Jimmy is a full time Tennis Professional at Sportime of Kings Park. He is a player development coach and a high performance coach through the Suffolk County Junior Tennis League. At SCJTL he serves as the: Competition Squad Head Coach, Tennis Academy Assistant Director, and Summer League Site Director of Northport.  Jimmy is a USPTA certified tennis professional and a certified QUICKSTART specialist.  He is heavily involved in tennis all year round and is also a board member of the USTA Suffolk County District. 

Jimmy previously was employed at Saltaire Yacht Club in Fire Island, N.Y., Deer Park Tennis and Fitness in Deer Park, N.Y., Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club in Manhasset, N.Y., and Smithtown Recreation in Smithtown, N.Y.

Jimmy earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in general psychology from Queens College, City University of New York. Currently he is pursuing a certification in personal training and sports conditioning.

Jimmy played four years of high school tennis for Commack High School.  During that time, he was awarded all-league, all-county and all-state awards. In 2003, he finished the season ranked # 5 in doubles in the New York State High School Championships with partner, Josh Wolfson.  Jimmy also competed in several USTA tournaments and held a regional ranking for three years.

Jimmy accepted a scholarship to play for Limestone College in South Carolina and later transferred to play for Queens College in New York.  During his experience at Queens College, Jimmy was selected as an ITA Scholar Athlete and also was awarded Scholar Athlete of the Year for the NYCAC Athletic Conference.  In 2007, he was awarded the Paul Paplin Scholar Athlete of the Year from Queens College for maintaining the highest GPA among all athletes. 

“I started teaching in 1999 because it was a way for me to pay for my own tennis while I was training as a junior,” he says. “I continue to teach now because I realize how much the sport did for me. I think it’s important to share the same opportunity with others who are willing to invest their time in learning how to play.

“The best part of the tennis profession is to be directly involved with the development of new players,” Jimmy says. “The greatest satisfaction is to watch a player improve their skills on a short-term basis and to know that I had something to do with that change.

“My most memorable experience in tennis was in 2005 when Queens College earned its first national ranking,” this young pro says. “We were a low-budget, but very hard-working team that surprised a lot of people by making it all the way to the NCAA round of 32.

His goals include earning USPTA Master Professional status as well as earning his phD.