About Us
We are always looking for qualified instructors; if interested,
please call 410-267-0615 or email us at:
info@aatstennis.org
Background:
Evolving from the Greater Annapolis Tennis School (GATS) and the
Annapolis Optimist Tennis School, The Annapolis Area Tennis School, Inc.
(AATS) began 10 years ago as a grass roots tennis program dedicated to
providing accessible, affordable and fun tennis instruction to the
Annapolis Area community.
Present:
As an umbrella "Community Tennis Association" of the United State
Tennis Association, AATS strives to include several population segments of the community at large -
youth, disadvantaged, senior citizens, and the 'neighborhood players'
concept.
Mission Statement:
Our Vision:
we promote 'Tennis for Everyone' as a means of achieving:
►Health
►Self
Esteem
►Community
►Life
Management
Our Mission:
we provide year-round tennis programs to AA County residents of all
ages and stations in
life that are:
►Instructive
►Fun
►Affordable
►Accessible
Our Values:
in our operations, we hold to the ideals of:
►Integrity
- "we do what we say we will do"
►Openness -
"we are open to the needs and possibilities of all people"
►Commitment
- "we consider our cause to be beneficial to the community"
►Dignity -
"we believe our tasks are worth doing well and in style"
Our Special Features:
►All
persons are accepted into our programs regardless of their ability
to pay
►A maximum
teacher-student ratio of 6-to-1 is maintained in lessons and clinics
►Most
programs are conducted on public courts
►The Board
of Directors and administrators are volunteers
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
•Russell
Fink, President
PTR, retired church pastor and
executive, Director of USTA sanctioned tournaments, nationally
ranked USTA tournament player, volunteer AATS instructor, USTA/MD
2008 Tournament Director of the year.
•Michael
Briles
Architect, Real Estate agent, AATS
walk on program manager
•Peggy Sange
Retired Educator; Competitive
Tennis Player; USTA League Coordinator, Volunteer AATS instructor,
USTA/MD 2008 Adult Program Administrator of the year.
•Millicent
Hartwell
Litigation Case Manager, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
Dunner, LLP
USTA/MAS multicultural committee
member, 2007 USTA/MAS volunteer of the year,
Systems Developer with the firm Bill Me Later,
competitive
tennis player.
Co-founder of
Instructors and Coaches
| Russell Fink• | Jaime Veracka• | Ed McHugh | Collin Magliolo |
| Paul Lee• | Randy Stevens• | Ron Amatucci | Richard Beyer |
| Lisa Chapman | Nicole Cook | Brett Harrick• | Michael Hudson |
| Miguel Lopez | Gloria McKee | Donna O'Malley• | John Rene• |
| Beverly Schwink• | Paolo Vieiradias | Nancy Wright | •USPTA and/or PTR certified |
For questions or comments, please contact Paul Lee at annapolistennis08@comcast.net