Cheryl graduated from Tulane University and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras. She worked in international development after returning from the Peace Corps, is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has a background in event planning and sales. Cheryl swam competitively from age 6 through college and took up tennis, with her first lesson as a beginner in 2006 at MLTC.

In her free time, Cheryl usually can be found on the tennis courts working on her game. She currently competes on DBH, NWSTL and USTA teams. Cheryl has been the Operations Manager for both The Marcus Lewis Day Camp and The Marcus Lewis Tennis Center since 2006 and lives in Acton with her husband and 3 children.

Email: cheryl@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: 978 264 8349 Ext. 4

Danielle holds a BS Degree in Economics from Penn State University as well as an Accounting Certification from Northwestern University. Her work experiences focused on internal accounting for professional services companies and law firms and consulting for an accounting software start-up.

She enjoys photography, volleyball, knitting and is an avid reader. Danielle joined the sport of tennis just 5 years ago but now competes on teams in the North Shore League, DBH League, Spring League and USTA. She has been a part of the Marcus Lewis family since 2011 and lives with her husband and 3 daughters in Carlisle.

Email: danielle@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: 978 264 8349 Ext. 2

Liz graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in psychology. She continued her education at Simmons Graduate School where she received her Masters in Social Work (MSW). Liz currently has an outpatient mental health practice in Acton. She works with adults in individual and couples counseling.

Liz was the co captain of the Lincoln-Sudbury High School tennis team. She currently plays on North Shore and USTA leagues. In her spare time Liz enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. Liz also enjoys golf, quilting, stained glass and is a salt water fish tank hobbiest.

Email: liz@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Marsha worked in Manhattan for 10 years as a bookkeeper. She then started a home business, Beyond Baskets, which lasted for 8 years. After meeting her husband in the Virgin Islands, she moved to Massachusetts and had two beautiful daughters.

She returned to accounting and worked in Framingham for some time before opening her own store, The Forgotten Toy. Eventually she was a distributer for Enesco and Fischer Price.

Marsha ultimately closed her store and worked as a Reception Manager at a few health/tennis clubs before coming to the MLTC.

Email: marsha@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: 978 264 8349 Ext. 7

Susan graduated from Bay Path College and worked in human resources for 10 years before she and her husband settled in the town of Acton to start a family. She has been a Customer Service Manager at Donelan’s since 1999.

Her youngest son is currently serving in the Army Reserves and her older son is a recent college graduate.

In her spare time, Susan enjoys baking, reading and spending quality time with her two sons.

Email: frontdesk@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: 978 264 8349 Ext. 7

George graduated from Assumption College in 2015 with a major in political science and a minor in law & economics. He has spent the last three plus years working in sales. George is in the process of obtaining his MBA and takes classes on a part-time basis.

In his free time George is an avid hiker, poker player, and most of all tennis player. George plays righty with a single-handed backhand.  He is partial to the drop shot, especially when it bounces back onto his side of the court! His favorite players are Roger Federer and Dominic Thiem. George has been a regular participant in the MLTC Flex League for the past five years and loves the flexible and friendly competition.  George looks forward to seeing you at the front desk or on the courts soon!

Pete is certified by both the USPTA and PTR having earned “Elite Professional” status. During his career of over 25 years and he has been recognized as USPTA “Pro of the Year”. His experienced coaching has led many teams to league or national championships and he has developed the games of countless juniors.

Pete has often volunteered in communities by introducing tennis to many schools and youth organizations. Through his tennis background, he has raised tens of thousands of dollars for charitable causes.

Aside from tennis, Pete is an amateur musician/guitarist performing with local North Shore bands. He enjoys outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking and kayaking while also spending lots of time with his wife and daughters.

Pete is a life-long resident of Massachusetts, a graduate of Merrimack College and currently lives in Merrimac, MA with his wife, Donna, and two daughters, Jenni and Jessi.

Email: pete@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Domenico Daelli was born in Italy where tennis was one of the dream sports after soccer and motor sports. From a very early age he has been participating and competing in different athletic activities from swimming, tennis, skiing to playing basketball and soccer.

He began playing tennis at the age of 10 and a few years later he started playing in tournaments. For over 30 years, Domenico competed at different levels both in individual events as well as in team tennis competitions in Italy.

