Meet Our Staff

Randy Mani

Randy Mani

Director of Tennis
Randy's Bio

Former ATP world ranked touring Pro, Randy’s career highlights include qualifying to play at the French Open (1982) and Wimbledon (1982, ’83). Having founded his own academy (RMTA) based out of NYC, and with 30 years of coaching experience since 1989, he is well known in the USTA/Eastern’s world of Junior Tennis as a top caliber Coach. His students include several juniors who achieved top Sectional, National and/or ITF rankings – and over 500 of whom have gone on to represent their colleges on Div I, Div II and Div III NCAA tennis teams, and/or also played on the ATP and WTA Pro Tours.

More recently, Randy keeps up by playing Father & Son USTA National tournaments, and they have been ranked nationally. Randy has served on the USTA/Eastern’s Board of Junior Player Development for many years, and the USTA Facility Owner’s Conference. He is also chairman of the NWJTL (Northern Westchester Junior Tennis League), a long-standing summer league for juniors.

Title
HEAD COACH - HIGH PERFORMANCE
  • Director of Tennis
  • Chairman NWJTL
  • Nike Camp Director
Qualifications
Education & Certifications
  • BA (British Literature)
  • USPTR (Professional) certified
  • Former ATP World Ranked Tour Professional
Richard Krizso

Richard Krizso

Head Performance Coach
Richard's Bio

Captain of the Hungarian Junior Tennis Team, he then achieved the National Men’s #4 Rank in Slovakia. Before joining RMTA (Randy Mani Tennis Academy) in 2001 in New York City, Richard coached several of Europe’s top players, including a junior champ – Nagy Kyra, and women’s champ – Marosi Katalin. His vast knowledge of tennis, combined with his attention to the details that matter, make him a truly superior Coach.

He is Coordinator of the JDP (Junior Development Program), enjoys working mainly with aspiring juniors, and can count many past and current ranked players, including at the professional level, as his students. When not on the tennis court, Richard can probably be found on the golf course, honing his skills!

Title
  • Co-Director of Junior Development Program
Qualifications
Education & Certifications
    • BS Sports Science & Physical Education
    • USPTR (Professional) certified
    • Coached several European top players
    • Coach of Top Ranked USTA Sectional and National Juniors
Kevin Kumerle

Kevin Kumerle

USTA Tournament Director
Kevin's Bio

Kevin has been teaching tennis for more than 20 years – both juniors and adults. His is a graduate of Stony Brook University, and has served as Director of Tennis at a number of clubs in Long Island. Kevin is an excellent technical coach, and emphasizes solid basics as the foundation of every tennis player’s game. He is presently the Coach of North Salem HS Varsity Teams. He is the club’s USTA Tournament Director, and can be found every weekend running the tournaments.

Kevin is an avid mountain climber, and already has 8 of the top 10 major US peaks under his belt, while he gears up for the rest! He is also a competitive road runner, and naturally brings all of his fitness expertise to his tennis instruction – he is the Nike Camp High Performance Running Coach.

Title
USTA Tournament Director
  • Director – USTA Tournaments
Qualifications
Education & Certifications
  • BA Economics
  • USPTA certified tennis Pro
  • USTA certified in Tournament Admin.

Rohan Mani

Rohan Mani

Assistant Staff Tennis Professional
Rohan's Bio

Rohan is a keen tennis player and enthusiast, who started playing at the age of 6, and teaching from the age of 18. He holds the #1 Rank in the Men’s 4.0 – USTA/Eastern for 2017 and 2018 and the #3 Rank in the Men’s 4.5 – USTA/Eastern for 2018. He was also ranked in the USTA/Eastern throughout his junior years. Rohan is a popular Coach among the club’s 10 & Under crew – he builds an easy rapport with them, and is diligent about giving them the proper fundamentals to build upon. And he is the Assistant Coach of the JTT Teams, taking them all the way to the Sectionals and Nationals over some of the past several years.

You can ask him anything about racquets and strings – Rohan is also the club’s Stringer.

Title
  • ASSISTANT TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
  • PRO SHOP MANAGER
  • RACQUET STRINGER
Qualifications
Education & Certifications
  • USPTR certified tennis Pro
  • USTA Quickstart U10 certified
  • Currently #1 Ranked, Men’s 4.0 / Eastern Section

Contact Us

Club Hours

Sept – June

Monday – Friday
8:00am – 9:00pm

(Gym)
8:00am – 8:00pm

Saturday – Sunday
8:00am – 5:00pm

July – August

Monday – Friday
8:00am – 9:00pm

(Gym)
8:00am – 8:00pm

Saturday – Sunday
8:00am – 3:00pm

Contact Us

Front Desk:

frontdesk@hardscrabbleclub.com
(914) 669-9500

Tennis Director:

rmta@hardscrabbleclub.com

Location

Hardscrabble Club
22 Sutton Place
Brewster, NY 10509