ANNOUNCEMENT

We are very pleased to announce that Bobby Schlink has been promoted to Director of Tennis, effective this date. Bobby will be responsible for all aspects of tennis teaching and program development at the club.

Bobby has been serving as Director of Junior Tennis since re-joining Lyme Shores in September 2017. Bobby originally started with us in 2009, teaching in the University of Tennis summer program and progressively worked his way up as a teaching pro until June 2013, when he left to gain some valuable experience at Mystic Indoor Sports. While at Mystic, he created new tennis programs, camps and leagues for players of all ages. He has worked extensively with junior, high school and collegiate players, as well as nationally ranked players in both private and group settings. Since returning, he has done a tremendous job to improve all of our Junior Programs, including the University of Tennis, while also developing his own adult clients.

Bobby is a graduate of Springfield College, with a Bachelor’s of Science in Recreation Management. He played on the tennis team all four years and was captain his senior year. He is a UTPTA certified teaching professional at the “Elite” level. Bobby and his wife Jessica and two young children (Parker age 2, Avery age 2 months) reside in Mystic.

Bobby will succeed George Ulrich, who has been Director of Tennis since 1993, now in his 28th year, which also included a stint as the club’s General Manager. George, a 2019 inductee into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame, will remain with Lyme Shores as a Senior Tennis Professional and Director Emeritus as he and his wife Karen transition to spending more time at their Sarasota, FL home during the winter months. George has also been appointed to the Lyme Shores Board of Directors, which will benefit by his immense experience.

Andre Danford will remain as the club’s General Manager and Senior Tennis Professional. In that role Andre is responsible for all aspects of the club’s operations, including the physical plant, as well as his wide variety of tennis teaching.

Please join us in congratulating Bobby for this well-deserved promotion, and giving your full support to our entire great staff as we begin this new fall season.