founder's Park | MM 87 | Islamorada, Florida Keys
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Coach Susie with (L to R) Suzy Fryman,, Denise Dallas, Lisa Coakley, Bonnie Coffin, Kathy Dixon, Julie Landau (not pictured: Barbara Bernstein)
Islamorada's own Coach Susie Jannach was recently named the 2016 USPTA Tennis Professional of the Year for District 19. The award was presented to Coach Susie at the annual USPTA (United States Professional Tennis Association) Annual Convention in Orlando June 1-5.
According to Jim Morton, USPTA District 19 President and Director of Tennis at Ocean Reef, Coach Susie earned the award for her outstanding contribution to the sport in her local community by organizing and directing many new tennis programs at Founder’s Park. Some of her programs include a women’s travel tennis team, famous tennis boot camps, seasonal leagues, Triples tournaments and more!
“This award validates my hard work and commitment these last few years to introduce tennis into our community. The support from my players challenge me to keep raising the bar every practice session, fitness regime and special events,” explained Coach Susie.
Coach Suie co-owns Tiki Tennis, Inc. with Coach Greg Pearson and together they manage all tennis activities for the Village of Islamorada at Founder’s Park.
This summer, Coach Susie will be busy offering her award-winning instruction at the Tiki Tennis Summer Tennis Camp at Founder’s Park for kids and adults aged 6-90. She and Coach Greg will host numerous weekly sessions throughout the summer. Sign up and more information is available at the Pool Office at Founder's Park.
Sign up for summer camp in the main Founder's Park office by the pool. For more information call Susie or Greg or click here to contact us via email.
The first annual Tiki Tennis CardioTennis Triples Tournament was a huge success. Eight teams of three competed in a round-robin tournament format that concluded with an action-packed final match where Stephanie Moore, Mickey and Makani Morrison defeated Elizabeth Baxter, Bonnie Coffin and Shirley Wilson.
The rules of Cardio Tennis Triples are simple. You have teams of between 3 and 6 players. Even if there are odd numbers it is not a problem because the players rotate after every single point, so they never sit out more than one fast-action point at a time. You use the orange balls so the points are long and dramatic and no one is intimidated by playing the net. Score is kept as a team with short matches to 15 points. Most important, everyone has FUN and stays involved the entire time and gets a great workout.
Tournament Winners - (L to R) Makani and Mickey Morrison, Stephanie Moore
Tournament Finalists - (L to R) Shirley Wilson, Bonnie Coffin, Elizabeth Baxter
Tournament Final Match - (L to R) Tournament Co-Director Coach Susie Jannach, Bonnie Coffin, Shirley Wilson, Elizabeth Baxter, Stephanie Moore, Mickey Moore, Makani Moore, Tournament Co-Director Greg Pearson.
The holidays are just around the corner and what better gift to give than the gift of tennis! We now have Tiki Tennis Gift Certificates available to use for lessons, camps, ball machine (coming soon) and more. Ask Susie or Greg or contact us here to purchase one.
