Five Star Tennis Pro Instructors, USTPA and USTPR.

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 where he founded the Club Tennis Team. He was the Head Boys Coach at Naperville Central for 15 years, leading them to their first and only IHSA State Championship in 2017. Dan earned the IHSTCA Regional Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and Head Coach of the Year in 2017. He currently acts as a volunteer Assistant Coach at Naperville Central and serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois HIgh School Coaches Association. Dan is an authority in video analysis and an expert in teaching the serve.

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

Jonathan Diamond - Director of Adult Tennis - Jonathan has worked with players of all ages and abilities in our area for 5+ years. He is PTR certified in Jr. Development and High Performance and has extensive experience running adult teams and drills.

Katie Finke Director of Junior Development Katie is a USTA 5.0 league player. She ran track at Georgia Tech and is still an avid runner. Katie is in charge of our Tennis University program, runs our cardio tennis classes, and works a full range of junior programming.

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.

Marcy Hendricks currently serves on the USTA Coaches Commission board. She has taught over 20 USTA junior development camps. She has personally coached over 150 kids that have received full ride tennis scholarships to such schools as Northwestern, Duke, Norte Dame, Harvard, and Michigan. Marcy has developed over 10 players that have won gold balls. Marcy has been a High Performance Coach in the Chicagoland area for the past 26 years. She also served as USTA Junior Fed Cup Coach for multiple years, coaching players in international competition. She was named Coach of the Year by the Chicago Tennis Patrons in 2016.

Aaron has 26 years teaching and coaching experience, and has just been named a 2021 Top 25 male coach in the country by Tennis Channel and Tennis Magazine. He is 1 of only 52 current American coaches to be approved and certified by the ATP as an official coach of the Tour. He has worked with countless nationally ranked players and his recent juniors are competing at the likes of Iowa, Notre Dame, Valparaiso, Marquette, Colgate and Brandeis. Aaron was Director of Tournament Training and Super Excellence for 11 years at College Park Athletic Club previously.

Matt Wright - Matt holds the PTR's highest honor of Master of Tennis in Performance Coaching. This 18 month program consisted of 17 individual courses. He has extensive experience as a developmental coach and a passion for helping students in each age range to develop the necessary physical skills that translate to success in sport.

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.

Ilona LaRoche is a recent graduate of Ferris State University, where she majored in Professional Tennis Management. She is a PTR certified pro that will work with our Jr. Competition and Jr. Development players.

Connor Poe Connor is a graduate of the Ferris State University Professional Tennis Management Program. Connor works with junior players of all ages and abilities.

Srinivas Yellayi Srini has worked with both of his daughters from a young age. Both girls went on to receive NCAA Division 1 Scholarships. Srini works with many players in our Jr. Development and Jr. Competition programs and has extensive experience in developing proper technique.

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.