Milton, Troy competed at the division 1 college level at Georgetown University in Washington DC, where he graduated in 2004.
Troy’s efforts over the last few years were recognized by the USTA; he was awarded the William Freedman award for the year of 2017 for his outstanding contribution to junior development in New England and was appointed as chair for the USTA New England national selection committee for the 2018-2022 slate (a committee devoted to ensuring that the best junior tennis players of New England are representing the section at USTA national events) and was re-elected as chair for the current slate (2022-2025).
Troy is also the head coach of the varsity girls tennis team at Milton Academy.
Troy has a huge passion for the game of tennis and its growth as well as a commitment to the development of his players on and off of the court, he is not limited to coaching high level juniors; he also teaches adults and beginners of all ages.
Troy is happy to join the DHAC Coaching Team, he also looks forward to seeing you at the club soon.
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