Griff Lamkin was an outstanding local player from 1966 to 1972, earning in 1971:
No. 1 ranking in Virginia in both singles and doubles
No. 1 ranking in Mid-Atlantic doubles

Griff turned his local achievements into a college scholarship to the University of South Florida.
BS in Economics 1976
USPTA-certified Elite in 1977

Tennis Director at MRHC since 1984
Runs a multi-faceted tennis program and department. Coordinates & manages several tennis events throughout the year such as tournaments, mixers, trips, brunches, etc.
Unique ability to grow your tennis game- assessing and providing continuous feedback.
In 2013, Griff was voted Best Tennis Club Pro in Northern Virginia by Virginia Living readers.
Despite managing an entire tennis department, Griff still maintains a 35+ hour / week coaching schedule, teaching students from age 5 to 90.

At Ohio State University, Casey
– Earned a tennis scholarship and played as a Top ranked varsity player
– B.A. Degree in English

In 1989, Casey became USPTA-certified.

In 1992, Casey started coaching at MRHC:
– Many of his students have become Ranked in High School.
– Best known for his kid classes, relationships, and individualized instruction.
– Casey’s energetic ability to make tennis fun for kids is unsurpassed. Kids do not even realize their tennis game is improving!

For more than 30 years, Casey continues to receive accolades for his unique ability to motivate and improve tennis skills while ensuring kids are having fun on the court.

Sean grew up playing many different sports but committed to tennis at age 12 and hasn’t looked back, training year-round on the sport ever since. At 16 Sean trained in Spain and came back to Chantilly HS to be the #1 player and team captain of the varsity tennis team, leading the team to win the Virginia 6A State Title. After graduating high school, returned to Spain for more training and went on to play Futures tennis tournaments in Indonesia, Japan, and Germany.

Sean loves to coach tennis as much as he loves to play and began coaching at age 15 in clubs, programs, and academies in and out of this area. Sean is certified by PTR as a performance tennis trainer, and teaches students, both adult and junior, that include collegiate, high school, and mid-Atlantic tennis players. He has coached locally at Luis Rosado Academy, Fairfax Racquet Club, River Creek Country Club, Chesterbrook Swim and Tennis Club, Courtplay Athletics, RJTennis Boot Camp, and A+ Tennis Academy. Abroad, he coached at Academia TennisComp in Spain, and Tennis Schwendi Academy in Germany.

Sean uses his knowledge and experience from training and playing abroad when training his students. He trains players using a European style training model because he has found that this style maximizes the potential of the player. Sean believes that every player can take their game to the next level, and gives them the tools and knowledge they need to achieve this goal.

Over 35 years of Teaching Experience
– USPTA certified Professional 1998-Present
– PTR certified Professional 1987-Present
– USTA Safe Play Current Approved Certified Coach, Provider

University of Maryland, College Park, MD Women’s Varsity Tennis Team 1982-1984
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, B.S. Elementary Education, 1986
USTA Women’s Open Singles Highest Rankings:
– MD State Ranking-8
– Mid Atlantic Tennis Association Sectional Ranking-14

Grade 2 Classroom Teacher, Hyattsville Elementary School, Prince Georges County Public Schools, 1987-1995
Summer Tennis Teaching Positions 1981-1994
Head Pro Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, Martha’s Vineyard, MA 1989, 1990
McLean Racquet and Health Club Summer Pro 1994
McLean Racquet and Health Club, Year-Round Tennis Professional 1995-Present

Barb looks forward to teaching and coaching students of all ages and levels, meeting each student at their
developmental level, and helping them achieve their tennis goals while having lots of fun! Looks forward
to meeting you!

Kristina was born in Haskovo, Bulgaria in 1982, the daughter of Atanas Georgiev and Nadia Georgieva.  She started to play tennis at the age of five with father Atanas, a national coach for the Bulgarian Tennis Federation who currently works for the Federation in an effort to further develop youth tennis in Europe.

Her first major tennis achievement came at age 12 when she won the Bulgarian National Championship in singles and doubles in the 14-and-under age group.  One year later, she played in the European Championship for under-14s, where she lost in the third round in three sets against the later world #1 WTA tour player Kim Clijsters.

In high school, Kristina was consistently ranked among the top eight players in the senior women’s rankings in Bulgaria. She was a finalist in the under-18s junior national tournament in Bulgaria, and finished third overall in the Bulgarian senior women’s doubles tournament. Playing on the pro circuit, Kristina reached a career-high WTA tour ranking of number 870.

After coming to America, Kristina played four years on the American University Varsity Women’s Tennis Team, where she received a full scholarship.  She played No. 1 singles and doubles in her senior year and was named to the All – Patriot League First Singles and Doubles teams for four consecutive years.  Kristina graduated in 2004 from American University with a BA in Public Communications and a Minor in Health Promotion.  Kristina also received her MBA in Marketing in 2008.