Domenico began teaching tennis at the age of 15. It is a passion that he shared with his wife and two daughters, all of whom he helped to develop into accomplished players.

Domenico has made contributions as both player and coach to various clubs in Italy (Milan, Genova and Florence) until he moved to the US in 2012 following his work career.

Domenico is truly in love with tennis and loves to share that passion and knowledge to help others to improve.

Email: domenico@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Carlson grew up nearby in the town of Harvard and has been playing tennis since 2001. He played doubles on the Bromfield tennis team, winning the districts and was a state finalist. He was named to the League All-Star team two years in a row.

Carlson played on the University of Mary Washington club tennis team, and after graduating, joined the MLTC in 2013 to teach full-time.

Carlson’s teaching education began with the MLTC’s Instructor Training Course; however, after being with the MLTC for a number of years, he has continued to expand his background by becoming PTR certified and taking additional classes to stay current with the most contemporary teaching models.  

Email: carlson@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Frank Butera has worked in the tennis industry for the mid ’90s. Although he was born in the U.S., Frank grew up in Italy. He returned to the States where he attended Newton North High School before enrolling in Tyler Junior College. Frank majored in club management as well as tennis instruction where he studied directly under Steve Smith, one of the leading world authorities on stroke development. During that time, Frank also worked and studied under Craig Tiley, the current Australian Open tennis tournament director.

Frank has applied his talents as a tennis director for private clubs over the years and is currently president of Generation Tennis. 

Frank is a Boston College graduate and currently lives in Newton Mass. Biking and the outdoors are what he enjoys when off the court.

Email: frank@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Richard Ryzi is a recent college graduate whose tennis career started in high school playing on the varsity tennis team for Littleton High. Born in the Czech Republic, he moved to the States early in life and started picking up many different sports along his elementary and middle school years. However, after joining the tennis team at Littleton High, his love for the sport very quickly grew, and it became his primary sport. He then went to Gordon College and continued his tennis career by competing for the men’s tennis team, working his way up to eventually playing 3rd singles and 2nd doubles for the school Richard graduated with a mathematics degree from Gordon College. His hobbies outside of tennis are piano, soccer, and hiking.

Nammon grew up and began her interest in tennis in Northern Thailand where she maintains a vacation home. Her university degree is in marketing and she ran her own successful export business in Chiang Mai, Thailand, prior to moving to the Boston area.

She has been an assistant coach for the Acton-Boxborough girls’ tennis team and is active as a doubles player in a variety of league programs such as DBH and Working Women’s throughout the year. She particularly enjoys seeing the development of the younger kids and high school players whom she instructs, both here and in Thailand where she continues to spend her summers.

Nammon has successfully completed the MLTC’s Instructor Training Course and she is also certified through the nationally recognized Professional Tennis Registry (PTR).

Email: nammon@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Wai Ling was born in Hong Kong where both tennis and soccer were dream sports for women years ago. Besides a strong gender barrier, only those with financial means had an opportunity to play tennis because of the exorbitant club fees.

She came to the United States back in 1991 and began playing tennis the following year. She has competed since then in both the sports of tennis and soccer. Her passion for soccer brought her to the level of a referee and she now is currently the assistant coach of the Littleton Varsity girls’ tennis team.

Her passion is working with children as is demonstrated by her many volunteer activities:
Volunteering at HGRM, Acton, MA
Soccer coach of ABYS, Acton, MA
Classroom Assistant in Cottage Children’s Center, Marlborough, MA
Member of Hong Kong District Scout Council
Parent Scout Leader of Victoria Nursery and Kindergarten, Hong Kong

Wai Ling successfully completed the MLTC’s Instructor Training Course and she is also certified through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR).

Email: wailing@marcuslewisenterprises.com

The Marcus Lewis Tennis Center is an organization that is managed and directed by teaching professional, Marcus Lewis.

Marcus was your typical baseball, basketball and football player when he reached high school, but he soon began dropping those sports when he discovered that he could play tennis.  Although he had virtually no tennis experience, by his junior year he quickly rose to play #1 singles for the team, and by the end of his senior season, he had made it to semi-finals of the state tournament.

