Michael
Pasinkoff (photo L) is a top fencer in the US
(ranked 22nd). He is a 2nd year Law student
who wants to be an Assistant District Attorney for
the city. Michael is very athletic and has
great talent and potential to be a really good
tennis player. "I like pressure,"
he said. Michael thrives on competition and
welcomes challenges especially when it comes to
sports. He is the type of tennis player who
will never give free points and will try his best
to get every ball in play. He is very smart,
runs fast, has good speed and great hand eye
coordination. Welcome to the tennis league,
Michael!!!
Dr.Juan Pablo Lirio (nickname: JP) just
arrived in Manhattan from the Philippines 8 months
ago. He is training to become a specialist
in Cardiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital. "I
passed all 5 of my licensing exams and in 4 months
I will do my first angioplasty (stent)
surgery," he said. He was a top Ping
Pong player in the Philippines which paid for his
Pre-medical degree. He uses a western grip
on his forehand and a one-handed backhand.
He likes to hit the ball with pace and has a great
first serve. Welcome to the TennisNYC.com
tennis league, Dr. Lirio.
The
Belly Dancing Tennis Player
Nina Costanza
(photo L) is a very beautiful tennis soul. She is a
fully "evolved" artistic individual who went through
exciting career changes in her life. She is a writer,
musician, tennis player and a belly dancer. Yes, she is
a BELLY DANCER. "I got interested in belly dancing
when I heard a beautiful middle eastern music!" she said
with a smile. Nina has been a belly dancer for 20
years!! Nina uses her belly dancing talent in tennis.
She can rotate her hips to get some power on her tennis shots
the way she rotate it when doing the belly dance. Who
says belly dancing and tennis don't mix? WELCOME TO THE
TENNIS LEAGUE, Nina!!
The
Cha Cha Dancing Tennis Player Speaking of
dancing, Miguel Quiroz (photo L) started dancing in the
middle of his tennis drills and evaluation last Wednesday,
June 8, in Edgewater and blurted out "Tennis is like a
DANCE!!" When I told Miguel to use small steps to set up
for the ball, he started dancing the CHA CHA.. and yelled,
"Oh, this is like cha..cha..cha ..yes, it's a dance..cha
cha! I got it!!!" Miguel has great energy and fun
spirit. He has a way of making everything easy, fun and
light. He is engaging, upbeat and very positive.
Miguel works for a big Finance company in Manhattan. WELCOME TO THE TENNISNYC.COM TENNIS LEAGUE,
Miguel!!!
Melissa
Jaffe (photo left) was formerly a ranked junior tennis
player in the State of Pennsylvania. She started playing
tennis when she was only 7 years old and played lots of junior
tournaments until the age of 16. She went to NYU for her
MBA degree and presently works full time at a major Finance
company in Wall Street. She did more than an hour of
tennis evaluation, drills and hitting in Edgewater in
preparation for her TennisNYC.com tennis league matches.
"You have an impressive league operations!" she said
smiling. "I'm glad I met you, I'm definitely
joining the league. If I don't join the league, I don't
know what I'm gonna do this summer." Welcome to the
TennisNYC.com tennis league, Melissa!!!
Michael
Pasinkoff (photo L) is a top fencer in the US
(ranked 22nd). He is a 2nd year Law student
who wants to be an Assistant District Attorney for
the city. Michael is very athletic and has
great talent and potential to be a really good
tennis player. "I like pressure,"
he said. Michael thrives on competition and
welcomes challenges especially when it comes to
sports. He is the type of tennis player who
will never give free points and will try his best
to get every ball in play. He is very smart,
runs fast, has good speed and great hand eye
coordination. Welcome to the tennis league,
Michael!!!
Dr.
Juan Pablo Lirio (nickname: JP) just
arrived in Manhattan from the Philippines 8 months
ago. He is training to become a specialist
in Cardiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital. "I
passed all 5 of my licensing exams and in 4 months
I will do my first angioplasty (stent)
surgery," he said. He was a top Ping
Pong player in the Philippines which paid for his
Pre-medical degree. He uses a western grip
on his forehand and a one-handed backhand.
He likes to hit the ball with pace and has a great
first serve. Welcome to the TennisNYC.com
tennis league, Dr. Lirio.
The
Belly Dancing Tennis Player
The
Cha Cha Dancing Tennis Player
Melissa
Jaffe (photo left) was formerly a ranked junior tennis
player in the State of Pennsylvania. She started playing
tennis when she was only 7 years old and played lots of junior
tournaments until the age of 16. She went to NYU for her
MBA degree and presently works full time at a major Finance
company in Wall Street. She did more than an hour of
tennis evaluation, drills and hitting in Edgewater in
preparation for her TennisNYC.com tennis league matches.
"You have an impressive league operations!" she said
smiling. "I'm glad I met you, I'm definitely
joining the league. If I don't join the league, I don't
know what I'm gonna do this summer." Welcome to the
TennisNYC.com tennis league, Melissa!!!