Kristina Georgieva joined the team of teaching professionals at the Mclean Racquet and Health Club in 2006.  With regard to her tennis-teaching career, Kristina says: ” Tennis is a lifetime sport and has been my life so far. I plan to stay on the tennis courts for many years to come. I love sharing my knowledge about the game with anyone that loves this sport and wants to learn more about it.”

PTR-certified Professional

From 2009 to 2018, served as Director of Adult Tennis at The Four Seasons Tennis Club (18 tennis court facility in Merrifield)
Began coaching at MRHC in 2018

Creator and Founder of RJ TENNIS BOOT CAMP™

Challenging, Stimulating, and Exhilarating Program
– The RJT program has grown to become the most popular and exciting adult tennis program in the metropolitan area. Classes are available for all levels of play from developing players to the 4.5/5.0 level.
– Successful program since 2009.
– No matter which class you do, you will hit a massive amount of tennis balls, play competitive simulated match-like scenarios with other like-minded and similarly skilled players.

Johan Milbrink grew up in Uppsala, Sweden, and was an outstanding junior player from a young age, consistently ranked in the top 8 in the country for his age group. In his teens, he got to enjoy the experience of travelling and playing many international tournaments in Europe, both as an individual player as well as on the national team. When he was 17 and 18 years of age he also had the opportunity to compete in satellites and challenger level tournaments throughout Europe. He had some early success and achieved an ATP world ranking of 692. Then as an 18yr old he was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to come to America on a full room and board tennis scholarship. There he played Division 1 college tennis at Louisiana State University for 2 years and at University of Miami for another 2 years. He played the number 1 and 2 positions on the team, and as a sophomore he was at one point ranked as high as #5 in the country, while the team was ranked #3 in the country. These days Johan is married with three young children, and he’s looking to pass on the experience he’s amassed over the years to them and other young players to help them develop and mature both on and off the tennis court. To that end, he recently achieved a formal tennis teaching certification by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), and he’s developed an advanced junior clinic program focused on progressing young talented players so they can reach their full potential and flourish.

USPTA Safe Play & PTR Certified Coach, Juan began competing Nationally at the age of 9 and has over 17 years of experience.

As a Player:
– Played National and ITF tournaments around South America.
– Played and captained at the collegiate level at WWU when he got his BS in Business Admin and Marketing.
– Won back-to-back conference for 3 years and broke the University record for the highest national ranking in the team’s history (# 4 in the nation), winning conference and losing at semis on the National tournament.

As a college player he earned several awards both in athletics and in academics as: All American honors 2017 and reached top 50 in the nation in singles and doubles during his 4 years at college.

As a Coach:
– Coached and helped run numerous programs and country clubs from Kansas and Iowa to New York.
– Coached a NCAA DII Men’s and the Women’s tennis teams (Northwest Missouri State University) with a lot of success as reaching the highest national ranking in school history for both the women’s and the men’s teams (#7 in the NCAA), winning regular seasons, getting players nationally ranked in both sides, and 2 regional championships of the MIAA in 22/23.
– He concluded his college coaching career by advancing both teams into the sweet 16’s NCAA National tournament in 2023 and earning his MBA degree at the same time.

Juan’s coaching philosophy is as simple as to find the best version of every player inside and outside the court. He has an ambition of developing players into champions.

USPTA Safe Play Certified Coach
PTR Certified Coach

Ranked #6 in Colombia under 18s
Ranked #37 in South America under 16s

– Played D1 at Tennessee State for 2 years and then played at Coppin State at the #1 spot in singles and doubles spot
– Earned Multiple awards for MVP, All conference player, and all academic honors,
– Played junior ITF tournaments and professional tournaments
– Coached D3 tennis at Hood College while earning his MBA

Has experience coaching all levels and ages from beginner to college players and adults.

Jorge is a very passionate coach who focuses on hard work, positive attitude, and respect for the sport.

Camila is both a USPTA Safe Play and PTR Certified Coach. She has been playing tennis for over 16 years.

Played for Northwestern University in Ohio where she played at the #1 spot in singles and doubles.
Transferred to St. Thomas University in Miami to play for their team 2021-2022 while doing her MBA.
She made her team win the Conference tournament Championship 2018, 2019.

Earned various awards during her tennis career including:
– Player of the year 2019
– Most matches won in 2018
– All American honors in 2018
– Player of the year 2019
– MVP in the team in 2022

Coached a top 10 NAIA team in the country, making them play the conference final against #1 in the country in 2023.

Coached at different academies of all types of level including competitive teams and college athletes.
She has been coaching and involved in the tennis environment for over 5 years.

As a coach, Camila feels a strong sense of accountability to her students and to the game of tennis. She is passionate about seeing her students reach their personal goals, have fun, and get the most out of their time on court with her.