During his second year of college at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Marcus had walked on to their Division 1 roster which had been in the top 25 of the NCAAs the year before.  Ultimately deciding to leave school to pursue his dream of playing professionally, he spent the next few years training back near his home in Massachusetts before traveling through Europe and Northern Africa to play on the circuit during the mid-90’s.

Upon returning home, a few years later Marcus started the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center in 1997.  The program began as a small seasonal tennis operation in a condo complex in Acton.  It has since grown into the largest and most comprehensive tennis program in the area.   

The Marcus Lewis Tennis Center has inspired other enterprises that can be seen at marcuslewisenterprises.com.

Although Marcus still enjoys playing for fun, he feels the most enjoyment from watching others succeed and giving everyone an opportunity to enjoy the great life-long sport of tennis, hence the tagline “Tennis For EVERYONE”.  For more background on Marcus or Marcus Lewis programs, you can click here.

Email: marcus@marcuslewisenterprises.com 

Holly graduated from Assumption College and has a degree is Elementary Education and Social Rehabilitation. Holly’s interest in working with children and program planning began during the summer months in both high school and college where she developed and directed a summer camp for the Chelmsford Recreation Department.

After graduation, the Town of Chelmsford offered Holly a position as the Director of Recreation. Since that time, Holly has enjoyed 25+ years in the Recreation field working for both the Town of Chelmsford and the Town of Carlisle.

Holly is a life-long resident of Chelmsford and enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as weekend trips and vacations to the Cape.

Email: Holly@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Natalie first had exposure to teaching tennis at a summer tennis camp during her college years. While in college, she also played squash which she says has helped her tennis game. Natalie has played the sport her whole life and has competed in women’s tennis leagues, including DBH and USTA. She is passionate about tennis, thinks it’s fun and healthy and wishes for her students to enjoy it and to exercise. In 2015, she then completed the MLTC Instructor Training Course and began teaching consistently.

Besides teaching tennis, she works at an elementary school in Newton. Natalie’s pastimes include painting with acrylics, yoga, and skiing.

Email: natalie@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Jackie first completed the MLTC instructor training course in 2007 and taught briefly for MLTC before having to return to full-time work as an engineer. Since that time, she continued to play tennis including playing competitively on several USTA and CMITA teams. In 2018, after 32 years in the business, she decided to leave her engineering career, and after taking a refresher MLTC instructor training class is thrilled to be back on court teaching.

Jackie grew up playing tennis in Pennsylvania and played on her high school tennis team. After getting a degree in Electrical Engineering from Penn State, she moved to Maryland where she played for many years on USTA teams and was a USTA League coordinator. After moving to New England, she continued to seek out and participate in various tennis programs.

In addition to teaching tennis, Jackie also teaches high school math and is currently the Math Lab Instructor at Watertown High School. She resides in Chelmsford with her husband and two sons.

Email: jackie@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Sinta Stoddard was born and raised in Indonesia and moved to the United States in 1992. She earned her MBA from New Hampshire College in 1994. She and her husband live in Harvard, Massachusetts and have two adult daughters.
Sinta has done much childcare for local families in recent years and has worked part-time at several local small businesses including TeleMessage, Boxborough Gymnastics Center, and Little Town Toys. In her spare time Sinta enjoys swimming, origami, and spending quality time with her Russian Blue cat, Momo.

Email: sinta.stoddard@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Joanne Crawley, an Acton resident, has been passionately involved in the New England tennis community for the last 16 years. She has participated in many USTA & CMITA leagues and continues to compete on woman’s and mixed doubles teams.

She has an extensive administrative and customer service background in the corporate world and tennis has provided her a nice balance with her professional career.

She also held the position as Director of Tennis for the Bedford Bluffs, a private swim and tennis club in Bedford NH. There she hired the staff, oversaw the maintenance of the courts, organized the adult and junior programs and ran the tournaments.

Email: joanne@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Coach Nick Margiasso owns and operates his own tennis training, recruiting and consulting firm CN Tennis. Before that, most recently he was Head Men’s & Women’s Coach at NJCU just outside NYC, where he became the only coach in NCAA history to start a program from scratch, win a conference title in its inaugural year (NJAC) and also become ranked in the NCAA polls (No. 14) in NCAA history in 2020-21.

