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Hamptons Tennis Company

.......the best pros in the hamptons!

Head Pros
Tour Pros
Tennis Pros

Damon Lopez-O'Dwyer, Head Pro
	Damon Lopez-O'Dwyer is a graduate of the Trinity School in NY and Hamilton College, where he was a captain of the tennis team. He began his tennis career as a teaching professional 17 years ago at Southampton Bath & Tennis Club and since then has worked in NYC, the Hamptons and Cambridge, England. He has been with Hamptons Tennis Company for 17 years, and has been the Director of Tennis and the Head Pro at Triangle Tennis Club. He is the head coach of the boys' varsity tennis team at Trininty School in NYC. As a freelance writer, Damon has written for film, television, print and radio. His credits include NPR, Inside Tennis Magazine, and the 2005 feature comedy Building Girl.
Ron Ristroph, Head Pro
Ron Ristroph is pleased to be back at Triangle Tennis Club for another great summer season in Southampton. Ron is a full-time tennis pro, and is ranked nationally as well as in California. He has been teaching people to enjoy the game of tennis for more than twenty years. As the former Director of Tennis at the Hotel Twin Dolphin and as a current Pro at the Capella Pedegral in Cabo San Lucas during the winter months, Ron has made tennis possible and more enjoyable for hundreds of people over the years. He has helped philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates, guitarist Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead and Andy Summers of the Police. The best part of teaching for Ron is helping people enjoy the game of tennis more and to witness the joy they experience when realizing their potential.

Carlos La Riva, Tour Pro

Carlos is originally from Venezuela, and has also lived in Germany and Columbia. For the past 10 years Carlos has lived in Boca Raton, Florida where for the past 5 years he has dedicated his time teaching at a Country Club. He also trains at the Pro World Tennis Academy with world top ranked players. Carlos is great with both kids and adults and specializes with advance tournament players. He started teaching at the age of 16, and now at the age of 23 he is filled with a lot of experience and dedication to share with all.

Marc Dookingue, Tennis Pro

Marc Dookingue is originally from France. He has been teaching tennis in the Hamptons for the last 24 years and was Director of Tennis for a tennis club in East Hampton for the last 16 years. We are very pleased to have his wealth of experience at Hamptons Tennis Company and Triangle this year.

Marc can teach tennis in French , English and Spanish and is a USPTR , ATP tour and Etcheberry certified tennis pro. He is also a TRX level 1 and level 2 certified trainer. Marc 's teaching philosophy is " positioning , movement and balance are key in helping your tennis stroke production".

Tim Luzardre, Tennis Pro

Tim Luzadre will be teaching at Buckskill for his fourth year this summer. Tim grew up in Michigan where he started his tennis career. He then moved to the Chicago area where he played a few satellite qualifiers, after that he moved to New York for business.

Tim doubles as the Head Hockey Coach at Buckskill Winter Club where he has built up a very successful junior hockey program. He will be teaching both private adult and junior lessons as well as junior clinics. He will also be teaching roller hockey for the junior camp!

Tim will be happy to help you with your tennis game this summer.