Angel Gyorgievski

Director of Tennis

Nationality:

Angel joined the PBI coaching team in 2014 armed with an extensive tennis background. Prior to his role as a PBI professional at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia, Angel held stints Macedonia, Bulgaria and Spain where he honed his skills in tennis instruction, private lessons, youth tennis development and wheelchair tennis. Upon joining PBI, Angel has directed tennis programs at Belmond La Samanna Resort in St Martin, French Caribbean, as well as Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. In September 2017, he joined Four Seasons Doha as Director of Tennis.

Career Highlights:

• Master’s Degree in Sports Psychology at National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Professional qualification, Sports Manager at National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski” Sofia, Bulgaria
• Bachelor Degree in Sport – Specialty Tennis Coach at National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski” Sofia, Bulgaria

Coaching At:

Four Seasons Hotel Doha

Maria Tritou

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Greece

Maria (Masha) Tritou, originally from Rhodes, Greece, is a tennis professional with Peter Burwash International (PBI), the world’s premier tennis management company. As a player Masha was nationally top ranked and pursued a professional career. At the age of 15,  she left her home country and lived for 3.5 years in Amsterdam, where she trained with top coaches at one of Holland’s best tennis academies, and at the same time travelled all around Europe to play ITF Juniors and several WTA tournaments. Due to her tennis performance, she acquired a full tennis scholarship at Syracuse University in New York, a Division 1 school. As a team leader she gained valuable leadership skills and team building experience. For the first time in the program’s history Masha and her teammates got to the 3^rd round of the NCAA tournament and reached the highest national ranking (#10 in the country). Masha’s tennis coaching experience began three years ago, where she started teaching at Mitsis Alila Resort Faliraki in Rhodes, Greece, a 5-star all-inclusive resort. Since then, she worked as a tennis director and coach for 3 consecutive summers at the resort. She developed the ability to effectively communicate with guests of all ages, the management team and other staff of the resort. Most importantly though, she aimed to promote the tennis program, and actively increased the participation. Masha also worked at a very prestigious tennis club, North Point Tennis Club, in the capital of Greece, Athens, where she facilitated tennis practices to help everyone, child or adult, grow in their skills. Lastly, Masha worked at the American Community Schools of Athens (ACS) as a full-time tennis coach, where she assisted the Head Coach with daily tasks and program planning, worked to promote a competitive, safe, positive, and student-centered practice environment and accompanied some of the athletes at multiple national tennis tournaments. Masha feels so fortunate and blessed to work as a tennis coach because tennis has always been her biggest passion, and from playing professionally to teaching she feels like she has everything it takes to pass on the knowledge to anyone that loves this sport as much as she does. Her goal is to help each student grow in their skills and she believes PBI’s training and concepts make her well-equipped to succeed.

Career Highlights:

mariatritou12@gmail.com

Coaching At:

Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach

Lulu Dorofeeva

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Russia

Lulu Dorofeeva, is a first tennis professional from Russia with Peter Burwash International. Originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Lulu was nationally ranked top 10 in Uzbekistan in all age categories as a junior. She also competed in the ITF junior and WTA tournaments. Her junior rankings resulted in a full tennis scholarship at the Troy University in Alabama where she majored in Sport and Fitness Management and competed. In her second year of college Lulu had the opportunity to work as a tennis coach at Nike Tennis Camp what turned into a professional path. Upon graduation Lulu became volunteer assistant coach at George Washington University and since then taught at various clubs, academies and resorts including SMK Tennis in Abu Dhabi, the Tennis Academy at Harvard and Costa Navarino Resort in Greece. Thoroughly enjoying the coaching experience, Lulu has travelled and worked in 6 different countries and taught players of varying ages and abilities. Upon learning about the PBI she saw the opportunity to combine her love of tennis, teaching, and travel. Lulu's latest assignment, before joining the team at the American University in Dubai, was the Aberdeen Marina Club in Hong Kong.

Career Highlights:

• National Ranked Top 10 in all Junior Categories
• ITF Ranked
• Competed in WTA tournaments
• Full Scholarship at Troy University in Alabama
• Majored in Sport and Fitness Management
• Coach at Nike Tennis Camp
• Assistant Coach at George Washington University
• Coach at SMK Tennis in Abu Dhabi
• Coach at Tennis Academy at Harvard
• Coach at Costa Navarino Resort in Greece
• Coach at The Aberdeen Marina Club in Hong Kong

+971 50 236 5202

Coaching At:

Park Hyatt Dubai Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach

Ilia Chashchin

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Russia

Ilia is a highly motivated tennis coach with over 10 years experience which includes physical training of players with a deep understanding of sports nutrition and pharmacology. Trained in Sports Branding and Management at Texas A&M University USA, Ilia has helped many players achieve their goals, across college Tennis in the USA (NCAA) and several U14 players included top 4 ranks in Russia. Ilia is skilled to train amateurs and professional players, focused on helping them advance their sporting careers.

Career Highlights:

• Top 10 U16 Junior in Russia
• Awarded the Master of Sports, Russia
• Hitting partner for multiple top WTA players in Moscow
• Trained championship-winning Russian women players including Chashchina Yulia Vladimirovna , Khanty-Mansiysk, Tamara Pichkhadze, Olga Kozubenko and Shuraeva, Zlata
• Coaching all ages at academies across Russia and the UAE

+971 50 504 5200

Coaching At:

American University Dubai

Rudy Pelhan

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Netherlands

Rudy has just recently joined our PBI Dubai team but comes with a wealth of experience. With 17 years experience in the Netherlands across all levels, Rudy is an A-licensed coach with a degree in communications and loves to bring the ultimate combination of improvement and joy on the tennis court with positive energy. Rudy is excited about the challenge to help Tennis players in Dubai to reach their full potential.