Prior to that, he was at Division II University of the Sciences in Philadelphia where he led the Devils’ Men’s and Women’s tennis programs as head coach since April, 2019. He guided USciences women’s program to the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference semifinals and an eight-win season in his abbreviated first year and the Devils’ No. 1 singles player was ranked No. 17 in the region in Division II. The Devils’ produced the most conference wins in school history. Meanwhile, the men’s program ended their COVID-19 shortened season by beating the MTEN

first Division I team in program history, Mount Saint Mary’s.

Margiasso came to USciences after serving as the assistant coach for the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) men’s and women’s teams during the 2018-19 campaign. In his lone season, the women’s team was ranked as high as No. 5 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and reached the quarterfinals of the National Tournament. He coached the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)

https://www.itatennis.com/ITA/Media/News_2019/2019_ITA_NAIA_Regional_and_Na tional_Awards_Announced.aspx NAIA National Women’s Rookie of the Year-Priya Sukkanha-who went undefeated and earned as high as the https://www.itatennis.com/ITA/Results_Rankings/2018-2019%20Rankings/201819N AIAWomen/ National_Rankings/NAIA_Women_s_National_Singles_Rankings_-_May_22__ 2019.aspx

No. 3 ranking in the country. The Bees’ women’s program finished the season with a https://savannah.scadathletics.com/sports/womens-tennis/schedule/2018-19 12-4 ledger and reached the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship Quarterfinals.

Margiasso joined SCAD after leading New York City’s prestigious The Nightingale-Bamford School to an undefeated season, culminating with the New York City Championship, in 2017-18. For six years (2011-17) he owned and operated NM4PR Tennis & Media, handling short coaching stints and media services for pro and junior tennis players, including ATP Tour pros Nick Kyrgios, Ryan Harrison, Chris Eubanks and former No. 1 U.S. Junior player Trent Bryde. He has also handled public relations for the ATP, the BB&T Atlanta Open and USTA and helped with the launching of the KidzTennis teaching franchise. Margiasso is a Team Babolat contracted coach, and he has also coached at the famed IMG Academy.

Olga grew up in Russia, and graduated Moscow Math College with a computer science degree. While living in Moscow she worked in a commercial company doing office management, processing graphic data, and representing the company in international exhibitions. After moving to the United States in 1998, Olga volunteered at the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and at various art events. Currently she teaches reading and writing in Russian for kids.

Olga lives in Stow with her husband, Aleksey, and two sons, Daniel and Philip. She loves life, people and tennis! In her spare time, besides taking tennis lessons and playing matches, she enjoys biking, kayaking, listening music, reading poetry, traveling, and going to performing arts events. She believes life is too short not to be happy.

Michael is from the Boston area and has been playing tennis since a young age. He grew up playing tennis at the Longfellow Clubs in Wayland and Natick and went on to play for four years at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Michael has also competed in USTA tournaments at the junior and men’s open levels.

Michael began teaching tennis at age 15 and enjoys sharing his love for the game and helping players develop. He has coached players in a range of ages and skill levels, teaching everything from fundamentals to advanced match strategy.

Aside from teaching tennis, Michael lives in Boston and is a recent graduate of Boston College’s MBA program. Michael’s hobbies include running and supporting the New England Revolution MLS soccer team.

Email: michael.glen@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Rachael has lived in Massachusetts for four years with her boyfriend after growing up in Southern California. She graduated from Fitchburg State University with a Communications Media with a concentration in Theatre degree. So when she isn’t at the front desk, she is on the stage, in front of a camera, or on the lookout for her next gig.

Before MLTC, she took multiple nannying jobs and was a full time student.

While she doesn’t play tennis herself, her parents are huge tennis fans so she feels right at home!

Email: frontdesk@marcuslewisenterprises.com
Phone: (978) 264-8349 ext. 7

Peter’s first tennis memory is sitting with his grandmother in front of her tiny black and white TV watching Eddie Dibbs and Harold Solomon play with Bud Collins and Donald Dell commentating on PBS TV. His grandmother had been a very good player in her youth in Germany, and told him stories about replacing gut strings one row at a time in the 1920’s. After that he was hooked and came of age with names like Arthur Ashe, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King and John McEnroe.

