Tennis Director
James Nabhen
GROWING UP IN MIAMI, FL, JAMES PLAYED MULTIPLE SPORTS, AND DISCOVERED HIS PASSION FOR TENNIS AT AGE 13. IN 2014, JAMES BEGAN COACHING AND TRAVELING ON THE ATP TOUR WITH BERNARD TOMIC, AN AUSTRALIAN TENNIS PRO. WITH JAMES AS COACH, BERNARD ACHIEVED HIS CAREER-HIGH RANKING OF WORLD NO. 17. HAVING JOINED EAST HAMPTON TENNIS CLUB IN 2020, JAMES IS DEDICATED TO ELEVATING THE LEVEL OF PLAY AND SPORTSMANSHIP AT THE CLUB WITH A SUPERB SLATE OF PROS, TENNIS PROGRAMMING, AND ADULTS’ AND KIDS’ CLINICS.
Head Tennis Pro
Alvaro Perez
Alvaro, 33 years old from Sevilla, Spain.
More than 10 years of experience working with high performance players, ATP - WTA - top ranked juniors.
Worked at one of the most prestigious tennis academies in the world EMILIO SANCHEZ ACADEMY (Barcelona and Naples, Florida), Fisher Island Tennis Club in Miami, Florida and 5 years of experience working in The Hamptons during the summers.
Staff Pros
Serge Ristivojevic
Serge is from Sydney, Australia. He began playing tennis at a very young age and enjoyed a very successful junior career before accepting a full scholarship to the University of Missouri – Kansas City. He competed in the number one position in both singles and doubles during his college career. In 2013 he was a Staff Pro at EHTC and is now the Head Tennis Professional. Serge graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and will be the Head Tennis Professional at EHTC . Serge has been teaching tennis in the East Hampton area for the past nine years and looks forward to another great year at EHTC.
Regina Wang
Regina, a former WTA ranking 400 player, has more than 10 years of experience teaching high proformance juniors in China. From 2019 to 2022, she accomplished two master's degrees in Sports Management and an MBA in Miami. During that time, she also helped her school won the NCAA II National Championships two times in the row. She is currently working on her PhD in education program and is also going for her third national title this year.
Daniella Dunphy
This is Daniella’s ninth year at EHTC, and her first as a certified USPTA pro. Daniella was born and raised in East Hampton, played on her middle school and high school team, and ranked as high as 14th in New York state. Daniella went on to play club tennis at Lehigh University while earning her B.S. in Civil Engineering. She is looking forward to another successful year at EHTC.
Miguel Bendito
Miguel Bendito is from Aruga, Venezuela. He began playing tennis at a very young age. Miguel graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science. He has been teaching tennis for more than 9 years. This is Miguel’s 2nd summer teaching at EHTC. He enjoys the club members and how much they love to play ten