John DeFilippo
Director
John is in his twelfth season as the Director of Tennis at Solaris Racquet Club. When he arrived he brought with him the Academy: a highly successful program for developing young players, which he created and has continually refined over a 20-year period. It is recognized as one of the most highly successful junior programs in the Northeast. Each year a number of Academy graduates go on to play college tennis at the highest level.

Prior to starting the “Academy” program, he studied at the renowned Tennis Technology Program in Tyler, Texas under the tutelage of Steve Smith. In 2005 he was awarded the William Freedman Award, given to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of junior tennis throughout his or her career. This award, given in memory of William Freedman, was first presented in 1969.

He is a USTA High Performance coach and a member of the New England Coach’s commission.