One of the new tennis camps for adults, Rancho Las Palmas offers top notch instruction, singles and doubles skill development, competitive play and more. Come make new friends and enjoy a tennis vacation! Bob was born in New York City in February His family moved to Woodland Hills, California in where Bob attended elementary through high school.
Next stop was Pierce Junior College, where he competed for legendary coach Paul Xanthos, and his tennis game began to flourish. Bob teamed with Harry Fritz to win the national doubles title that year, and then came back in to win the national singles title. He was named First Team All-American both years.
With 24 courts, the Warner Center was the largest facility in Southern California at the time. During his tenure there, Bob was building a reputation for his ability to work with junior players. Within a year, Bob had over 18 juniors ranked in the top 20 of their respective age brackets in Southern California. His top student, Barbara Gerken, got to the quarterfinals of the U. Open as a year-old in To this day, Barbara holds the record for the furthest any woman qualifier has gone in the history of the U.
Upon his arrival, he brought along a great junior program to the club. Once again, he had over 15 students in Orange County ranked at the top of their age groups. His top student at the time, Debbie Graham, was not only the top year-old in the country, but received a full scholarship to Stanford.
She went on to win the NCAA singles and doubles championships. She continued on to a great professional career, unfortunately cut short by injuries. Bob has coached over 60 players who have received full tennis scholarships to universities around the country. Simon has enjoyed a long history of working with Nationally and Sectionally ranked juniors and adults alike in Southern California. He is a member of the faculty of The Tennis Teachers Institute, which provides a comprehensive resource and educational center for teachers and coaches of tennis.
