Meet Our Staff!
Bobby Gillespie - Racquets Director
Born and raised in England, Bobby was a Great Britain National Schools and National Collegiate champion. He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Sports Management and ran YMCA's in England for 10 years.
He moved to the US in 2005 and became Head Professional at Cheval before running BG Tennis and being Director at clubs like Lake Jovita and more recently The Club at Cheval.
He is an experienced Director of Racquets and holds the highest tennis teaching certification level - Elite Professional with the USPTA.
Isabella Robbiani -Junior Racquets Director
Isabella is a USPTA Certified Professional. She was previously Tournament Coordinator and Tennis Professional at Saddlebrook for 7 years.
Isabella graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Sport Business at Saint Leo University. where she was #1 in singles and doubles. She achieved #8 in the nation (NCAA Dll), 1st Place in Team Regionals and 3rd Place in the Team Nationals. Isabella also played Professional Tennis for 2 years where she reached top 450 WTA in singles and doubles. Also, Isabella represented Paraguay in the Billie Jean King Cup and in the Pan American Games
Franklin Castillo- Tennis Professional
Coach Franklin joins us from Venezuela via Argentina.
He was a high-level tennis player and has taught at many prestigious clubs in both Argentina and Venezuela.He is experienced with teaching adults and kids of all ages and levels.
