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Beckner  Darren Becker
Darren grew up on the North Shore of Massachusetts where he captained the Manchester High School tennis team to a state championship in 1998.  He went on to play college tennis at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, competing at the #1 doubles and #2 singles positions.  In 2003, Darren was named Academic All-Conference by the NESCAC, and graduated from Wesleyan University with High Honors in Philosophy.  Having taught and directed tennis for a wide variety of clubs and programs since 1996, along with serving as Bentley University’s Assistant Tennis Coach in 2007, Darren brings a wealth of experience to the Mount Auburn Club.  He enjoys working with all ages, abilities, and personalities.  He has been certified by the USPTR since 2005. When you don’t see Darren on court, he is likely in the mind/body studio, practicing yoga and meditation. He has been an avid Buddhist practitioner since traveling to India in 2004, where he began formally investigating the connection between mind, body, and spirit.
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   Debbie Bickoff
Debbie, a native of Sharon, MA, competed locally at Sharon High School and Springfield College. Majoring in Sports Management, she worked for several summers in the tournament office at the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. She is a USPTA certified professional and has taught tennis at the Easton Tennis Club and at the Suburban Athletic Club. Debbie has been teaching at the Mount Auburn Club since 1994 and is currently part time.
bickoff_d  Matt Gelotte
Matt grew up in Westwood, Massachusetts and graduated from the University of New Hampshire.  After graduation, he organized the Summer Tennis Program for the Recreation Department on Martha's Vineyard. In 1989 Matt joined the Mount Auburn tennis staff full time and has been the #1 singles and doubles player for the MAC's Men's A team for the last fifteen years. Since Matt started his own business in 2002, he teaches part time.
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  		 Jonathan Kiley
Jon, originally from Middletown, Connecticut, was trained as a tennis instructor at the prestigious Van der Meer Tennis Center in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He attended Technical College of Low Country in South Carolina where he competed in Division II Junior College tennis. In 1995 the college team went to Junior College Nationals. From 1997 through 2000, Jon was a tennis instructor at The Port Royal Racquet Club, one of the top fifty resorts in the country. Prior to returning to the Mount Auburn Club, Jon was a tennis professional at the Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center located in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Most recently he was a Head Tennis Professional at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Jon is certified as a tennis instructor by the USPTA and USPTR and is the Summer Camp Director at the Mount Auburn Club.
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 Amine Lahmeur
Amine was born and raised in Morocco. From 1994-1997, he competed on the Junior Tennis circuit throughout Africa and Europe. After that, Amine changed his sports career to soccer and played Division One. He was selected for the 1999 Moroccan 21-and-under National team. In 2000, Amine moved to the United States to pursue his education at Northeastern University. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the  University of Massachusetts at Boston, and he is currently finishing his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University.  From 2004 to 2007, he was an Assistant Tennis Professional at The Tennis Academy at Harvard. Amine is a certified USPTR professional in teaching tennis.  He currently holds a full time position as the Assistant Director for the After School Program at Shady Hill and teaches part time at the Mount Auburn Club. He works with all ages and ability levels. His knowledge and experience is sure to improve anyone's game.
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 Sheryl Maskell
Head Tennis Pro, Sheryl Maskell, grew up in Massachusetts and has over twenty-five years of tennis teaching experience. She was the #1 ranked Junior in New England and went on to play tennis at the University of Florida after earning a tennis scholarship.  She continued her playing career after graduation and was ranked #1 in New England in Women's Singles and Mixed Doubles (with Assistant Head Pro Nino Vinkovic). She has been certified as a tennis professional by both the USPTR and the USPTA for the past fifteen years. Sheryl supervises the tennis staff, as well as the Women's Daytime Leagues.
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  Kempton Smith
Kempton grew up in Negril, Jamaica and graduated from Sav-La-Mar Secondary High School in 1995.  Before moving to Boston in 2001, he played competitive tennis and was ranked as the #1 Junior in Negril and became a Tennis Professional for the Point Village Resort in Negril, Jamaica from 1997-2001.  Once in Boston, he worked as a Tennis Professional at the Woburn Racquet Club for 7 years and as the Junior Coordinator for 5 of those years.  From 2003-2009 he was the Head Tennis Professional with the Bear Hill Golf Club in Stoneham, MA.  He is currently certified through USPTR and enjoys working with all levels of players.
vinkovic_n   Nino Vinkovic
Assistant Head Tennis Pro, Nino Vinkovic, has taught at the Mount Auburn Club for twenty years. A nationally ranked Junior in Croatia, he was ranked #1 in New England in Mixed Doubles (with Head Pro Sheryl Maskell). He is a USPTR certified professional and oversees the Men's Central Mass and USTA teams. He coaches the top DBH Women's team and is also the director of all club tournaments.
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 Chris Williamson
Chris, originally from Buffalo, NY, has been teaching tennis professionally for over thirty-five years.  Chris was the Head Tennis Professional during summers at clubs such as The Lake George Club NY, The Country Club of Buffalo, The Four Season Racquet Club and The Pelham Country Club.  He was the Senior Staff Professional at the Weston Racquet Club for nine years.  Chris is a certified tennis instructor by the USPTR and has extensive competitive playing experience, winning numerous local and New York state tennis tournaments.