His father also played and Peter used the old equipment to teach himself by hitting balls against the wall. He asked his father how many times Borg could hit the wall without missing. His father replied by saying 500 strokes! Peter never got close, but he did get very good at climbing the fence to retrieve the balls from the roof above his favorite wall.

Among his top tennis highlights are attending Wimbledon three times and the US Open many times. Attending the Australian Open is on the bucket list.

The best moment of his tennis career came when Bud Collins called him on the home phone in response to a letter that he had sent him. Bud was extremely gracious and helpful in helping Peter to secure a position at the US Open in 1998 in the communications department as a paid staffer. RIP Bud, and thanks!

Most recently he has served as the manager of a local tennis club, loves to follow pro tennis, play as often as he can and participate in several competitive tennis leagues.

When not playing or watching tennis, he is taking care of his twin boys. They are currently in high school and sadly do not share his passion for tennis (although they do play soccer, baseball, and basketball however!).

Email: peter.burhoe@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Originally from Chicago, Elaine graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a Ph.D. in biological engineering/toxicology. After a dozen years of pharmaceutical research in the Boston area, she became interested in crowdsourcing and continues to work as the head of Challenge Design in the field of open innovation. Elaine plays on and is the captain of CMITA, DBH, and USTA teams. In her free time, she enjoys ice hockey, reading, traveling, and watching live tennis (most recently, the Laver Cup). Email: elaine.chin@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Al grew up in Madison Wisconsin and later graduated from the Honors Program at the University of Wisconsin where he obtained degrees in psychology and sociology. After graduating and moving to Mass he worked for 18 years as a Mental Health Counselor and 10 years as a Financial Advisor, all the while teaching tennis part time.
He founded the very successful Jamaica Plain tennis program back in the late 1990s which grew to be the largest outdoor full-time summer tennis camp for kids in Boston. It doubled in size 3 years in a row.
Al has been a USPTA Certified Elite Teaching Pro for 25 yrs and was formerly ranked in the top 30 of the USTA’s Men’s Open Singles division. He has coached all levels of women’s teams in DBH, CMITA, and USTA leagues with numerous teams winning the league and even national championships.
When he’s not on court Al is an avid Patriots and Green Bay Packers fan. He also enjoys going to movies and eating out and spending time with friends.

Email: al.punke@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Kotchawan Iang-im was born and raised in Thailand. She began playing tennis at age 7 and grew up playing with her aunt. She competed at the U14, U16, U18 levels, and then moved into playing for her city and the college team in Thailand (Chonburi).

Kotchawan eventually stopped playing at the competitive level because of school and because of her passion to teach the game instead. Tennis is the reason for her majoring in exercise science and she hopes to apply it to tennis after graduate school.

After receiving her undergraduate degree, Kotchawan coached in Thailand for a couple of years and then moved to Florida in 2018 for another degree in Exercise Science at the University of South Florida.

She is extremely passionate about teaching tennis with all ages and levels and wants to share that passion with everyone she is on the court with.

Email: kotchawan@marcuslewisenterprises.com

He started playing tennis seriously at age 30 and took a few lessons at the Weston Racquet club in Waltham. Peter grew to love the game of tennis and has played at several clubs recreationally, on several teams and in many tournaments. He decided to change careers in 2021 to teach people the wonderful sport of tennis. He feels that tennis and the business world are similar in that in both endeavors you need to focus on “continual improvement”. The basics are the same….attitude, behavior, and technique.

Peter has two wonderful sons and enjoys the great outdoors.

Email: peter.bannon@marcuslewisenterprises.com

David has been a health and fitness enthusiast his whole life, studying and refining his discipline in exercise form and healthy eating. He competed in a number of health and fitness competitions and won first place in the 2005 NPC Typhoon Bay Open and the 2006 Lakeland Classic Open lightweight division. David was reacquainted with tennis after his wife gifted him a lesson while celebrating their anniversary. He became a student of tennis and quickly developed a passion for the form and discipline needed to improve. David is a stickler for proper tennis form and stretching to maximize the kinetic chain and staving off injury. David enjoys playing tennis as much as possible, as well as participating in team leagues and USTA tournaments. When David is not on court, he loves to spend his time with his family, his work in software development, gardening, cooking and working on his numerous technical geek projects.

