Matthew Fawcett resides in Brielle, NJ
with his wife Tara and 3 year old son Braedon. Matt has 10 plus years tennis teaching
experience, and is PTR and USPTA certified. In addition to Matts tennis
credentials he has been playing platform tennis for 4 years and is currently
top 50. Matt has worked at tennis clubs throughout New Jersey including
recently, Beacon Hill Club in Summit where he was the Head Professional of
Racquets teaching tennis and paddle to all ages and levels, Monmouth Beach Club
in the summer of 2012 where he was the Assistant Director and ran the junior
program including quick start, clinics, tournaments, along with being
instrumental in hiring and training staff, as wells as increasing junior
program participation by 15%. He has been a tennis professional at New
Shrewsbury Racquet Club in Tinton Falls and The Atlantic Club in Wall, NJ as well. As a graduate of Rutgers
University, he played tennis for their Division I Men’s Tennis Team from
2003-2007. At Rutgers, Matt was instrumental in leading his team to the Big
East Tournament in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 he won the deciding match to reach
the Big East finals against Notre Dame. Matt was team Captain his senior year
and received numerous awards at Rutgers including; Most Valuable Player,
Sportsmanship and Leadership. Matt was a top 100 nationally ranked tennis
player throughout his junior years along with being #1 in New Jersey for 2
years. Matt looks forward to joining Bay Head
Yacht Club alongside Rafael Vieira and Nicolas Yannicelli and helping build
upon the tennis program.
