Meet The Summer Camp Staff 2015 "Experience is the best teacher!" Gary Engelbrecht Chris Ayer SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT Camp Director Basketball/Swim • SOME OF OUR • Head Pro and NBA D-League Profes- Director of Tennis sional for the world NEWEST COACHES. at TRFC for 34 champion Miami Heat Tennis Pro Lamine Bangoura at- years • McDonalds High school tended the world famous Bollettieri • Gary worked with All-American at Amphi Tennis Academy and was roommates • more than 30 Played College Division with Pete Sampras! He was also the #1 nationally ranked I Basketball for Loyola Junior Tennis player Marymount University players, 20 Southwest Champions, and more In Africa. Tennis than 50 AZ State High School Champs. • Played on the Loyola water polo team coaches Tatum • Worked for “Hall of Fame” coaches Nick Bollet- Rochin and Alan tieri and Harry Hopman. Brian Ramirez Barrios played Di- • University of Arizona Women’s Tennis Assis- Tennis Pro • vision I tennis for tant (6 years) including “Final Four” appear- U of A Women's Tennis Assistant Coach. ance and PAC 10 Championship. • Stanford Women's Tennis Assistant Coach. Northern Arizona • Tennis Coach Tatum Nike Tennis Camp Assistant Director in Stan- University. All Rochin played D1 tennis in college! Sam Ciulla ford. sports coach Kailey Camp Director • Brian has been with the Tucson Racquet Club Mellen has a soft- • Associate Head Tennis Pro at Tuc- for 6 years. ball scholarship at Coastal Carolina • son Racquet Club for 34 years. Brian is the proud parent of his 11 month old University. Soccer star Raymond son Parker. • Worked with Fred Stolle and Margaret Court as Roesler is playing for the • Pima Men's Tennis Coach. part of the Racquet Club Ranch. men’s varsity team at St. • Most Famous Lesson: Oscar winner Charlton Mary’s University of Minne- Heston most famous for playing Moses in “The Gretchen Schantz sota in the fall. Christina Ten Commandments” and “Ben Hur”. Tennis Oroppeza played varsity • 10 years coach- Kim Dickinson ing at TRFC tennis for Metro State and Pima Com- PeeWee Director Camps. munity College. We have a couple v- • Department Head for Physical Education at • TRFC Activities olleyball stars! Summer Avery has a Amphi High School Director and volleyball was the “Tucson High • All American Cheerleader Tennis Profes- School Player of The Year” and now sional. • Amphi Coach for Swimming/Diving & Girls plays at San Jose State. Mike Bernal • Head Tennis Coach at Pima Community Col- Tennis plays for the U of A Men’s lege. • Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Club Volleyball team who • NCJAA National Coach of the year. Kim has been with the Tucson Racquet Club won the national champi- • • Gretchen’s Pima team was ranked #7 in the Camps for 15 years nation ...their highest ranking ever. onship! Kari Emery played varsity at the Uni- Josh Dickinson Daniel Antoniuk versity of Nebraska-Kearny before All Sports –Director Soccer Coach returning to Summer Camp to coach • Josh begins his 18th • Graduated Wheaton Kari’s NutterButters. Soccer coaches season at TRFC College, playing on the Nick Guzman and Ben Don played men’s soccer team • BS degree in Education on the club • Holds school record for • Captain Hawaii-Hilo soccer team at career goals (54) and Tennis the U of A! Ten- points (144) • Played college basket- • 1999 NCAA Division III nis coach ball, golf, and tennis Third Team All American Samantha • Arizona Basketball Academy Head Coach • Has played professionally for 11 years around Ruth won the • Physical Education Teacher at Legacy Tradi- the country. State Champi- tional School were he also coach girl’s bas- Tennis Coach Samantha Ruth • Played for Portland Timbers, San Diego, Van- onship in tennis and friends. ketball at football couver, Montreal, Philadelphia, Chicago, At- while at Foothills lanta, and recently FC Tucson. High School. TTThThhheeee TTTuTuuuccccssssoooonnnn RRRaRaaaccccqqqquuuueeeetttt aaanannndddd FFFiFiiittttnnnneeeessssss CCClCllluuuubbbb SSSuSuuummmmmmeeeerrrr CCCaCaaammmmpppp .