Email: david.wiener@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Andrea Samuelson is a warm-hearted, upbeat young woman who has had a tennis racquet in her hand practically since she could walk! Andrea’s family has played tennis for generations, and she shares the love of the sport and the connection it brings. She is a confident and helpful instructor, ready to assist you on the court. Off the court, Andrea is an entrepreneur with her own ancient energy healing practice, Initiating Peace, seeing clients in Waltham she studies Universal Kabbalah with the Modern Mystery School International. During Andrea’s high school tennis career, she played 2nd singles on the Newburyport, Massachusetts girls tennis team. Andrea was pivotal in the two year streak win of the Cape Ann League championships, the first time for Newburyport girls since 1998! A favorite memory she has is of winning a match against a rival team’s number one player in a tournament, then receiving the opportunity to face the number six ranked girl in all of Massachusetts. She understands the importance of being a great team player, supportive person to turn to, as well as competing on the court! Andrea’s friendly and competitive spirit brought her to teach tennis starting in 2014 with the Newburyport Youth Services, coaching kids and now adults. She loves sharing her enjoyment of tennis with others, at all skill levels, who also are as excited to play as herself. Andrea grew up in Newburyport, and currently resides in the Boston area. Her goal is to become a better teacher and player in the years to come and to spread her joy at Marcus Lewis Tennis Center to everyone she is in service towards.

Email: andrea.samuelson@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Greg was born in France and started playing tennis there at the age of four. At the same time he was also other sports such as soccer and rugby. He then moved to the United states at the age of ten where he decided to stick with tennis as his main sport. It wasn’t until high school that he realized he could play at a high level and have an opportunity to play in college.
Greg played for Littleton high school for four years, and two of them as the number 1 singles player. He made the semi-finals of the Central Mass state tournament both years. Throughout high school Greg worked as a junior instructor at the MLTC and then went on to play Canadian Division 1 tennis at Concordia University in Montreal where he played second singles and first doubles. In doing so, Greg gained great experience against very high level players. After playing two seasons at Concordia, Greg came back to study computer engineering at Umass Lowell and continue coaching at MLTC.

Email: greg@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Renee joins the MLTC with a strong administrative background having 20 years in the mortgage industry. New to the sport of tennis she practices whenever possible & always looks forward to weekly classes.
In her free time she enjoys cheering on her sons soccer & hockey teams, reading and all things Disney!

Email: renee.giordano@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Leo Feininger is a recent graduate of Boston University, where he earned a BFA in printmaking and a minor in Japanese language and literature. He is a practicing artist and a member of Full Tilt Print Studio in Dedham, MA. He is a lover of nature, music, and the arts. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, hiking, camping, and making pasta among other things.

Email: leo.feininger@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Carol was raised in Oregon. A bookworm as a child, Carol’s parents encouraged her to try sports. They wanted her to be more social and fit and to learn teamwork, discipline, leadership, and sportsmanship. Carol graduated as valedictorian of her high school class, but her fondest memories come from her experiences in sports and the teammates she shared them with. In the end, Carol earned varsity letters in 4 different sports and led her volleyball team to its first undefeated season, earning her a spot on the state all-star team. She was also the first female recipient of the school’s “Mr. Hustle” award – an award presented only by the unanimous vote of the entire varsity coaching staff.
In college, Carol continued her athletic ways, playing both volleyball and rowing crew. Her volleyball team was the most successful in the school’s history – winning multiple league titles and playing for the national championships. At graduation, Carol received the school’s prestigious Paul Barney Award for excellence in academics, athletic success and leadership, contribution to campus life and sense of humor.
Carol then earned her law degree at Cornell Law School and pursued a legal career in Silicon Valley. While she worked, Carol realized she missed the value of athletics in her life and wanted to try a new sport. Her husband encouraged her to try tennis. He bought her a racquet and 5 lessons with a local pro. And so, it began! Carol has now played for years, recreationally and competitively. She brings her love of the game to her classes and the students she teaches.
Here at MLTC, Carol works with kids, teens, and adults. She encourages her students to work hard but to also have fun. She wants her students to learn the same values from sports that she did, values that can positively impact everything else you pursue in life. Carol believes that everyone has an athlete inside of them. You just need to find a sport that you enjoy playing and work to improve yourself at it. She looks forward to meeting you and working with you and your children.

