George has over 30 years combined experience as a player and a coach. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a BS in Business Administration in 1972 and from Bryant College with an MBA in Management in 1986. Before pursuing tennis coaching for a career, he worked for the Thomas J. Lipton Co. as a Business Sales Manager calling on the major supermarket accounts throughout New England.

                       
                             Allesandra D'Orio -1st.Team All-State 2007

George received most of his tennis training at Van Der Meer Tennis on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Since he owned a villa on the island, he was able to attend the camp for 4 or more weeks a year for over 15 years.

Marisa Lee-1st. Team All-State 2007, Mt. St. Charles 

In 1990, George, who had played tennis for many years in the USTA adult leagues, decided to organize the serious Rhode Island adult players into a tennis organization called the Rhode Island Tennis Players’ Association, RITPA. 

Brittany Gilbert  #1 Singles No. Kingstown, 2nd. Team All-State 2007

The purpose of this association was to organize and grow competitive adult tennis leagues in RI. This association eventually evolved into what is now called USA Tennis RI, a member organization of the United States Tennis Association. George served as the association’s first president and still serves on the Board of Directors. He also was a delegate to the USA Tennis NE Board of directors. George also served on various USA Tennis/NE boards and was the Head USTA verifier for RI for 10 years. This position involved evaluating the playing skills of adults entering the USTA leagues and placing them in the appropriate divisions.

Lincoln School Class B 2002 Champions

George’s first venture into teaching tennis began in 1992 when he convinced the Board of Directors of RITPA to sponsor some free tennis instruction to area youngsters. Naturally, since he proposed the program, he was the one mandated to organize, implement and teach it. He used the style of teaching that he learned at Van Der Meer Tennis.  The program was an immediate success that launched George on his full time tennis-teaching career.

Jared Dorfman 2004 State High School Singles Champion.

Since then, he has held positions as Director of Tennis for Warwick Heights Tennis Club, National Verifier for USTA, Asst. coach for men’s and women’s tennis at Providence College, head coach of girl's tennis at the Lincoln School,  and the program director for a Local Excellence tennis training camp in RI.

Coach Haley with Ruth Furman(L) (Lincoln School) and Andrea Lee (Mt.St.Charles).
Ruth and Andrea (both coached by George) were finalist in the 2002 Girl's State
Singles Championships. Ruth won the title in 3 sets.

In the summer, he is the Director of Tennis for Kirkbrae Country Club and teaches and oversees the tennis clinics and camps at La Salle Academy in Providence.

 2007 La Salle Tennis Camp participants.

In the winter, George conducts a tennis academy at Centre Court Tennis Club in East Providence, RI. The Academy provides private, and group tennis lessons, as well as match play opportunities.

La Salle 2007 Boys' Tennis Team

As head coach of La Salle Academy's boys' tennis team, he has led the team to win three Division Titles and one State Championship. He moved the team from Class B to Class A competition. While head coach of the Lincoln School, the team won two Division Titles and One State Championship.

George also was fortunate to have coached Ruth Furman in 2002 and Jared Dorfman in 2004 when they won the State Individual Championships.

Katie Francazio, 1st. Team All-Division, & All- State 2003-2006.