Coach Letter

Welcome back to another great year at the Willowbrook Swim and Tennis Club!! I am very excited to be returning and I am looking forward to making your summer a great one with many activities around the tennis courts this year. We are looking to open the tennis season on Saturday, April 25, so get the racquet out of the closet and get ready to hit the courts. We will continue to run the successful programs that have been used in the past and have added a few more that we hope will spark your interest. If you have any special programs you would like, please contact me. Email me to be added to my distribution list. I look forward to seeing you at the courts!

Michael Dowd
Email - willowbrook10s@hotmail.com

Director of Tennis
Michael Dowd is the returning Director of Tennis at the Willowbrook Swim and Tennis Club. He spent 13 years as the Head Women's Tennis Coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Mike also was previously the Tennis Director at the Maplewood Swim and Tennis Club in Hartsdale, NY.

In 1996, Mike became the youngest Division I Head Coach in the country. He brought the Penn Tennis Program to national status. His team won the 2007, 2002 and 2001 Ivy League Championship, the first ever Ivy League Tennis Championship for Penn. His team beat Harvard for the first time in 20 years in 2001. He also coached Penn to 3 straight NCAA appearances and coached Penn's first ever All- American player who finished #12 in the country, the highest ranked player in Ivy League history. His team was ranked #30 in the country. His team advanced to the NCAA championship in 2007 and his top doubles team reached the final 16 at the NCAA tournament.

Mike graduated from George Washington University in 1994. He was a two time captain and was the 'Volvo Rookie Player of Year 1990'; GWU record holder for most career singles wins; and Team MVP in 1994. He played on the ATP Satellite Circuit and played tournaments for a year upon graduation.

We are happy to welcome back Mike for his sixth year and look forward to another great season of tennis with him at Willowbrook Swim and Tennis Club.