Tennis Pros / Lessons
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Joseph Gilbert – Tennis Director
Joseph Gilbert was born in Louisiana, but grew up playing tennis in Southern California. Joseph finished his junior career as one of the top sectional and nation ranked players, both in singles and doubles. After his junior career, he accepted a full athletic scholarship to Boise State University and played on team that ranked #2 in NCAA. Joseph also played for Fresno State and Sacramento State where he won three conference titles from three different schools. Joseph started coaching in 2001 and since then has coached a variety of players ranging from top local juniors, nationally ranked juniors, Division I college players, WTA Tour and ATP Tour players. Lesson rates: |
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Margarita Karnaukhova – Head Tennis Pro
Margarita Karnaukhova was born and raised in Krasnodar, Russia and was ranked as one of the top junior players in all age groups in Russia. She reached as high as top 50 in the world by the age of 16. Margarita was a part of the national team and won the European and World Cup in Girls 16. After graduating from high school in Russia, she decided to move to the U.S. and joined CSUS tennis team here in Sacramento. During her Division I NCAA career she reached as high as top 15 in the nation and became the first athlete in the history of Big Sky Conference to receive Most Valuable Player award four years in a row. She graduated after four years of holding the number one spot on the team and becoming the fist CSUS tennis player to receive an All- American award. Within next few years Margarita played on the Women’s Professional Tour and coached many junior players in Sacramento. Her ability to coach, mentor and compete with high level players makes her a great addition to Rollingwood Racquet Club! Lesson rates: |
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Dan Patterson – Assistant Pro
Dan is a man of few words but lots of experience. He’s been in the business, both playing & instructing, for 30+ years. When asked about his accomplishments, awards & professional accolades, he simply says he has them but just enjoys playing & coaching others. Lesson rates: |
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Mari Maattanen – Assistant Pro I have been coaching for over 9 great years, which has been a wonderful period for developing tennis players and enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. I have worked with world class players in France and the United States, and yet still love to train recreational and competitive players at the club level. I feel that tennis is a game for everyone to enjoy and experience. Tennis is such an important part of my life as well as for my family. I hope I can share my passion with you on the court.
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Sherif Zaher – Sports Performance Development Coach Some of my major accomplishments include: ranked in the top 50 ITF singles and doubles, participated at Wimbledon championship, NCAA title (University at Georgia), 2-time Big Sky Conference player of the year, ranking as high as 1 in the nation in the 30′s division (USTA doubles ranking), and 6 years as a Division 1 men’s tennis head coach. On a sports psychology level, I have helped numerous athletes in B.A Psychology, M.S Sports Performance |
For more information please contact our tennis department 988-1727 ext. 103 |




