AMAGANSETT

Sue grew up playing tennis in Southern California and held national rankings in singles and doubles as a junior. She played for Columbia University (MVP 1987) and, after a long break, returned to compete on the senior’s tour, earning a world ranking as high as 22 in singles. Sue pursued careers in NYC as a book editor and as a restaurant owner, only to return to tennis when she moved to the Hamptons, and where she found the perfect job at SPORTIME that suited her love of the game, plus her experience in the service industry. To this day, 20 years later, Sue still loves arranging games for over 350 seasonal members, and working the tennis deck, known in Amagansett as "working the board"!

Hana, a native of Czech Republic, was a top ranked junior tennis player in her home country and competed globally on the ITF and WTA circuits. She turned pro in 1997 and earned 8 ITF singles titles and 35 ITF doubles titles. In 2006, Hana reached her career high WTA rankings of #87 in the world in singles and #63 in doubles. Hana competed in the U.S. Open in 2006 and 2008 and reached the second round of the French Open and Australian Open in 2006 and the second round at Wimbledon in 2007. Hana was a member of the NY Sportimes World TeamTennis franchise in 2007 and 2008. After retiring from the professional circuit in 2008, Hana joined Sportime as a teaching professional and Assistant General Manager in Amagansett. Hana started teaching at Sportime Randall’s Island and JMTA in 2012 and now splits her time between the two sites.

Michaela Kratochvilova has been running highly successful tennis programs at some of the best clubs in Connecticut for over 17 years. Michaela has a master's degree in Sports Management and is a USPTA and PPTA Elite certified professional. Michaela's was a top-ten junior in the Czech Republic, moving to the USA to attend Armstrong Atlantic State University in GA, where she was an All-American for four consecutive years in singles and doubles. Michaela is thrilled to be bringing her mission, to promote the game of tennis as a lifetime sport, to SPORTIME Amagansett!

As a junior from Douglaston, NY, Patrick reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the US Open boys' singles in 1983. At Stanford University, Patrick captained NCAA championship teams in 1986 and 1988, and graduated with a degree in political science. On the ATP Tour, Patrick achieved world rankings of No.28 in singles and No.3 in doubles, and won a French Open title in doubles. Patrick was the longest tenured U.S. Davis Cup captain in history, winning the cup in 2007. He was the General Manager of Player Development for the USTA until mid-2015 and joined SPORTIME/JMTA in 2017.

Brian was born and raised in the Washington DC area, where he played competitively as a junior. After being sidelined by a serious car accident, he moved down to Florida, at age 18, to rehab, train and play Futures tournaments. At age 20, Brian decided to focus his efforts on coaching. He spent 10 years doing so in Florida and in the Boston area, and the last 10 years doing so in the NYC area, coaching players of all ages and levels, from world-class to recreational. Brian joined Sportime and the JMTA in 2017.

Denis, hailing from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was a top ranked junior player in his home country, winning National Championships in both the Boys’ 16s and 18s, and achieving a #3 ranking in the 18s. In 2008, he became a member of the ITF Team of Europe, and made it to the third-round of the European Championships in 2012. Denis later attended Lindsey Wilson College, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. At LWC, he played #1 singles and doubles, and was the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Denis joined the team at SPORTIME Amagansett in 2017, and the SPORTIME Randall’s Island/JMTA Team in 2018. He returns to Amagansett as Co-Director of JMTA Amagansett for his second year.

Ted grew up playing tennis in California and has had a long and distinguished career as a ranked player, instructor, tennis club director and coach. Ted played #1 for Foothill College before competing on the satellite circuit in Europe and earning a premiere series ranking in France. Ted spent 10 years playing and teaching in France and is certified by the French Tennis Federation. He has been the director of tennis at a number of tennis facilities and in 1998 he earned the award for top tennis professional in Westchester County. Ted joined Sportime in 2004 and is a Director of Tennis at Sportime Randall's Island, as well as a program Director at Amagansett. He is USPTA certified.

Miguel Bendito (Queens College)
Stanislas Bedrune (Queens College)
Alexandr Rudenco (University of Montana)