Adult Tennis Lessons, Clinics, Training & Tennis Drills
Introduction to Tennis Drills for Adults
We offer competitive singles and doubles match play programs throughout our indoor season. Courts, schedules, balls, and scorecards are provided.
Coach Ilan offers weekly sign-ups for all levels throughout the week. See below for a list of current class offerings.
RSCT
Reserved Season Court Time (RSCT) lets players organize groups and reserve court time over a 26 or 27-week season (October 1st to April 15th) on a specific day and time, with the assistance of the Tennis Department. Available to players of all levels and includes Men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.
Tennis Lessons & Clinics
Cancellation Policy
Members must cancel lessons, clinics, and drills at least 24 hours before your scheduled activity. If a lesson is cancelled within the 24-hour time frame, you will be charged the spot time rate of the court. In the event of a “No Show”, you will be responsible for payment of the lesson in full. In the event the Tennis Pro is a “No Show”, you will be provided with a lesson by that Tennis Pro at no charge to you. Thank you for your understanding!
For more information contact
Alex Aleshin-Guendel, Assistant General Manager
301-598-5200 ext. 119
aaguendel@aspenhillclub.com
Claudia Silberglitt, Tennis Administrator
301-598-5200 ext. 121
tennisadmin@aspenhillclub.com
Tennis Pros
Elliott Datlow
General Manager & Tennis Director
Elliott has a Masters and Bachelors in Kinesiology from the University of Kentucky. His certifications include USTA High Performance, ITPA, PTR & USPTA Elite.
Elliott’s highlight as a tennis coach was being on-court at NCAA championships when one of his players became an NCAA All-American.
Elliott’s passion is showing as many people as possible that playing tennis will change their life for the better!
Ilan Shvartz
Adult Tennis Director
Ilan Shvartz has many years of tennis experience. Born in Haifa, Israel, Ilan started playing tennis when he was 6 years old. He played competitively in Israel before he was recruited with a scholarship to play tennis in the United States for Stony Brook University. Ilan started working at Aspen Hill Club in 2012 as a tennis pro. Ilan is hard-working and ambitious and has since been promoted to Assistant Tennis Director and Tennis Member Integration. Driven by his love for the sport and his passion for seeing his clients excel, he takes pride in providing the best and most fun clinics and lessons possible.
Norma Baker
Senior Tennis Pro
I started playing 53 years ago and have been teaching for 40 years. It was a thrill to Play for Hillsboro College, Tampa FL.
My whole family plays with my husband winning 9 National Gold Balls with our daughter Marianne in Father/Daughter National Doubles. Marianne was a Nationally Ranked junior, played for The University of Maryland on a full college scholarship, and is a two-time All-ACC Player. She won the National USTA Grass Courts Championship in Women’s Singles, Silver in Women’s Doubles, and Bronze in Mixed Doubles.
I continue to play USTA Leagues, GWTA, and Interclub as well as National Mixed Doubles tournaments with my husband Al. I love the sport and helping students learn to love and enjoy the game as much as I do. Aspen Hill is one of the premier Clubs in the area. I love working with all the Professional staff and enjoy playing with many of the nicest friends and members.
I am PTR Certified for Adults and Juniors Under 10 and am part of the USRSA (racquet stringers association). I was awarded Howard County Pro of the Year 2019.
Antoine Collins
Senior Tennis Pro
Antoine Collins started playing tennis at the age of ten years old through the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation. As a junior player, he represented the United States tennis team in Europe. This experience led to a full tennis scholarship at the University of the District of Columbia.
Antoine comes to us from most recently leading tennis programs in Los Angeles, California. He has coached tennis for over ten years, working with the Youth Tennis League in Burbank, CA, and at iTennis locations in Southern California. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors for the 40 Luv Tennis Foundation based in Inglewood, CA.
Jeff Klein
Senior Tennis Pro
Since 1979, Jeff has served as a tennis coach, Junior Tennis Director, Tennis Director, and now as a part-time tennis coach. He has been a PTR member for over 40 years. He works with players of all levels, including an AHC member at the U.S. Open. His mind/body teaching philosophy accelerates the learning process.
Eddie Ratnasiri
Staff Tennis Pro
Eddie was born and raised in Sri Lanka. He completed his GED at Central College in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, majoring in physical education. Eddie is PTR certified.
Eddie enjoys seeing his adult and junior students excel on the court. Eddie likes to bring fun tennis drills that will make young players engaged. Several of his students including his daughter have played in respected high school tennis teams. Eddie’s passion is to give a positive tennis experience to everyone who likes to play tennis.
