Mount Aubrn Club - Meet the Staff

	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.
	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.
	Debbie Bickoff Debbie Bickoff, 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.
	Chris Williamson Chris Williamson, 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.
	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.
	Mason Astley Mason Astley grew up in Worcester, MA and played high school tennis at St. Paul's School in New Hampshire. He attended Swarthmore College where he was a member of the tennis and soccer teams. After school, Mason moved to Osaka, Japan, where he taught English for nearly two years. Upon his return to the States, he earned his USPTR certification and, over the past five years, has been on the teaching staff at the tennis camps at Harvard, The Adirondack Club, and The Paxton Sports Centre. At The Paxton Sports Centre, Mason competed for their C-Mass A team. In 2003-04, Mason was the Assistant and then Head Tennis Coach for the Men's and Women's teams at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Along with Mason's passion for tennis, he is an avid jazz musician. Mason joined the Mount Auburn Club team in 2004 and is the Junior Tennis Coordinator.
	Steve Prosowski Steve Prosowski was born in Bennington, VT. He moved to Sacramento, California at a young age where he played tennis at Oakmont High School. After graduation he moved back to Vermont where he attended Castleton State College. He was captain and the #1 singles player on the men’s tennis team for all four years. Steve graduated with a B.S in Business Management. After graduation he earned his USPTA certification while teaching at the Gunterman Tennis School in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. During the winter months, Steve spent time teaching in Dedham, MA, Middlebury, CT and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Steve returns to New England from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida where he was the Head Tennis Pro at the Weston Hills Country Club.
	Ryan Segelke Originally from Eaton, Colorado, Ryan played competitive Junior Tennis where he was ranked top twenty in the Intermountain section. Starting in 2001 while on the US Pro Satellite Circuit tour, Ryan was trained by many coaches including Pancho Seguro and Larry Stefanki. Additionally during this four year period, he taught tennis at Rancho San Clemente in San Clemente, California. After the tour, Ryan moved back to Colorado where he worked with high performance Juniors at the Marymount Sports Center in Fort Collins. Ryan is a member of the USPTA. He has a great passion for the game and loves to share his knowledge and experience.
	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.
Photo coming soon!	Emilio Zamalloa Emilio began his career teaching tennis in the early 1990s as an apprentice instructor for the Ashe-Bolletieri Cities Project in Newark, NJ. After spending a few years polishing his craft, Emilio went on to join the teaching staff of the Maywood Tennis Club and the Ridgewood Country Club. Emilio moved to Cambridge, MA in 2000 to become a tennis instructor at Harvard University. He has held several tennis teaching appointments at the University, most notably the position of Head Pro of Tennis Camps at Harvard, Adult Programs. Emilio took a break from tennis to pursue a Master's degree and a career as a Math teacher within the Boston Public Schools. He now runs clinics for the Mount Auburn Club on a part-time basis and also spends several weeks a year teaching at various resorts in the Caribbean. Emilio is sponsored by Wilson and is dually certified by the USPTA and the USPTR.
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