2016 LONG ISLAND TENNIS MAGAZINE’S
Coaches Roundtable Discussion Ed Krass Ed Krass coached the Harvard Women’s Tennis Team to four consecutive Ivy League titles from 1986-1990. Ed is the founder and director of the Annual College Tennis Exposure Camps, which are taught exclusively by all head college coaches for high school-aged players (15-18). Ed is also the founder of One-On-One Doubles tournaments, which have been played at USTA, ATP, ITA and USPTA national events. Ben Marks Ben Marks is director of junior tennis at Carefree Racquet Club, and director of tennis at Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club. He previously worked at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, and was the Cold Spring Harbor Varsity Head Coach for three years, earning Nassau County Coach of the Year Honors in 2014. He played number one and number two singles for Norfolk State University, and number one doubles—reaching a careerhigh regional ranking of ninth in the Atlantic Region. He is a 2015 National Open Doubles Champion. Andrei Rosianu Andrei Rosianu is the owner and director of Max Tennis Academy. During the fall, winter and spring seasons, he offers a variety of comprehensive tennis programs at Jericho-Westbury Indoor Tennis. He also operates a full-service summer program. He started his career as a tennis player at the age of six, and continued to play competitive tennis throughout his junior years in Romania and Germany. With more than 22 years of instructional experience, his coaching
technique has positioned students in world-class ITF competitions, as well as placement in top tier universities. Butch Seewagen Butch Seewagen is owner of CATS—Children’s Athletic Training School and Butch Seewagen Tennis Academy in Rockville Centre, N.Y. He is a former U.S. Amateur Champion, coach of Ivy League Champion Columbia University, and a former top 70 in the world. Having played the U.S. Open 13 times, Butch reached the semifinals in doubles and was among the last 32 in singles. Jay Wass Jason Wass is a USPTA Professional Certified Instructor, with experience coaching all ages and levels. A graduate of the USTA High-Performance Player Development Program, Jay’s strengths lie in working with players in developmental stages of the game, building a player’s technique and strategy from the ground up. Jason’s versatility as a tennis coach is demonstrated by his list of students, ranging from total beginner to nationally-ranked. Named the 2010 USTA Long Island Tennis Professional of the Year, Jay is the director of tennis at Sportime Kings Park.
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