Solaris Sport & Racquet Club Tennis Staff
Brian Inglis
Managing Director
Brian grew up on Long Island and competed in the ETA as a junior before going on to play his college tennis at Cornell University. After receiving his BS in Economics & Business Management from Cornell in 2000, Brian went on to work for Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. In 2002 Brian began his tennis career as the Founder/Director of Satellite Tennis Academy. Brian created and oversaw the programs at four locations in the tri-state area under the STA brand (Doral Arrowwood, OGTA, Hackley School, and Harrison House). After operating S.T.A. for 5 years Brian went on to spend time as the Director of Tennis at the Riverdale Club and Spa, and as Head Men’s Tennis Coach at the College of Mount St. Vincent. Over his 10 year career as a Coach, Entrepreneur, Director, and Club Manager Brian has taught thousands of players of all ages and levels. He has directly coached over 75 top 200 National Junior Players (including 7 top 50 National Juniors) and countless sectional and varsity players. Brian has traveled to over 150 ITF and USTA National Tournaments as well as hundreds of sectional and regional events. Brian is a member of the USTA, ETA Coaches Commision, and an active Tournament Director for many ETA events. Brian has been the Managing Director of SSRC since May 2008.
Noah Allen
Solaris Coach
Noah is a native of the state of California. After his first 10 years of teaching tennis in southern California, Noah made his way to the east coast where he has been a teaching pro for the past 13 years. Noah is a U.S.P.T.A certified P1 instructor and a certified Personal Trainer. Noah has trained and coached nationally ranked juniors from the east and west coasts, as well as a handful of very successful collegiate players. Noah was recruited to play college tennis in California and he obtained a B.A in Business Management from San Diego State University. Noah has been part of the Solaris Team since the Spring of 2008.
Erin Crandall
Head Pro, Adult Coordinator
Erin is a native of Michigan where she attended Ferris State University. She obtained her degree from the FSU Professional Tennis Management Program. Erin is a USPTA P1 certified instructor with over 10 years of experience teaching players of all ages and levels. She has been in Westchester, NY for the past six years and has been the Adult Coordinator at Solaris since January 2009. As Adult Coordinator, Erin is responsible for the Programming of over 200 active adult players. She oversees the scheduling of over a dozen USTA teams including tri-level and Ladies 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 teams as well as all in-house Solaris Men’s & Women’s Singles and Doubles leagues and events.
Greg DeMoustes
Solaris Coach
Greg grew up on Long Island where he studied Exercise Science and Kinesiology at Suffolk Community College. At SCC he played #1 Singles and Doubles and won the NJCAA Region XI SinglesTournament. Greg also obtained his Certificate of Massage Therapy from the Somerset School of Massage Therapy. Greg has been a hitting partner at the Hamlet Cup Championship ATP event on Long Island and won over 20 Men's Open Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. In addition to his years of tennis teaching experience Greg is also a highly qualified volleyball coach and trainer. Greg has been the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Hunter College and Poly Tech. He was also the Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach at Georgetown University and Rutgers University, as well as the Assistant Women's Junior Olympic National Team Coach at the Virginia Elite Volleyball Club.
Tomek Kopczynski
Solaris Coach
Tomek is a native of Poland where he was the Polish National Champion in singles and doubles as a junior player. Tomek also competed on the Polish National Team and was a reserve player for the Polish Davis Cup Team. After his junior career, Tomek went on to play many Futures Tournaments on the ITF circuit before settling in New York. Tomek is an active coach for both Solaris Adult and Junior Players. Tomek joined the Solaris Staff in January 2010 and plays an integral role in both our indoor club teaching as well as our outdoor recreation program at Chilmark Park in Briarcliff during the Spring and Summer.
Conrad Olson
Solaris Coach
Conrad is a native of Waterloo, Belgium. Conrad received his BA in International Politics & Economics form Middlebury College where he was part of the 2010 Division III Men’s Tennis National Championship Team. While at Middlebury Conrad was a two-time All American, 2009 NE Singles ITA Champion, 2009 NCAA singles semi-finalist, 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year, and 2006 Rookie of the Year. Conrad has taught tennis to players of all ages and levels at camps throughout Belgium. Conrad most recently spent six months as a coach and marketing intern at the College Park Tennis Academy in College Park Maryland. Conrad joined the Solaris Team in July 2010
Ty Schaub
Solaris Coach, Head of High Performance
Ty is a native of Ohio and was a top ranked junior player. He obtained a top 75 USTA National ranking in the Boy’s 18’s and has played in many of the country’s most prestigious junior events including Kalamazoo, Clay Courts, Easter Bowl, and others. Ty received his BA from the Ohio State University where he was a four year letter winner and team captain of the ‘08/’09 #1 ranked team in the country. Ty was most recently the Assistant Men’s & Women’s tennis coach at Cornell University as well as acting Assistant Tennis Director of the Cornell/Reis Tennis Center. While at OSU he spent his summers traveling to many top USTA national tournaments with a group of elite top 50 National Boy’s 14’s players from Ohio. Ty joined the Solaris Team as Head of High Performance in May 2010.
Tom Walker
Solaris Coach
Tom graduated from Central State University with a BS in Physics before going on to the University of Connecticut where he received his Masters of Science in Physics. Tom has a true passion for teaching. He taught high school physics for three years before turning full time to tennis. Tom has been an active tennis instructor for over 40 years. He has an incredible amount of experience teaching players of all ages and levels. Tom has developed numerous teaching plans and manuals that help his students both learn the game and retain the pertinent knowledge of the game to continue to grow even after their lessons with him. Throughout his career Tom has been a professional member of the USPTA, and has also achieved the Van DerMeer Certification. In 2006 Tom achieved the #1 Eastern Ranking in the Men’s 60’s division. He is still active in many Men’s tournaments throughout the tri-state area. Tom joined the Solaris Team in May 2006.
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