Serving Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Kent, New Fairfield, New Milford, New Preston, Roxbury, Sherman and Washington
(860) 354-7876
Our Staff
Dinesh Rajagopalan
Owner
Dinesh Rajagopalan was formerly the sixth-ranked player in India. He competed in the professional tennis circuit in the early eighties. Through the eighties he taught and played team tennis in Belgium. In 1989 Dinesh moved to the US and was appointed head professional at the Ivan Lendl Tennis Academy in Banksville, New York, where he worked for six years. The idea of owning and operating a tennis club was always his ambition and this became a reality in June of 1997 when Dinesh bought the New Milford Tennis and Swim Club from Suzy and George Kilberg.
Dinesh—who also works for National Iron Bank out of their Washington Depot Office as Mortgage Lending Officer—oversees all the operations of the club. Dinesh's two sons Jonathan (who plays on the New Milford high School Team) and Alex are amongst the many promising young players that train at NMTSC. Dinesh holds a master's degree from the Madras Presidency College, Madras, India.
Maria Merante
Day-to-Day Management
You will almost always find Maria at the Club, where she has been making sure everything is running smoothly for 20 years! As the Office Manager, she is responsible for creating the best possible experience for our members and guests. Feel free to say hello when you see her!
Tennis Pros
Rob Howard
Rob Howard is currently the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Post University in 2015. In 2014, he mentored ITA East Regional Singles Champions Liza Dubrovskaya and Martin Munoz. He played collegiately at Texas, and went on to a professional career in the sport, where he played out of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
He currently resides in Ridgefield.
(Coach Sofresh) Suresh Ramamurthi
USPTA Certified Elite Pro since 1991
Personable & personalized approach to motivating students of all skill levels - inspiring them to set and achieve lofty and yet realistic personal goals.
Head Pro-Director of Instruction & Programming at South Seas Island Resort, Captiva Island, Florida.
Trained all level of players from beginners to ATP & WTA PROFESSIONALS.
Successful college coach with 20 Conference & NCAA Regional Championships.
Tennis Director at summer camp in Craftsbury Common, Vermont.
Managed several summer country clubs and indoor tennis only facilities around the Philadelphia suburbs.
Founder & Promoter of Tri-Level Team Tennis involving Men's & Women's Teams in the Philadelphia suburbs. The USTA has embraced and taken this league nationally.
