Gerry Berkheimer, USPTA Director of Tennis at Vero Fitness
TEACHER
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24 years as Tennis Director at the Vero Fitness.
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29 years as Tennis Director at clubs and resorts in Florida, Texas, and Michigan.
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7 seasons as Head Pro at indoor facilities in Indiana and Kentucky.
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18 summers as Tennis Director at summer junior camps in Maine and New York.
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5 years coaching Division 1 tennis at the University of Kentucky.
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Worked with over 15 top 300 players in the world across 35 years and 1 top 30 player-Susan Sloane.
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USPTA ranking-#1-Elite Pro for 31 years.
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Speaker at the USPTA convention 2003.
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USTA clinician with Nick Bolletieri, Vic Braden, and Dennis Van de Meer.
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Over 28,000 kids and 13,000 adults trained in 42 years.
PLAYER
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55 years as a player.
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#1-Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tennessee-1969-1973
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#1-Carson-Newman College-JeffersonCity, Tennessee-1973-1977
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Collegiate All-American in singles and doubles.
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1 & ½ years on the Satellite Pro Circuit.
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#2-Florida 25’s singles-1986.
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National Finalist 35’s singles in St. Louis-1990
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#1 Open Division singles in Kentucky-1990 & 1991
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Won the 1st King of the Hill Open Division tournament at Timber Ridge in 1996.
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Won USPTA Doubles at Sawgrass-2002, Ibis-2003, and Ormond Beach-2003
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Ranked #1 in Florida 45’s in 2002.
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Played local Vero Beach Tennis Club Exhibitions from 1992-2014.
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Won 339 playing trophies and awards.
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OTHER FACTS
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Owner of Berkheimer’s Tennis Services from 1987-2005-Managing, Consulting, and Pro Placement.
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Have run over 250 tournaments including one for $5,000 and one for $8,000.
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National T.V. debut with Vic Braden and 3 ½ year old tennis prodigy in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1981.
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Wrote 19 National and Sectional tennis articles.
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Ran 9 12-hour Tennis Marathons and 2-24 hour Tennis Marathons for Charity…..and, yes, I was in them both the entire time……:)
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Hold Triple Doctorate in Tennis-Managing, Teaching, and Playing.
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Instructed inmates at a medium security prison in Lexington, Kentucky-1990
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Taught a blind music studio owner to hit tennis strokes in Lexington, Kentucky-1991
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A 30.2 gallon blood donor.
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Started a Crisis Center my junior year in high school and worked it through college. 1972-1977.
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3 years with Foster Care in Lexington, Kentucky. 1989-1991. Had one F.C. child for a year.
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18 years with Youth Guidance mentoring kids in Vero Beach, Florida. 1997-2015
USTA pros and cons