ABOUT ED CURTIS

USTA Florida names Ed Curtis of The Villages

January 2019 Florida Tennis Volunteer of the Month

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USTA Florida - Jan 15, 2019 - Ed Curtis and his wife Carolyn were blindsided in 2011 by a rare cancer they had never heard of - Multiple Myeloma, a cancer of the blood afflicting fewer than 200,000 Americans a year.  The Villages resident......read more

(left) Celebrated Tennis Coach, Nick Bollettieri, (right) Ed Curtis

Ed is a full-time resident of The Villages.  He is certified by The Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and has been teaching tennis since 1996 at various venues throughout New Jersey.  He is a USTA Masters Tennis Ambassador and a member of the US Racquet Stringers Association.

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Ed presently coordinates a Masters Tennis program every Monday thru Friday morning and teaches a Basic Tennis clinic every Saturday morning in The Villages.

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Tennis Awards:

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• USTA of Florida - Volunteer of the Month, Jan 2019

Tennis Associations:

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• PTR Associate Instructor - Adult Development since 1996

• USTA Masters Tennis Ambassador since 2016

• USRSA Racquet Stringers Association member since 1996

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Continuing Education:

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• PTR Teaching Essentials/Certification Workshop - Plainfield, NJ

• PTR Drills and Skill Building - Florham Park, NJ

• PTR Munshkin Tennis Workshop - Chester, NJ

• PTR Tennis Teacher Workshop - Randolph, NJ

• PTR Tennis Teacher Workshop - Mt. Freedom, NJ

• Tennis Owners & Managers Conference - Orlando, FL

(left) Tennis legend Roscoe Tanner,

(right) Ed Curtis