Meet the Cunningham Tennis Staff
Bill Racho
Director of Tennis
Bill is at the core of all programming at Cunningham Tennis. His vast knowledge and continued thirst for new teaching methodology has quickly made him the top teaching professional in the region. Bill has turned the CT 10 & Under program into the largest and most productive program in the metro area.
Steve Newby
Vice President
Steve has dedicated the last three decades to advancing tennis in the Queens area. As our former Head Pro and Director of Junior Tennis, Steve has a wealth of knowledge about the tennis industry.
Nestor Jerez
Club Manager
Brian Quiban
Teaching Professional, Marketing Director
Brian started playing tennis at the age of 10. He played his high school tennis for Brooklyn Technical HS and was a USTA Eastern section & nationally ranked junior player. After graduating from DePaul University, his passion for tennis led him to coaching. Brian has over 10 years coaching experience with both juniors and adults. He brings excellent communication skills, patience, and extensive technical knowledge to the court.
Victor Caraballo
Teaching Professional
Victor experienced considerable success coaching at both the high school and college level. For over 20 years, he coached juniors of all levels in the NYJTL programs. Victor brings an enormous level of energy to his lessons and our club in general. He exhibits and transfers a confidence to all of his students that they can achieve their goals in tennis.
Vernon Patrick
Teaching Professional, Red Ball Manager
Vernon is driven to give each player the opportunity to become the best player possible. He is extremely dedicated to reinforcing proper techniques to all of his students.
Ryan Connelly
Teaching Professional, Orange & Green Ball Manager
As a player, Ryan was named the College Male Rookie Athlete in 2007. He was named to the NEAC Conference first team. Ryan has served as the head tennis professional for Nike Tennis Camps, Lacoste Tennis Program, and the City Parks Foundation. Ryan is a natural teacher and conveys proper technique to players with an incredibly accommodating style.
Carlos Maldonado
Academy Teaching Professional
Jon Taylor
Academy Teaching Professional
Aleks Pavlovic
Teaching Professional, Junior Tournament Director
Yassir Aknin
Teaching Professional
Jesse Smith
Teaching Professional
Arthur Sacks
Teaching Professional
Alexandra Nielsen
Teaching Professional
Dana Edson
Teaching Professional
Branislav Grujic
Teaching Professional
Noel Thorpe
Teaching Professional
Said Akbarov
Teaching Professional
Rex Lam
Teaching Professional
Richard Young
Teaching Professional
Manuela Velasquez
Teaching Professional
Jordan Yim
Teaching Professional
Harry Fishman
Teaching Professional
Cody Cristi
Red Ball Instructor
Emperatriz Cesar
Red Ball Instructor
Daniel Yusopov
Red Ball Instructor
Jaron Hung
Red Ball Instructor
John Guerriero
Red Ball Instructor