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BETHPAGE TENNIS
101 Norcross Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714
516-933-8500

Staff


Chelsea Riccio
Managing Director of Central Long Island Clubs
Maria Kinalis
General Manager
Alison Corcoran
Women's League & Seasonal Director
Mike Barrell
Mike Barrell
Executive Director of Tennis, SPORTIME Clubs

Mike hails from the United Kingdom and has been a coach for more than 30 years. As a coach and tennis consultant worldwide, he has worked and delivered training in over 80 countries, supporting the development of tennis on five continents. Mike has been a keynote speaker at three ITF Worldwide Conferences and has presented at multiple USPTA World Conferences, PTR International Symposia, and National Conferences, and is a regular contributor to the ATP/WTA Pro Course. Mike was the author of the ITF Tennis10s manual, the Official U10 Program of many nations across the globe. His previous roles include Director of Tennis at MatchPoint in Southampton, England, and Director of Junior Tennis at the West Hants Club in Bournemouth, England. A Level Five LTA Coach, PTR Professional, and USPTA P1, Mike was also an LTA Master Tutor, ITF Expert, and PTR World Professional of the Year in 2007. In 2022 he was recognized as a PTR International Master Professional. He joined the SPORTIME/JMTA team in 2022, bringing his coaching and coach education background to the key role of developing our coaching staff and enhancing our programs across the Company.

Wael Kilani
Wael Kilani
Director of Tennis

Wael Kilani is a native of Tunis, Tunisia, where he was champion in all categories and age groups, a Davis Cup player and the Men's Teams African Champion. Wael’s highest ITF ranking is # 69 in the world. He competed in three Juniors Grand Slams and played the Main Draw of the U.S Open Juniors.
 
Wael played professionally before he joined the University of South Florida as the number 1 player (NCAA-D1) ranked top 50 in Singles and Doubles in the nation, where he got a full scholarship from 2008 to 2012 and earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Wael helped USF win the Big East Conference for the first time in the school's history and was chosen as the Big East Freshman of the Year.
 
Wael is certified as an Elite USPTA Coach and Honored as The Industry Excellence AWARD by the USPTA in 2018. He is also certified by the PTR and the Global Professional Tennis Coach Association-GPTCA-B. Wael was also selected by the ITF to coach the best junior players in Africa in the ITF junior circuit. He was the captain of the Tunisian National Team under 14 which won the African championship and qualified for the World Cup. In 2016, Wael Kilani was the Tunisian Fed Cup Coach, having Ons Jabeur as #1 player along with coaching top ATP and WTA players. Wael spent the past 7 years (2017-2023) as High Performance Coach at JMTA-Sportime Syosset leading programs and coaching the best Junior players in the Eastern section and the nation.
 

Gabriela Eva
Gabriela Eva
Coach

Gabriela who is from Coyhaique Chile was ranked top 10 in her country from the 14s all the way through the 18s. In her final year in juniors she sported a #1 ranking in Chile and that helped her earn a full scholarship to University of Northwestern Ohio, where she played primarily at the #4 singles spot and the #2 doubles potion. Gabriela earned All-conference honors. In 2021 Gabriela became the Women’s Assistant coach at University of Mobile before joining Sportime fall of 2023.

José Flores
José Flores
Coach

Originally from El Salvador, José began his career at a young age but began to flourish quickly reaching a career high junior ranking of top 3 nationally. Recruited to play for Division II powerhouse Benedict College, he received the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Award for outstanding play. At Benedict College, José won three consecutive DII championships and moved to the top 10 in the southern region ranking with his team. José has experience working as a tennis coach at multiple camps while he was in college. José joined our SPORTIME/JMTA team Fall of 2021.

Jeoffrey Noblecourt
Jeoffrey Noblecourt
Coach

Jeoffrey Noblecourt was born in Paris, France. He was a top ranked player in his home country as a junior and competed in some of the biggest tournaments in the world. Jeoffrey trained for 3 years at Nick Bollettieri’s tennis academy where he practiced and competed on a daily bases with some of the worlds best ATP players. Jeoffrey was recruited to play at Nicholls State University, where he earned first-team All-Southland for doubles and an individual title in single at the Ron Westbrooks Invitational. Jeoffrey transferred to Delta State University, where he finished his career playing No. 1 singles and doubles, while earning his degree in Finance. Post-graduation, Jeoffrey then earned his master’s degree in Business Administration from Nicholls State University. Jeoffrey joined our Sportime/JMTA team the fall of 2020.

Maria Solnyshkina
Maria Solnyshkina
Coach

Maria is originally from Russia, where she was a top junior tennis player since she was eight years old. She has played for the Russian Federation from 2012-2017 where she achieved a career high ITF world ranking of #124. She has won multiple ITF grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 events throughout her junior career. Maria has also competed on the pro circuit winning a 15K doubles title in Georgia before committing to play college tennis in the United States at University of Indianapolis. Maria was regional champion two times during her career as well as her team winning their conference two times. Maria was crowned the ITA indoor national NCAA D2 champion in 2021 and was the NCAA singles runner up in 2021. Maria joined SPORTIME and The JMTA family in the summer of 2022

Tristan Sommer
Coach

Tristan, born and raised in Long Island, Graduated from St Anthony’s high school as the 2017 boys varsity tennis captain. Tristan has been a part of the Sportime family since a baby being the son of Karl Sommer, former director of Tennis at Sportime Syosset and current teaching professional at Port Washington. Officially joining the staff in 2022,
Tristan uses his creativity and passion for the game to provide an exceptional experience on court for all ages in regards to tennis and pickleball.

Jill Spangenberg
Jill Spangenberg
Global Director of Retail, SPORTIME Clubs

Jill has led teams and built the business for a variety of specialty retailers throughout her career. From a strong apparel background, including Kenneth Cole, Jacadi, and Hot Topic, she moved into hard lines with Yankee Candle. After 10 years of moving the business forward at Yankee and Newell Brands, it was time for a new challenge. Jill is looking forward to building teams in our Pro Shops that serve as ambassadors for the SPORTIME and JMTA brands. Jill lives in Oyster Bay, NY and will be ensuring we exceed our players and members needs in all of our locations. She is also very much looking forward to tuning up her tennis game in the fall, and seeing what the sport of pickleball has to offer!

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