Instructors

Robin Henders (PTR) President, Director of Tennis - Member of the USTA NIL Board of Directors. Chairman of the USTA Jr. Competition Committee. Director of the USTA Northern Illinois Competition Training Center.

Dan Brown (PTR) Vice President and Director of Operations. Dan earned a Chemical Engineering degree from Northwestern University. He is the head Boys and Girls Coach at Naperville Central HS. Dan earned the IHSTCA Regional Coach of the Year honors in 2014. He has guided dozens of players to “All State” finishes in singles and doubles. Dan is an authority in video analysis and an expert in teaching the serve.

Miljana Jocic (PTR) Director of Junior Development - "Coach Miki" works with many of the top 10 & under talent in the Midwest. She was ranked #1 in Serbia as a junior player, competing on the Serbian National Team alongside Novak Djokovic. She competed for the University of South Carolina on a tennis scholarship and played #2 singles on a team that made the NCAA Sweet 16. Miki is 10& Under Certified.

Uno Lapimaa Director of Player Development - Finished 5th at the 2012 ITA National Championships competing for the Lewis Uiversity Flyers. Compiled over 200 combined wins. Has extensive experience in high performance tennis at multiple clubs throughout the Midwest.

David Walker (PTR) Director of Junior Competition - David has extensive experience working with players of all ages/levels. Dave competed in the NJCAA National Championships. David traveled with our 2011 USTA Jr. Team Tennis 18 and under team to the National Championships as a coach.

Timmer Halligan Director of High Performance - Guided hundreds of students to national rankings and college scholarships. The personal coach to both the boys and girls winners of Illinois State High School Championships in 2007 and 2008. Timmer has been the Director of Tennis at numerous clubs throughout the Midwest. He was named USPTA National Pro of the year in 1997.

Jelena Stanivuk Played #1 singles for the Baylor Bears, had an ITA national ranking of #37 for Women's Singles. Competed on Bosnia's Federation Cup roster, and served as captain in 2013. Ranked #3 in Europe for Girls 16u.

Kevin Bauman (PTR) Kevin was a top junior in the area, finishing in the top 10 in doubles in the IHSA state tournament. Kevin earned 3-time All-State honors before playing collegiately at Eastern Illinois. At EIU, Kevin had the second most wins of any player in the past 10 years. Kevin majored in Kinesiology specializing in Exercise Science and Sports Performance

Erik Schillerstrom (PTR) Pro Shop Manager Erik has experience coaching players of all ages and levels and has served as Junior Varsity and Varsity coach for mulitple area High Schools. He is 10& Under and 11-17 certified. Erik also manages the Pro Shop and is the Lead Racket Stringer at FSTC.

Chris Harrison Multiple "All State" finishes at Naperville Central High School. First team all conference at #1 singles while competing for Elmhurst College. Chris served as captain of a team that won back-to-back CCIW Conference championships.

Emil Matov Worked with top level players at Naperville Central High School, including his son, who is an "All-State" finisher in doubles.

Lance Gorman (PTR) NITTL Coordinator - Lance has been a well-known adult pro in the Western Suburbs for nearly two decades. He has a proven track-record of growing adult programming, and proving players with great, fast-paced drills.

All of our pros are available for private lessons. We are all flexible and can work within your schedule for a lesson at an agreed upon time and place. Please e-mail fivestartennis@gmail.com if you wish to register for a class or schedule a private or semi-private lesson with one of our pros.

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Five Star Tennis Center is Plainfield and Naperville's premier tennis facility. The club is home to hundreds of tennis players of all levels, and provides instructional programs, team tennis and social tennis events. We offer tennis and fitness classes for players and participants at every level—adult tennis, junior tennis, teen tennis, jr. team tennis, travel tennis, youth tennis and more.