RFL Simsbury Pros
JIM BURDA
Jim Burda, Owner - Jim is a two-time USPTA Illinois Professional of the Year, two-time NCAA National Collegiate Doubles Champion, and Multiple National Level 1 Senior Silver Ball Winner. Jim was coached by Barry Nixon, a member of the Illinois High School Coaches Hall of Fame, and George Acker, National Collegiate Coach of the Year award winner and coach to Vic Braden. He is also President of the RFL Foundation.
TYLER GIBSON
Tyler Gibson, Head Racquets Professional - Tyler has been coaching for over 20 years. He has coached USTA Junior and Adult teams, as well as boy's high school and Division I Men's and Women's teams. He played high school tennis at Landon in Bethesda, Maryland and Division III tennis at Drew University.
CLAUDIA BERNS
Claudia Berns, General Manager/Pro - Claudia began playing competitively in 2000 after taking a long hiatus raising her two children. Within 5 years she went from a 3.0 to a 4.5 with a 79 winning percentage. In 2005, she obtained her USPTR certification and has been changing people’s lives ever since.
ERIKA MOE
Erika Moe, Director of Tennis - Erika played junior tennis in Southern California and held a top 50 national ranking. She then went on to play Division 1 college tennis at Iowa State University for 4 years. She has been teaching tennis for over 25 years and has been USPTR certified for 25 years. She has experience teaching all ages and levels.
ADAM HOWARD
Adam Howard, Pro - Adam started playing competitive tennis in 2010, playing on his local high school team and then for WCSU in Danbury, CT for 4 years. He started teaching in 2018 at Simsmore Tennis, now RFL Simsbury, applying his passion for playing the game to helping others improve their tennis skills. He has been coaching the U14 Junior Team program at RFL since 2020 and coaches both adult and junior players -- taking them from beginners to playing competitively on USTA and high school tennis teams.
MIKE LOUIS
Mike Louis, Pro - Mike is the current Head Coach of Women’s Tennis at Trinity College. He has 19 years of collegiate coaching experience and 25 years of overall teaching experience of all levels and ages. He was named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Coach of the Year in 2021 and is a USPTA Certified Elite Pro and a USPTR Level 2 Certified Tennis Professional.
RYAN SCHUCK
Ryan Shuck, Pro -
JOSEPH SZE
Joseph Sze, Director of Pickleball - Joseph is an IPTPA Level I and II certified pickleball instructor who is skilled in teaching players of all levels. He competes regularly in recreational and regional tournaments at the 4.5+ level and is an IPTPA Certified Rating Specialist Level 5 with the ability to rate players. Drawing from a wealth of experience in both playing and coaching pickleball, Joseph blends his athletic expertise with a patient, balanced, and positive teaching style.
KAYA MOE
Kaya Moe, Pro -
KELLY BERRY
Kelly Berry, Pro - Kelly has been a USPTA certified pro for 25 years, all in New England. In addition to her teaching, Kelly also competed for a number of years, reaching a rank of #2 in New England for Women's 35's (singles and doubles) and #1 in New England for Mixed Doubles.
SCOTT SNOW
Scott Snow, Pro -
STEVE KAPILOFF
COMING SOON
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