Email: carol.timm@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Padhma graduated from Northeastern University, Boston and works in the financial industry. She plays badminton and participates in 5k and 10k’s running events. She has also played volleyball during her high school days. During summers, she is mostly hiking with her family around the New England region. She started playing tennis in 2021 and is currently training under Coach Wai Ling. Padhma also loves to swim.

Email: connecticut@universaltennis.com

2/5/23, Easton, 16U L6 Champion
7/17/22, Acton, 16U L6 Champion
9/7/22, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion

John is a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)-certified coach and player with over four decades of experience. As a junior player in his home country of England, he played at the Junior Wimbledon nationals and went on to compete at the highest level, eventually turning professional. He also competed on the men’s professional satellite circuit until a severe back injury forced him to retire from competing at the Qualifiers at Wimbledon. He trained closely with esteemed coach Lennie Heppell, a specialized movement “guru”, who also worked with sports greats Bjorn Borg, Steffi Graf, Kevin Keegan and Peter Shilton.

John joined his personal coaches of many years, Keith Reynolds (National Development Coach) and Ashley Broomhead, and coached at the Watchorn Tennis Club in Derbyshire, England where he trained over 20 national players and champions.

After moving to the United States in 1984, John took on the role of director and manager of the former Tennis 128 club in Burlington, Massachusetts. There he developed and managed all junior programs as well as organized competitive team and social tennis programs for adults.

Having spent the seven of the last years at the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center, five as High Performance Director, John looks forward to creating a great environment on and off the court!

Email: john.hattersley@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Karen is a former New England ranked youth and Division I college player. After taking a long hiatus from the sport, she returned several years ago with a renewed interest and passion for teaching. She aspires to customize teaching according to the goals and preferred learning approaches of each student.

Karen enjoys many other sports and outdoor activities in her leisure time. She also enjoys working at improving her meditation practice and incorporating the mindfulness approach in her everyday life.

Email: karen.reedy@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Ajay started playing tennis at the age of 6 at a small club near Pune India. He won his first title at the age of 9 at the Karnataka Tennis Open in Harihar. After that he continued to enjoy tennis but also played cricket and soccer for his school teams. Ajay again got into competitive tennis in his Junior and Senior years in high school; where he competed in various national tournaments across India. He then got a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Math, Accounting and Finance from Arizona and Texas. After that he has used his academic skills in various private and public enterprises helping them become more viable and profitable. He finished his last role as a Finance Controller at Medtronic. After the pandemic in 2020, Ajay decided that he wanted to follow his passion and have more time for his family. He started coaching soccer and tennis. He currently runs a soccer program for kids aged 6-12 at Torit Montessori. He also loves to coach tennis for all age groups and skill levels. Ajay loves to stay healthy and enjoys the outdoors. He spends a lot of time helping his son master all that he has learnt over many years. Tennis, Soccer, Biking, Hiking, Chess, Rock Climbing. Ajay brings an intense personality to his tennis and as a instructor pushes his students to be the best players possible. His coaching style is filled with lots of education about the game and bringing strong habits that will build muscle memory to play with good footwork and develop consistency.

Email: ajaysonalkar@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Paul started playing tennis as a teen in the former USSR where he played in regional and state tournaments. He continued playing tennis while at college at Northeastern University. During his high tech and entrepreneurial career, he eventually began coaching.
Paul coached both kids and adults, all levels from total beginner to experienced and advanced. His approach to the game is very structured yet flexible. He emphasizes proper modern fundamentals (e.g., grips, technique, footwork, kinetic chain body mechanics, physical and mental conditioning, etc.) and allows his students to find and develop their own unique style while moving forward at a comfortable pace and enjoying the process.
 

