Hello Tennis Players!
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. I hope the programs look exciting to
you and please be in touch with any questions or
concerns. If you have any special programs you would
like, please contact me. Please email me to be added
to my distribution list. I look forward to seeing you at
the courts!
Michael Dowd
Email - willowbrook10s@hotmail.com
View Our 2008 Tennis Brochure
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Pro shop - 666-3462
We will have a wide variety of demo racquets. You
can purchase both junior and adult racquets. We also
have a stringer at the club and will have a quick turnaround
on all racquet stringing. We will have balls,
grips, shoes, clothing, and other tennis accessories.
If there is something we don't have or carry, let us
know.
Director of Tennis
Michael Dowd is the returning Director of Tennis at the
Willowbrook Swim and Tennis Club. He has also just
finished his 13th year 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 fifth year
and look forward to another great season of tennis
with him at Willowbrook Swim and Tennis Club.