Steve Bork

Steve Bork

General Manager and Director of Tennis

Accolades:

  • United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) certified
  • Nike ALUMNI and Professional Staff Member – helped launch products such as the Fuel-Band, conduct promotional events, helped Nike run Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the US Open.
  • Helped with unveiling of new courts in Jamaica Queens with Bodyarmor and Naomi Osaka
  • HEAD Advisory Staff Captain and Brand Ambassador
  • Co-founder of Tennis Nation, a nationwide online tennis pro-shop forum
  • Called on to contribute to articles for major magazines
  • Authored articles for USTA publications
  • Speaker at several coaches conferences
  • Expert for online sports sites, ask the experts forum
  • Full scholarship Played number 1 singles and doubles at Division 1 level
  • Taught, trained, and mentored many teaching pros in metropolitan NY/NJ area

Background:

  • Trained under the guidance and tutelage of some of the top-teaching professionals in the world; Oscar Wegner, Founder and Creator of The Modern Tennis Methodology who coached Gustavo Kuerten.
  • Was coached by the former Chairman, George Basco, of the USPTA Worldwide, which is the most prestigious teaching organization in the world.
  • Coached by Nick Bollettieri who coached and developed former #1’s Andre Agassi, Jim Courier and Monica Seles. All in Tennis Hall of Fame
  • Has been teaching and coaching tennis for over 35 years.

Student Accomplishments:

  • Students have won USTA National Championships
  • Students have won Little Mo National Championships
  • Students have won Regional Little Mo Championships
  • Coached numerous top 100 nationally-ranked juniors, several in Top 10
  • Coached and mentored numerous Division I scholarship players, several of which have obtained Top 100 ITA Rankings
  • Students hold All-Time records for wins at their High Schools and Colleges
  • Students have gone on to become Academic All-Americans
  • Worked with ITF, ATP, and WTA world-ranked players
  • Developed numerous County and State Champions
  • Coached players who were recruited by USTA Junior National Development Team
  • Coached over 100 #1 singles players in NJ, PA, and NY
  • Students have won many sportsmanship awards (Sectional and District)
  • Students have played for North Carolina, Harvard, Michigan State, Princeton, Arizona State, Yale, Columbia, UCLA to name a few

Education:

  • Division I scholarship
  • Bachelor of Arts degree with highest honors in Early Childhood Education
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Early Childhood Education, was Team Captain, MVP and Small College Academic All American Honorable Mention