Sasha Bluestone, Director of Junior Development

Sasha Bluestone- Grew up in the Boston area and played for the University of

Massachusetts-Amherst Men’s team. 

Sasha is a junior development specialist and works with USTA Player Development as a Faculty coach and mentors' coaches at USTA camps. Sasha has been coaching for over 30 years. He spent 13 years at the Natick Racquet Club and 8 years with the New England Academy of Tennis. This program developed Sectionally, and Nationally Ranked Juniors, preparing them for Collegiate Tennis. In 2007 they were one of the first programs in thecountry to start using red, orange, and green balls. When Sasha started to work in NY, he partnered with the USTA Eastern section spent time on the Competition Committee, was the Chair of the 10 and under committee, and helped to lead many successful Zonal and Intersectional Teams.

Sasha is a firm believer that serious tennis can be taught in a fun way and takes an

an academic, process-oriented approach to crafting high-level tennis players.

Sasha is a USTA High-Performance Coach, USPTA Elite Professional, and holds 3 PTR

professional level certifications in Adult Coaching, 10 and under, and Performance

coaching. He is a member of the Positive Coaching Alliance and has been trained by David Benzel in Positive Coaching.

In 2017 he was awarded USPTA Eastern Division Professional of the Year.