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.

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.

Uno Lapimaa - Director of High Performance. Uno is an inductee into Lewis University's Hall of Fame for his years competing for the Men's Tennis Program. Uno has developed numerous sectionally and nationally ranked juniors, with many going on to earn collegiate scholarships.

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.

Matt Tanulanond -Lead Pro, Junior Development Academy - Matt has been working with top Sectional and Nationally ranked juniors for the past 10 years. He is a Competition Training Center Coach as well as certified in USTA 10 and Under Tennis. He has developed Little Mo National and International Champions. Matt focuses on creating a strong technical and tactical foundation so that players can compete at the highest level.

Marcy Hendricks has been a High Performance Coach in the Chicagoland area for the past 26 years. She was a nationally-ranked junior and state singles champion in Indiana before receiving received a full tennis scholarship to Purdue University, where she was an All-American singles player. She has coached countless players to both collegiate scholarships and USTA Gold Balls.

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.

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

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.

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.

Farris Gosea - Farris played #1 singles for the University of Illinois, where we has named "Big Ten Player of the Year" as well as taking home NCAA "All-American" Honors. He played professionally, peaking at #400 on the ATP tour. He continues to work with Jared Donaldson, currently a top 50 ATP ranked player.

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.

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.

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.

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.