Paul Lauterbach
Paul has been teaching and coaching players of all abilities for over 35 years. Paul has led teams to numerous Conference Championships and appearance at the Boys’ and Girls’ Individual and Team State championships. His accomplishments include: 1999 Wisconsin Division I High School Coach of the Year, 2017 USPTA Midwest Pro of the Year, and 2018 USPTA National High School Coach of the Year. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Tennis Association. He is currently Vice President for the United State Professional Tennis Association. He is a USPTA Elite Professional.
John Reed
John has been teaching tennis for over 20 years. John has taught at numerous clubs throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, and California. He is a former high school and collegiate assistant coach. John runs our College Prep programming, and develops top juniors throughout the Midwest. He is the personal coach of multiple Nationally Ranked Juniors including Reese Brantmeier. John has also been the Tennis Director at Abbey Springs Country Club since 2006. Check out "John Reed Tennis" and "Lake Geneva Tennis" on YouTube to see some of his teaching techniques. He is certified through the Professional Tennis and Professional Pickleball Registry.
Mike Dierberger
Mike has been teaching tennis for 15+ years. Mike is an experienced Tennis Director that looks to inspire and develop players of all levels. Mike is a Milwaukee native who attended Nicolet High School with a career record of 120-4 and achieved three consecutive individual singles and team state championships. Finishing his USTA junior career, he was ranked #1 in WI, #2 in the Midwest, and #25 nationally. He was then recruited by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his four years at UW-Madison, they competed in the NCAA tournament each year. In 2010, as captain of the team, the Badgers reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in the program’s history.
Ben Rasey
Ben just recently graduated from UW-Whitewater with an Accounting degree and is working on his Master’s in Data Analytics. He started the pickleball program at Whitewater and continues to be involved as a coach and pickleball camp coordinator. He has competed nationally with the best schools in the country helping UWW rank within the top 25 schools. Ben has run multiple pickleball tournaments with over 500 total registrants in the last year and is now bringing his event planning skills to the Lake Geneva Tennis family. He has also held learn-to-play clinics for large groups and taught individual lessons for 2 years. Ben is constantly working towards growing the pickleball community and is always looking for more ways to get connected with others and be more involved.
Hayden Dzurisin
Hayden has been inspiring students for nine years through the park district lessons, summer camps, private lessons, and high school coaching. He is a former graduate of Cornell College (IA) where he played on the men‘s team for four years and was named the school’s Male Athlete of the year during his Junior and Senior years. Over the past three years, Hayden was a middle school Health teacher and tennis coach in Winnetka, IL and has also been working for the Warhawk Tennis Camps in Whitewater, WI over the past 6 years. Hayden works with top juniors from around the Midwest at the UWW camps along with coaching the annual adult tennis camp. He enjoys teaching all ages and abilities and has developed a passion for Pickleball as well.
Parker Hearne
Parker has been teaching and coaching tennis for over 9 years. Parker is a recent graduate of University of Wisconsin Whitewater where he was captain of the tennis team. During his tenure at UW-Whitewater he was also a senior staff member for the prestigious summer tennis camps helping players from all over the Midwest. Parker has coached multiple high school teams in Wisconsin and Illinois. He enjoys teaching all ages and abilities and can provide great hitting sessions for advanced players. Parker also teaches pickleball and is a fitness enthusiast.
Jordan Oaks
Jordan has been teaching and coaching tennis for 6 years and has been coaching Pickleball for 2. A graduate of Coe College in 2023, Jordan was a 4 year letter-winner for the men‘s tennis team and two time ITA Academic All-American. He is currently working on finishing his master’s in business administration at UW-Whitewater, where he also played on the men’s tennis team. Jordan loves working with kids and is a senior staff member at the esteemed Warhawk Tennis Camps. He is a current member of the UW-Whitewater pickleball team who are ranked inside the top 15 nationally. Jordan is an ACE certified personal trainer who has coaching experience at Orangetheory Fitness and loves to talk running, lifting, and of course tennis and pickleball.
Jeff Bernales
Jeff comes to lake Geneva Tennis with a wealth of experience working with both adults and juniors. Most recently, he was the Adult Tennis Director of Midtown Athletic Club in Bannockburn, IL. As a coach and coordinator for the Chicagoland Indoor Tennis Association, Jeff has led his teams to numerous District and National championships. He has also coached High School tennis for both Warren Township in Gurnee, IL, and Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. Jeff’s enthusiasm and passion for tennis is evident every time he takes the court. Jeff is a certified USPTA professional, certified tennis performance specialist through the International Tennis Performance Association, and he is Etcheberry Certified for Strength and Conditioning.
Alex Ferruzzi
Alex has been teaching tennis for over 10 years. In addition to his teaching role at Lake Geneva Tennis, Alex has also been coaching at Westosha Central High School for over 6 years. Besides coaching, Alex is an elementary physical education teacher at Bristol Elementary in Bristol Wisconsin. Alex is a former player for Westosha Central High School and qualified for state his junior and senior years, also being named Conference Player of the Year both of those years. After high school, Alex played 4 years of tennis at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin where he helped his team to 2 Conference Championships and 2 NCAA Division 3 National Tournament appearances.
Rosemary Dolatowski
Rose played tennis for Indiana State University. She is currently the Girls Head Coach and Boys Assistant Coach at Burlington High School leading her teams to multiple conference championships, the team state tournament, and numerous individual state appearances. Rose is also a Senior Staff member at UW-Whitewater. She is certified by the USPTA as a recreational and developmental coach.
Jen McKean
Jen is a lifelong resident of the area, and she is excited to be a part of the Lake Geneva Tennis family. Her passion is fitness, and she has dedicated the last fifteen years helping to develop an area athletic club; focusing on their bookkeeping and front desk. Jen and her husband have four children and her love of children drove her to own and operate a home daycare for the last nineteen years. She is a runner and enjoys both playing and coaching volleyball.
