Tennis Pros
TENNIS PROS
Sam Hughes, General Manager/Head Tennis Pro
- U.S. Professional Tennis Registry (PTR)-certified
- 15 years experience as an instructor
- Played college tennis at Hampden-Sydney College
- Won the 45 Men’s singles title at the American Tennis Association National Championships in 2003 and also won the Maryland State Hard-court singles championship in 2003
- Earned a law degree from the District of Columbia School of Law
Yared Mekbib, Senior Pro
- Instructor with 49 years of playing experience, 22 years of coaching and instructing experience, totaling over 12,000 hours of teaching experience.
- Experience teaching both children and adults at both private and public tennis facilities around the country, including Tucson, Denver, Miami and San Francisco.
- Coached former I.T.F/WTA #1 junior singles and doubles player from Kazakhstan while she was here in D.C. as an exchange student for a year, before she went on to play Division 1 college tennis in Ohio (2012-2013)
- Former volunteer tennis coach with YTA (Youth Advantage)/U.C. – Berkeley Bear Tracks Program, U.C. – Berkeley Campus, Berkley, California (1999-2001)
Bailo Ba, Senior Pro
- Davis Cup Veteran
- Certified Pro at FFT/ PTR /FST
- 30 + years of coaching experience
- 10 + years of USTA High Performance Coaching for 10 & under
- 7 Yr hitting Pro at Roland Garros Paris
- Specialize in Performance Enhancement, Techniques, Game Strategy, Single and Doubles
- Fluent in English /French/ Arabic
Vlatko Bosevski, Senior Pro
- Born in Belgrade, Serbia, Vlatko has spent most of his life playing and teaching tennis
- Over 20 years of coaching experience
- USTA Sport Sciences certified expert Levels 1 and 2 in Psychology, Nutrition, Physiology and Biomechanics
- USTA High Performance Program graduate in 2006 year at Harvard, Boston, MA. PTR Professional rating 4A Map Rated, ITF Professional Level 3 Certified Coach
- Has played ATP tournaments, and was twice University of St. Cyril & Methodius Champion in singles and doubles
- Has attended tennis ITF, PTR, ETA educational courses, conventions and was accredited coach at the US Open 2013 year as a part of USTA High Performance initiative
- Studied at University of St. Cyril & Methodius, Macedonia, Major – English Language, Literature, German Language
Jocelyn Davis, Assistant Pro
- Played Div. I tennis at Cal Poly
- Over 8 years of coaching experience
- Was ranked top 70 in the country in junior tennis
- Assistant Coach for Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Team
- Played future tournaments and placed second in the Santa Maria $25,000 tournament in September 2010
- Earned a Master’s degree from Tel Aviv University in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic
Shelby Jones, Tennis Instructor
- U.S. Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) certified since 1999
- Over 20 years of coaching experience – Adults and Juniors
- Associate Head Coach Varsity Tennis Boys & Girls – Sidwell Friends School
- Junior Development Instructor, 4 Star Tennis Academy
- Junior Development Instructor, Jack Schore Tennis Academy – focused on preparing juniors to compete in tournaments and on high school tennis teams
- BA, Political Science, University of Md, College Park
Chris Robinson
- PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) certified Professional rating for 10 & Under and 11-17 age groups
- USPTA Professional certified 13 years +
- RPT/ICI certified Level 1 competitive coach
- Assistant Tennis Coach, St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC.
- Licensed Real Estate agent with Long and Foster Columbia in Columbia, MD
- Former NCAA Division III and ITF 35’s and Futures competitor
- Current 5.0 USTA NTRP rating as a player
Derek Colbert, Director of Junior Tennis
- PTR Certified
- Was member of Univ. of South Florida tennis team
- Has provided over 40 years of tennis instruction to children and adults
- Member of 2019 55 & Over DC/USTA Championship Team
- Colbert family previously named as Mid Atlantic Tennis Family of the Year