Career Highlights:

• Dutch champion U11 & U12.
• Champion of several regional championships U13.
• Regional tennis coach for all talents in the Netherlands including physical, fitness and mental guidance.

+971 52 992 0138

Coaching At:

American University Dubai

Damjan Domazetovski

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Macedonia

As a former junior and pro player Damjan competed in Macedonia and Europe, and as a coach he has worked at both clubs and resorts with students of all ages and abilities. After achieving the GPTCA (Global Professional Tennis Coach Association) ATP Certified International Coach status, he was motivated to try coaching internationally and worked for Patricio Travel and Sunball Tennis, Europe’s two largest tennis holiday management companies. With them Damjan gained experience in teaching and tennis programming at five-star luxury resorts and hotels, such as Ali Bey Resort Sorgum and Gural Premium Belek in Turkey, and Italy’s Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte Hotel. In Peter Burwash International, Damjan found the opportunity to combine his passion for coaching, his love of travel and different cultures and his business education. As his first assignment for PBI, Damjan had the opportunity to be Tennis Director at One&Only Desaru Coast, the most prestigious resort in Malaysia and one of the high end brands of resorts in the world. Damjan’s goal is to help each guest and member get the most out of each tennis experience and he is delighted that PBI’s training and concepts, developed over 40 years, make him well-equipped to succeed.

Career Highlights:

• National Junior Champion
• Top 200 Europe Under 18
• Head Coach at Skopje’s active ATK Premium Club, North Macedonia
• Tennis Director at One&Only Desaru Coast, Malaysia
• Manager of Sports&Leisure at One&Only Desaru Coast

+971 58 535 9094

Coaching At:

Park Hyatt Dubai

Cristian Pedri Orazzi

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Argentina

A former junior national player, Cristian Pedri is a certified ITF Level 2 coach for advanced tennis players. His coaching career took off at the local club in Argentina, where he learned tennis himself as a child. Through the extensive training and help of his brilliant coach, Crisitan gained enough experience that granted him access to a full time coaching position in one of the most prestigious summer camps in the United States of America. The knowledge that he gained, while working a tough schedule with the top juniors in the USA, allowed Cristian to apply for a position at Peter Burwash International. Upon successful completion of an intense training that consisted of 150 hours of on and off court activities, Cristian departed for his first assignment at The Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As the Tennis Director, running one of the best tennis programs in South East Asia, thanks to his hard work and dedication, Cristian has been rightfully awarded PBI Rookie of the Year for 2019/2020. The experience of being a Tennis Director and newly acquired skills, helped him to quickly become an asset at his next assignment at the renowned American Club in Hong Kong, where he got the chance to work alongside some of the most experienced professionals in the company. Cristian arrived at his latest assignment, the luxurious Park Hyatt in Dubai, with a deeper understanding of the importance of a harmonious team environment and with a set of skills that will allow him to make a valuable contribution to the existing program that offers a wide range of services such as private and group lessons, junior program, adult clinics and events. Outside of the court, Cristian is a passionate drummer and an avid amateur photographer.

Career Highlights:

• Argentina top 200 junior ranking
• Tennis Director at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur 2018-2021
• PBI Rookie of the Year 2019/2020
• Tennis Professional at The American Club Hong Kong

+971 50 226 0482

Coaching At:

Park Hyatt Dubai

Darko Petrov

Tennis Professional

Nationality:

Macedonia

Originally from North Macedonia, Darko is a ITF certified coach and was a National Tennis Player for his country. After his successful career as a junior, when he turned 18, Darko learned that he loves coaching as much as he plays and kicked off his career by teaching at the active Tennis Club in Shtip, Macedonia. His goal is to help each student to achieve their goals and be the best.

Career Highlights:

• Hitting partner for visiting ITF players and for professional players including WTA # 20 Maria Sakkari, #1 WTA doubles player Timea Babos, fomer WTA #2 Stvetlana Kuznetsova and Davis Cup Champion and former ATP #89 James Ward among others.
• Full time student athlete at the University of Minnesota Mens Tennis Team (Division 1)
• Highest of #16 in the NCAA Division 1 Team Rankings
• 2014 Most Improved Player
• ITF #320 and Top 5 player in Colombia U12, U14, U16, U18

+971 58 845 0917

Coaching At:

Park Hyatt Dubai

Jake Gard’ner

Regional Tennis Director

Nationality:

New Zealand

With close to 20 years experience, working with players of all ages, ability levels and ambitions, Jake oversees training and operations at PBI across the ME region. Prior to his 10 years in Dubai, Jake taught in Australia, the UK and the USA as well as travelling with ITF players. With a bachelor’s degree in Health Science, Jake is also a PTR Master professional and USPTA Elite professional. Jake is committed to helping players reach their full potential by creating lessons and environments for them to practice and compete in. Full of energy on court, Jakes other passions in life include Rugby, Golf, Reading and travelling!

Career Highlights:

• Top 5 Junior player in New Zealand
• USPTA Elite Professional
• RPT Master Professional
• Travelling coach for ITF Juniors
• Hitting partner for multiple top 20 WTA players
• 5 years experience directing multiple tennis programs and facilities

+971 55 615 2697

Coaching At:

Park Hyatt Dubai