D B Racquet Club

FUN FACT ! When I first started teaching tennis, I began like most coaches — working primarily with young beginner juniors and 2.5–3.0 adult players. I was fortunate to be hired by Andres Brandi to assist with junior and adult tennis at the University of Florida. At the time, it was Andy’s side business while he coached the Women’s Gators tennis team.

From the beginning, I was very goal-oriented and driven to work with higher-level players. I spent much of my free time traveling to clubs and academies, watching and learning from different teaching pros. My favorite was Rick Macci. I was fortunate enough to spend a week in South Florida while my brother played in a professional event, and between his matches I watched Rick in action every chance I got. I studied everything — his drills, teaching style, the way he communicated, and how he treated both his instructors and players.

I became obsessed with high-performance training, and over time I was fortunate to coach tournament-level players. One of them was Trey Johnson (pictured). I worked with Trey from the time he was 9 years old all the way through to college, where he eventually played for the Gators. Recently, he came by to visit while taking his son to a Morgan Wallen concert, which was a really special moment for me. I hadn’t seen Trey in years! Today , Trey is a family man and a doctor and still hits a good tennis ball!!

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that high-performance training can be extremely demanding, both physically and mentally. Over the past 15 years, my greatest passion has become doubles tennis. I’m completely obsessed with it. There are so many dynamics, strategies, and moving parts that make it incredibly fun to teach. These days, I even coach junior doubles a couple days a week! If you twist my arm I’ll even throw in some private lessons from time to time.

Over 25 years of junior tennis camp! Morning session and all day sessions available. Great way to introduce beginners to the game of tennis. Camp also has a tournament court for players starting to play tournaments . Camp Director is Tracey Begely ! Come join the fun !

Cinco de Mayo Tennis mixer/party at db with featured drinks from the Open majors ! Us open featured drink was the Honey Deuce. We also created the featured drinks of the French Open, Wimbledon, and Australian Open! Come join us for our next mixer in July . Greek themed mixer. Our mixers have hours of tennis , food/drinks and music !!

Congratulations to Madison Molock for getting a tennis scholarship to play college tennis next year for Bethune Cookman University! She was a top ranked Florida Junior and 3 time Ocala Forest High School player of the year. She also gets her picture on the db Wall Of Fame for her achievements!

Congratulations to Alexander Ligman for winning the consolation at the Boys 12 and under at the Bobby Curtis State closed tournament! He went 7-1 on the wkd . His best tournament ever to date !

Alexander Ligman's impressive performance earned him a 4th place finish at a level 4 state tennis tournament in Fort Lauderdale, May 10-12, 2025. He secured four consecutive wins before being defeated by the #2 seed in the semifinals.

2024 db Racquet Halloween Party in the books! Special thanks to Dwayne Molock (the DJ), O Sole Mio for catering and my wife with the help of her friends for decorating and making all the tasty treats ! Congrats to Morgan Jordan and family for winning first place in the costume contest . Morgan and her family came as trophies.They won a racquet for their effort. Second place was a group costume with great creativity . Scrabble team! Kathy Outman, Jon/Dorie, Philip/susan, Lee Revere and marko/Michelle . They won a bottle of V***e Cliquot champagne for their effort ! Thank you for everyone that participated in the costume contest !!