Meet the Pros

Tennis: Meet the Pros

Cosmin Chiujdea, Director of Tennis
cos@wightmantennis.org

An energetic and experienced tennis professional for over 10 years, Cos has additional experience in paddle tennis and pickle ball. Prior to joining Wightman's staff in 2019, Cos held several positions in the New England area:

Director of Junior Tennis - Dedham Country & Polo Club
Head Tennis Pro - Bosse Sports Club (Sudbury, MA)
Tennis Department Head - Vega Camp (Fayette, ME)

A native of Romania, Cos was a top 5 junior in the country and competed in many national and international tournaments around Europe. He later held the captain position for New Jersey Institute of Technology's men's D1 tennis team while he completed his B.A. in Business Management.

Cos has also completed multiple high performance workshops with the Professional Tennis Registry and USPTA in both tennis and platform tennis.

Rodney Ross, Head of Junior Tennis Programs
rodney@wightmantennis.org

Rodney brings many years of experience to the courts at Wightman, most recently serving as the Director of Satellite Tournament Training Program (TTP) and Assistant Director of TTP at Bosse Sports in Sudbury.

As a player, Rodney began his career at seven-years-old in Trinidad, West Indies, where he excelled rapidly. He was ranked top 5 in the country in under 16 junior ranking, won a national men's doubles title, and was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team in 2003.

Rodney holds a diploma in tennis coaching from the Argentina Tennis Association, as well as several tennis certificates: Science of Sports and Coaching (IOC), Technical Course for Coaches (IOC), Level 1 tennis umpiring, and International Tennis Federation (ITF) Level 1 & 2 certified. He is also a member of the USTA and Professional Tennis Registry Instructor of Performance.

Jason Walsh, Tennis Professional
jason@wightmantennis.org

Jason brings 15-years teaching experiencing to the courts, having taught and coached across the country:

Bay Tennis and Fitness (Harbor Springs, MI);
Greater Midland Tennis Center (Midland, MI)
Little Harbor Club (Harbor Springs MI)
Bosse Sports Club (Sudbury, MA)
Dunes Club (Narragansett, RI)

Born and raised in Michigan, Jason started playing tennis at 11 years old and quickly excelled, earning national ranking as a junior. After graduating high school, where he achieved All State selection in 2001, Jason competed on scholarship at Aquinas College, graduating with a B.S. in geography.

Aside from tennis, he also enjoys playing pool, golf, video games, and watching movies.