Our Tennis Pro’s

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Naomi (Lendale) Johnson - Head Pro & Director of tennis

​​Lendale is the 1st openly gay player in history since the sport turned professional in 1968. He runs and develops our tennis programs while also competing on the ITF Pro Circuit and UTR tournaments as “Naomi” identifying as “Trans femme” not “Transgender.”

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Yashdeep - Staff Pro

Yashdeep is one of the best Indian tennis pro’s with a 10 year circuit experience and 5 years coaching experience. He held a national ranking of #21 and a Spanish ranking of #55. Also a scholarship holder at the Rafa Nadal Academy for 2 years where played as a hitting partner for Rafa himself and played under the watchful guidance of Mr Tony Nadal . Played ITF tournaments in 10 different countries and held the highest UTR rating of 12.

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Guillermo Artiz - Staff Pro

Guillermo competed for St. Francis College after moving to NYC to pursue his passion for tennis coaching and pursuing business administration.