Pam Owen
Staff Tennis Pro
Pam is PTR & USTA certified. She coaches MCTEF after-school programs throughout Montgomery County.
Pam enjoys having worked with Vicky Datlow at AHC and received so much training and wisdom from working with her.
Seeing her students get excited over their accomplishments and enjoying the game of tennis is a highlight of the job for her.
Cyrus Samet
Staff Tennis Pro
Cyrus has a Doctorate degree in Pharmacy from the University of Maryland and is USTA certified tennis coach.
Cyrus’s uncle was a Tennis Pro in Iran and encouraged him to choose tennis as his favorite sport. With a passion for tennis for 30+ years now, Cyrus led his team to become USTA Sectional Champions in doubles and 3rd place in Nationals League in the past. Cyrus also coached both his kids during high school and helped them thrive in the sport competitively, which led to several State Championships. Cyrus thrives for his clients to become better at the sport every day.
Debra Broadus
Staff Tennis Pro
Debra, a.k.a. Coach D, has a very colorful tennis journey, starting at the young age of 6 in San Palo, Brazil, in honor of both her parents and her tennis mentor, Arthur Ashe.
Coach D is a true coach. Over many years, she has enthusiastically coached women’s USTA League Teams to USTA State, Sectional, and National championships. She has produced and developed top high school and collegiate players currently playing at Tulane and Marymount Universities, and high school students at Bullis, Holton Arms, Madeira, and Wakefield.
Coach D has coached all levels from beginner to advanced junior and adult students. She holds a PTR coaching certification in Adult and Junior development. Tennis is both a passion and a profession for her. Her coaching is built on two principles. First, establish the goals and objectives of the student. Second, she advocates with a teaching style that is based on technical skills and encourages the free flow of experiential learning while having fun.
Coach D will be an asset to the Aspen Hill Club with a focus on assisting with growing our adult and junior tennis programs.
Cameron Silberglitt
Staff Tennis Pro
Cameron Silberglitt is a PTR-certified coach with extensive knowledge of the game. As a kid, he was shy and switched coaches frequently, so he has insight into how different coaching styles work for others. Having also captained the Paint Branch High School tennis team and having played on the University of Maryland club team, he understands the competitive mindset and what it takes to win matches. He is a very patient person who wants to help all of his students improve as much as possible while, of course, enjoying this wonderful sport!
Dominic Baxley
Senior Tennis Pro
Dominic specializes in tennis strategy and court IQ. His main focus for his students is enabling them to use their strengths during matches and understand how to construct points using different shots. Dominic is a firm believer that tennis is “a game of adjustment” and works with each player to help them understand how to recognize their opponent’s weaknesses, and exploit them. He is a certified USPTA/RSPA Elite Pro and part of the Tecnifibre Team.
Dominic holds two degrees from University of Maryland, and returning to Maryland after living in San Antonio. He now enjoys being back in his hometown of Frederick, eating crab, traveling, hanging out with good friends and spending time with his wife Casei, daughter Margot, & family. GO TERPS!
UTR at the Aspen Hill Club
We are very excited to be a UTR partner Club! UTR is fabulous because it will determine a rating for all players. As you already know, Aspen Hill Club is continuously looking for new and innovative ways to improve our tennis programming and create unique play opportunities for our players. AHC incorporates UTR (UTR Sports) into our programming.
A UTR rating is on a scale of 1 through 16.5 and is the same for everyone. This differs from a USTA NTRP rating score which goes up to 7.0 with different scales for male and female players. The UTR number allows us understand levels in a better way and a way to compare a male rated 3.5 USTA to a female player who is rated 4.0. This will help us all have more competitive matches and events. Having the most competitive matches possible is our goal with our UTR programming.
UTR ratings are determined by two things, your opponent’s RATING and the SCORE against them. If I had a close match against someone rated much higher than me, my rating will go UP. If I only won a few games against someone below me, my rating would drop a little bit. UTR’s algorithm has other factors such as length of the match and how long ago the match was. With these bits of info, UTR gives us a rating!
We ask that you set up a FREE UTR profile by visiting the UTR website at www.myutr.com/join. Once you create your FREE profile, please search for Aspen Hill Club and request to be a part of our UTR Club! The entire process will only take a few minutes.
Match Play and Adult Tennis Ladder match results are entered into UTR and our members are seeing their UTR numbers climb. You can also enter your own scores from spot time into UTR as long as both you and your opponent(s) have a FREE UTR account!
