Tennis: Meet the Pros
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Cosmin Chiujdea, Director of Tennis
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, Cos held several positions in the New England area:
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Ward Jannuzzi, Tennis Professional
Ward Jannuzzi brings over 38-years of teaching experience to the courts at Wightman. He enjoys working with players of all ages and skill levels, and his success as an instructor can be attributed to his communication and interpersonal relationships on the courts, as well as his dedication to evaluation, planning, and goal setting. Ward has worked with Nationally ranked Junior players, coached at hundreds of tournaments, taught alongside Grand Slam winners and top tour coaches, and attended on-court and off-court seminars for coaches run by the USTA and the USPTA. One of the many highlights in his teaching career was coaching a National Champion in the 80-and-over division. Ward played Sectional, National, and Professional events for four years, continues to compete in USTA tournaments, and has held numerous Sectional and National rankings. |
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Karen McNamara, Tennis Professional
Karen McNamara grew up in the Boston area where she held junior rankings in both singles and doubles. In 1981, her family was voted the National Tennis Family of the Year as well as New England Tennis Family of the Year. She played varsity tennis at Boston College, where she earned a B.A. in communications, an M.A. in counseling psychology, and a certification in mental health training. Karen brings many years of experience to Wightman: The Country Club, Wellesley Country Club, Kingsbury Club, and Bosse Sports. She also had many years of experience at country clubs in San Francisco and Chicago. Karen has spent summers on Cape Cod teaching at Ocean Edge Resort and The Chequessett Yacht and Country Club. Karen is the Director of Junior Teams and Sportsmanship at the Longwood Cricket Club in the summer and also teaches tennis to graduate students at Harvard University. She is a certified member of the USPTA in able-body and wheelchair tennis and was voted Wheelchair Tennis Pro of the Year for New England in 2017. For the last two spring seasons, Karen has been the Head Coach of varsity tennis at the Winsor School and enjoys her role in coaching players to reach their potential. In her spare time, Karen enjoys helping players enjoy the sport of tennis during many wheelchair events held at Harvard University and hopes to inspire more player to get involved. Karen continues to play tennis competitively, and she is currently rated 5.0 in the USTA. She competed in Nationals in 2008, 2010, and 2014, and teaming with her mother, they have earned both a Gold and Silver ball in the National Sr. Mother-Daughter Grass Court Championships. In addition, Karen has been a competitive paddle tennis player since 1997 in the Greater Boston Women's Paddle Tennis League. Karen's passion is to inspiretennis players of all levels and abilities to achieve their goals while helping them to practice good sportsmanship, as well as fostering long-lasting friendships through the game of tennis. In her spare time, Karen enjoys playing tennis with her 3 children and watching them play lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. |
Rob Schpeiser, Tennis Professional
Rob Schpeiser served as Head Professional of Wightman Tennis Center from 2002-2009. Prior to that time he worked as a tennis professional at a number of Boston-area clubs:
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