Email: paul.borenstein@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Nick learned to play the game at an early age from his father. Playing on hard true courts at the Hyannis Port Club during the summers, he went on to play #1 on the Deerfield Academy JV team. Attending the Nick Bolletieri tennis camp in Florida and the Nike tennis camp in Santa Cruz, CA, Nick furthered his tennis skills. Nick is excited to return to the game of tennis after spending much time in College and beyond playing squash. He is now coaches and teaches both sports, finding their harmony less elusive.

Email: nick.johnson@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Matt Chandler was a native of North Carolina before finding his way up here in the Northeast near the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center.
In his 37th year as a teaching professional, Matt joined the MLTC in 2014.
Matt was nationally ranked as a junior player and rose to #4 in singles and #1 in doubles in North Carolina. He had an impressive record of 84-4 and also made it to the state finals twice.
His playing ability earned him a four-year athletic scholarship into college. After competing in numerous prize money events, Matt ultimately decided to take his expertise into teaching tennis.
He achieved the highest rating of Professional 1 with the United States Professional Tennis Association. As a Director of Tennis and Head Tennis Professional at various prestigious facilities, he was voted “Top 3 Tennis Professionals” in South Carolina.
Matt has worked with thousands of Junior and Adult Players alike from the beginner to nationally ranked level. He has simplified teaching methods and an ability to assist his clients in an energetic, yet easy to understand way.
Matt spends his spare time with his two beautiful children, Michael and Emma.

Email: matt.chandler.mltc@gmail.com

8/21/22, Acton, 12U L7 Champion
8/7/22, Weston, 12U L7 Champion

2/12/23, Nashua, NH, 16U L6 Champion
1/15/23, Riverside, RI, 14U L6 Champion
11/19/22, Nashua, NH 14U L6 Champion
01/11/20, Nashua, NH 12U L6 Champion
10/07/19, Westboro, MA 12U L7 Champion
04/18/18, Dorchester, MA 10U L7 Champion

David graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont with a BA in mathematics, and moved to Massachusetts shortly afterward. He has worked in the IT industry for many years, as a software developer and as an IT consultant. When not working, David can be found tackling some of the many things needed to keep an old farmhouse going, or taking walks with his dog.

An avid tennis fan and player from a young age, David has played in, and captained, USTA and North Shore League teams. Years ago, David and his wife Lisa also ran the Groton (Nashoba) tennis tournament held at Lawrence Academy in Groton.

Email: david.besse@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Jess grew up locally playing tennis in Chelmsford during the summer. She went on to graduate with a marketing degree from Florida State University and work in corporate finance for 15 years. After having her second child she took a step back from work to focus on family.

She enjoys spending time with her family and walking their dog. Jess’ children have discovered a love for tennis and have really enjoyed the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center programming.

Email: jess.torrey@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Michelle started playing tennis at age 7, part of a family where everyone played constantly. She grew up competing in the junior and club leagues in Venezuela. She joined the club in 2016 and completed the MLTC instructor training course in 2020 and has been teaching for MLTC since. She has continued to play tennis competitively on several USTA and CMITA teams.
In 2019, after 30 years working in the corporate world, first as a management consultant and then as a Director of Supply Chain and Corporate Venturing. she decided to reinvent herself as a teacher. She now teaches full time high school Spanish at the Framingham High School and earned her Masters in Education this year.
Michelle grew up in Venezuela, where she obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Metropolitana. She then moved to the US to complete her MBA from Cornell University in 1996. She moved to New England after graduate school and settled in the Acton area, where she resides with her husband and three kids and two dogs.

Email: michelle.dawson@marcuslewisenterprises.com

Jennifer received her BS Degree in Business Management from Lesley
University. In her professional career she held numerous positions in
marketing and event management. Over the last 15 years she managed corporate
events with EMC and Dell Technologies.

Recently retired, Jennifer jumped into the Pickleball craze. In 2022, she
found the Marcus Lewis Tennis Center as an outlet for her passion with both
round robin play and instruction. She and her husband spend winters in
Florida in a community that offers 241 pickleball courts and a wide variety
of opportunities to play. Jennifer also enjoys golf, hiking, biking, and
most anything outside. She has 3 grandkids in Massachusetts and other
family in Massachusetts and Florida.

Email: jen.royce@marcuslewisenterprises.com