Shadow Valley

AJ is a graduate of the Ferris State University Professional Tennis Management Program. He has been teaching tennis for 20 years and is also the Boys Head Coach at Southview High School.  AJ has developed a college national champion, several state qualifiers and numerous juniors that have achieved top 50 rankings in the midwest and that have gone on to play college tennis.

ajszozda@gmail.com

LB has been teaching tennis for over 25 years in the Toledo area. She enjoys working with adult and junior players of all ages and levels.  Lisa is the Director of Tennis at the Inverness Club during the summer months and is a teaching professional at Shadow Valley Central during the indoor season.  She also is the head girls tennis coach at Central Catholic High School and has earned "coach of the year" honors twice.

As a collegiate player, she played both singles and doubles at The University of Toledo.   More recently, she was a member of the 2004 national championship 10.0 mixed doubles team.  Lisa is a member of the Central Catholic Hall of Fame and in 2003 was inducted in the Toledo City Athletic League Hall of Fame.

lbialorucki@invernessclub.com

Jeff began playing tennis when he was 10 years old and went on to play in high school.  He started his tennis teaching career after high school and earned his USPTA certification at age 19.  He joined the Shadow Valley team originally in 1991.  He has also been the Director of Tennis at Stone Oak Country Club and Toledo Tennis Club. 

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Jeff joined the team at Shadow Valley Central when that location opened over 10 years ago.  He is  is currently the Director of Tennis at Sylvania Country Club in the summer and has been there for the last 9 years.  Jeff has two boys, Colton and Braxton.  In his spare time, Jeff enjoys watching football.

jefftopspin@yahoo.com

Jeff began playing tennis as an adult in 1974.  He founded Dudley's Raqcuet Shop in 1984 and has been in the tennis retail business for 30 years.  Jeff has earned his USRSA racquet stringing certification. 

Jeff began working with Shadow Valley in 1999.  When not on the court teaching, Jeff can be found in the pro shop stringing racquets for First Serve.

tennisturner@yahoo.com

Carol, one of the SVC Managing Partners, has been involved in tennis in Northwest Ohio since 1984. She started working at the Courts of Sylvania Tennis Club and then at Central Tennis & Fitness.

Carol arrived at Shadow Valley in 1992 and has managed that location for 22 years. She also is involved in all Adult and Junior Tournaments from the local level to the National Championships. Carol was also NWOTA USTA League Director for 10 years and has run many Ohio State Adult Championships.

svtc@buckeye-express.com

As a sophomore in high school picking the racquet up for the first time, Kari fell in love with the game of tennis.  She and her doubles partner were the first girls from her high school to advance to district playoffs in seventeen years, and also the first to bring home a first place award from an invitational event.

Kari was hired as Assistant Manager at Westowne Tennis Club the summer of high school graduation.  Kari began working for Shadow Valley in 2008 as manager at the Central location.  She loves  being around tennis and continues to play.  In her spare time, Kari loves crafting and upcycling furniture or working in the yard.  

tennischickmvp@aol.com

Matt graduated from Ottawa Hills High School in 2015 where he lettered in Football and Tennis all 4 years.  He finished 3rd in the State in Doubles with his brother Tyler his senior year.  Matt was introduced to tennis at a young age at Laurel Hill Swim and Tennis Club.  Matt currently studies Finance and Spanish at the University of Toledo. He also plays on the Club Tennis team at UT.  He coaches Boys and Girls Tennis at Ottawa Hills High School as well.

Matt joined the Shadow Valley team in 2015 and enjoys teaching clients of all ages and abilities.  In his spare time, Matt competes in USTA leagues and watches football.  Go Browns!

lhtennis12@aol.com

Zach played tennis at the University of Toledo where he served as team captain his senior year. He has taught and competed around the world, including in Spain, where he trained with and coached world- ranked juniors.  Zach is a member of the 5.0 State of Ohio Championship team.

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In addition to his love for all things tennis, Zach is obsessed with languages, soccer, and poker.

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Zach holds a MBA from the University of Chicago and is the co- founder of Informed-U, which provides sexual violence prevention on college campuses.

zachariasbarden@gmail.com

Jonah joined the Shadow Valley team as a junior in 2013 and has been working part time ever since.  He graduated from St. John's Jesuit in 2014, where he lettered all four years.  While in high school, his team captured the TRAC title every year, and Jonah won his individual flight his senior year.  His team also reached the state team finals all four years, and he was an individual state qualifier his senior year.

Jonah was offered a scholarship to play at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio, where he played all four years.  He graduated with a degree in Communications and Business Marketing.  He currently works full time as Director of Marketing at Automation & Control Technologies in Perrysburg.

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Jonah continues to play and compete and holds the City Doubles Champion title from 2016.  He enjoys playing competitively in local leagues and on Shadow Valley teams.  Jonah enjoys playing other sports and being outdoors.  He is also an avid Red Wings and Lions fan.

jcarter5@bex.net