Milos Vasovic
Captain
Director of Tennis and Athletics -
Quail West Country Club
Milos Vasovic is the director of tennis and athletics at Quail West Country Club. He's originally from Serbia and came to the US in 2000 on a tennis scholarship to play D1 NCAA for Southeastern Louisiana University. During that time he was a three time All-Southland Conference Team and three time All-Louisiana Team selection. After college, Milos worked at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, both in resort part and also the world famous Harry Hopman Tennis Academy. After that he spent eleven years as Director of tennis and Fitness at Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach, FL. He was very involved in USPTA and was District President for District 2013-2017.
In July 2017, Milos started his position as a director of Tennis on Marco Island and is looking forward to becoming more involved in the Naples tennis community. NTRP rating: 5.5
Cameron Backman
Assistant Tennis Professional - The Club at Mediterra
Cameron competed for eight years as a junior in Northern California. He played four years before advancing to the national tournament three times. He attended Azusa Pacific University where he graduated with an Applied Science degree in spring 2018. Cameron's coached at Silver Creek Valley, Colonial and Fiddlesticks Country Club before transitioning into his role at Mediterra in the fall of 2018.
Desislav (Deso) Borov
Director of Tennis - Talis Park
Desislav (Deso) Borov is from Bulgaria but has traveled the world to land here in beautiful Naples. Locally, he actively participates in the tennis community. He is a former Fiddler's Creek Tennis Pro, Pro League Captain and Clay in May Champion. Recently, he began a new role as a tennis professional at Talis Park. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his two beautiful kids and playing pickleball.
Johann Saurbier
Pelican Marsh
Johann' Bio coming soon.
Jose Pastrello
Director of Racquet Sports - Quail Creek Country Club
Jose Pastrello was born and raised in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He moved to the US in 2001 to attend college under a tennis scholarship. Since graduating in 2005, Jose has been an active figure in tennis here in Southwest Florida. He is currently the director of sports at Quail Creek Country Club. He is also on the Board of the USPTA Florida division.
Martina Frantova
Owner/Operator-
ProAm Tennis & Pickleball
Martina is originally from Bratislava, Slovakia. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2017 with double major in Business administration and Spanish. She was captain of the North Carolina State Tennis team and played number 1 position in singles and doubles. She worked as a assistant tennis coach at Florida Gulf Coast university for 2 years. She worked as a tennis pro and pro shop manager at the Club of Kalea Bay. Currently, Martina owns and manages tennis and pickleball specialty retail store, Pro Am Tennis & Pickleball, in Naples Florida.
Pablo Tellez
Head Tennis Professional - Quail West Country Club
Pablo Tellez is currently a Head Tennis Professional at Quail West Country Club. He has been working at Quail West Country Club for almost 3 years. Before this, he was a Tennis Professional at The Club at Kalea Bay. Pablo play tennis at University of West Florida.
Samantha Ardenfriend
Tennis Professional - Grey Oaks Country Club
Ardenfriend was raised in a tennis family. She played as a competitive junior in New York State and was awarded a tennis scholarship to play at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL. After college, she became a teaching professional teaching USPTA Elite Professional, certified with the PTR and for over ten years she has served as a TIA Global Cardio Tennis Trainer. Ardenfriend loves to do her part in growing the game and is thrilled to play in the Naples Pro League for the upcoming 2021-22 season.
Tyler Twente
Owner - Let's Go Bocce
Bryan is a USPTA Elite Professional and Certified Club Manager. He played tennis for Clemson University. Originally from Southern California, Bryan moved to Naples where he opened Let's Go Bocce. Bryan keeps himself busy between tennis, owning a business and raising his five children with his wife Kristie.
Victor Monteiro
Head Tennis Professional - Pelican Marsh Country Club
Victor started to play tennis at age 10. By 15 he was the number one player his state in Brazil. With over 20 tournament wins in his junior career, Victor realized his dream was to teach tennis in America. Teaching now for over 18 years, he became a USPTA teaching professional in 2009. Since then he continues to live his dream playing and supporting the great game of tennis.