|
Steve Bork - Director of Tennis Steve Bork is the Director of Tennis at Courtside Racquet Club in Lebanon, NJ, and serves on the Nike Advisory Staff. Steve has trained under the guidance and tutelage of some of the top teaching professionals in the world as both a student and a coach. Steve’s students have earned college scholarships, and played internationally on the satellite and circuit level of the professional tours. Steve has a degree in early childhood education and is the founder of the Top Dog Tennis Academy and also the co-founder of Tennis Nation. |
 |
|
Bruce Levine - Courtside General Manager Bruce Levine is the General Manager of Courtside Racquet Club. Before coming to Courtside; Bruce coached high school tennis at Amity High School, in Woodbridge, CT, where in an 8 year span his record was 131-20 and his team in 2004 won a State Title and in ’05 and ’06 placed second in Connecticut’s LL division. Prior to his time at Amity, he played on the men’s tour and coached on both the men’s and women’s tours and has worked with many nationally ranked junior players. Bruce also is the racquet technical advisor for Tennis Magazine. |
 |
|
Ellen Diehl - Courtside Assistant Manager Ellen is Courtside’s assistant manager. Usually you can find Ellen in the tennis shop, taking care of our members needs, checking in the newest shop acquisitions and answering the multitude of questions regarding equipment and apparel that Courtside carries. She is an avid tennis player and competes on several USTA teams as well as one Central Jersey league team that play out of the club. Ellen is a great asset to the Courtside team and if you have shop or program questions, Ellen is knowledgeable and well versed in both! |
 |
|
Mike Gallagher Mike Gallagher is the Junior Programs Coordinator as well as the Director of our Junior Team Tennis / Tour Program. Mike played varsity singles for 4 years at Middlesex High School while accumulating divisional, county and state accolades. He then returned to help coach the Middlesex tennis teams to 4 divisional titles as well as a sectional championship. Mike still attends school full time as a mathematics major at Rutgers University.
|
 |
|
John Lloyd John runs the Ladies In House Team progam at Courtside as well as teaches in the club's adult and junior programs. John played his college tennis at Drexel University and has taught at the several other clubs in the area. John has been teaching tennis for over 20 years. John is also an excellent player and competes in many USTA Team events as well as tournaments. johnl@courtsideracquet.com |
 |
|
Jim Rasmussen Jim is native of Montana and he played his college tennis at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill California. Jim played #2 singles and #1 doubles. Jim has also competed as a member of 2 USTA 4.5 teams that made it to the National Championships. Jim has taught in California and Atlanta GA; and has been at Courtside for 7 years. He is a member of the USPTA and PTR. |
 |
|
Neil Rayachauduri Neil is a native of Chatham, NJ and has an extensive playing background. He played varsity tennis for 4 years at Chatham High School where he led the team to a State title, and personally achieved All-State honors at first singles. As a tournament player Neil achieved a ranking of 45 nationally in the boys 18’s. Neil played college tennis at Eastern Michigan where he received a full scholarship where as a sophomore he won a MAC Conference doubles title and received degrees in Business Management and Logistics. Neil has comes to Courtside with work experiences at The Ritz Carleton/Cliff Drysdale Tennis Academy in Key Biscayne Florida, The South Hampton Racquet Club in New York, Centre Court in Chatham NJ and The Hardscrabble Club in Brewster New York. neilr@courtsideracquet.com |
|
| Frank Null Frank is Courtside’s stringer as well as a teaching professional. Frank comes from Monterey, California, where he owned a bike shop and played lots of tennis. Frank’s patient and quiet style along with his knowledge of the game make him an excellent addition to our staff. frankn@courtsideracquet.com |
|
| Stephanie Howard Stephanie Howard is a certified United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Professional. She played her college tennis at Shippensburg University in PA, participating in two NCAA Division II National tennis tournaments. Stephanie played for North Hunterdon High School and was ranked as a junior player in the middle states. She has over ten years of teaching experience and was the director of tennis at Corolla Light Resort and Dare County Parks and Recreation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. stephanieh@courtsideracquet.com |
|
