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Our Team

Ross Greenstein

President/CEO

Ross graduated from the University of Florida in 2004 with a degree in Health and Human performance. He attended the University of Florida, a top 10 ranked tennis program in NCAA division one on a scholarship and achieved the high honor of making the SEC all academic team. He is a USPTA certified tennis instructor and has been coaching tennis for 10 years all over the world.

Before college, Ross was the top ranked tennis player in Minnesota from the ages of 9-18. Ross finished his junior tennis career with a ranking of 23 in the United States. Ross was the 1997 State of Minnesota High School Tennis champion, and also played on the varsity basketball team as a freshman where he was voted team MVP. He graduated from University of Florida in May 2004 and Started Scholarship for Athletes in May 2005.

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Michael Baccus-Williams

Managing Director - Operations

Mike joined the Scholarship For Athletes team in October of 2008.  He is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the business as well as managing the clients.  Originally from Minnesota, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA from 2000-2004 where he earned a bachelor's degree in Economics.

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Dan Aronovic

Director of Operations- Israel

Dan has been working for Scholarship For Athletes in Israel for the last 2 years. A member of the top 10 ranked University of Michigan Tennis team (Psychology Major, class of 1980), Dan was also the assistant tennis coach at Princeton University from 1984-88. Dan is married to Nancy Shapira and has three girls, two of whom are eyeing softball scholarships one day. Dan has a top senior tennis ranking in Israel and plays for the top Men's Fastpitch Softball league in Israel. 

Dan has guided many foreign athletes through the necessary steps in order to obtain a scholarship in America. His knowledge of the college academic rankings has helped student-athletes and their families find the best school for them. Dan eases the transition to the United states and college community by introducing athletes to people in their community that will make them feel at home.

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Tanja Markovic

Account Executive - Tennis

Tanja graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in business management & society. During her 4 years in college she was a student athlete and played singles and doubles on the tennis team. During her time with the UNC women’s tennis team, their ranking reached as high as number 5 in the nation. She made the Deans list both her junior and senior year.

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Marc Trestman

Consultant of Football Operations

Marc Trestman has joined Scholarship For Athletes as a resource for our clients.  Marc brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with the college recruiting process to Scholarship For Athletes.

What Marc Will Do At The Family’s Request

  1. Marc will illustrate what is expected of a collegiate athlete on and off the field.
  2. Marc will breakdown what each athlete should be doing NOW, to prepare for a collegiate football career.
  3. Marc’s understanding of the recruiting process from a coach’s perspective will provide valuable insight as to what each individual athlete should be doing to effectively market themselves to college coaches.
  4. Marc will use his best efforts within his coaching network to effectively determine how each athlete will fit into each respective football program.

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Paul Torricelli

Consultant of Tennis Operations

Paul Torricelli has joined Scholarship For Athletes as a resource for our clients.  Paul brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with the college recruiting process to Scholarship For Athletes.

What Paul Will Do At The Family's Request

  1. Paul will help you develop a better understanding of the recruiting process which will increase your chances of finding the right tennis program.
  2. Paul knows the number of myths about recruiting that can confuse and complicate the process.  Knowing what they are can reduce the anxiety of your search.
  3. Paul will help you narrow your options to make a realistic choice which is a matter of doing your "homework".  Knowing what to look for and what questions to ask is vital. 
  4. Paul will help guide juniors toward their goal with a good faith effort to educate them to the realities of college tennis recruiting.
  5. Paul will use his coaching network to effectively determine how each athlete will fit into each respective tennis program.

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Karen Aberman

Consultant of Soccer Operations

Karen Aberman has joined Scholarship For Athletes as a resource for our clients.  Karen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with the college recruiting process to Scholarship For Athletes.

What Karen Will Do At The Family's Request

  1. Karen has an extensive coaching network which she may call upon in working with you and your family.  
  2. Karen will act as a process consultant while you decide what the right fit is for you.
  3. Karen knows that the recruiting process can become stressful, even overwhelming. Diffusing myths about the process can reduce the anxiety of your search.
  4. Karen will help guide athletes toward their goal with a good faith effort to educate them to the realities of college soccer recruiting.
  5. Karen will determine what athletes need to be doing NOW in order to achieve all of their collegiate soccer goals.  

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TEAM ECUADOR

 

Juan Gabriel Balda

Juan is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He played tennis for four years at Wesleyan College and made the 1st team all conference. For four years in a row, he received the AAC sportsmanship award. He also was the recipient of the NAIA Champion of Character award. During his senior year, he also played on the soccer team as a forward.

Juan worked as the Assistant Coach for TWC in 2007and has coached tennis in San Jose, California and Nassau, Bahamas. He graduated in 2007 from Tennessee Wesleyan College with a degree in Finance and Business Management.

Martin Stiegwardt

Martin was born in Quito, Ecuador. He started his collegiate tennis career at University of Florida on an athletic scholarship for the men's tennis team.

Martin played in the Davis Cup for Ecuador in 2002 and was ranked as high as #55 in singles and #19 in doubles for NCAA Division 1 tennis. As a junior tennis player, he was ranked as high as #40 in singles and #24 in doubles in the world. In 2002 Martin was selected as Athlete of the Year in Ecuador. He competed in Wimbledon and Roland Garos junior events and was National Champion under 12-14-16-18 in Ecuador.

From 2005-2007, Martin captained the Georgia State University’s Men’s Tennis Team in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the #1 singles and doubles player and led the team to Conference (CAA) Title in 2007. Martin achieved the highest tennis team ranking in school history (#33) and held the highest singles and doubles ranking in Georgia State’s history. He completed his studies at Georgia State University on a tennis scholarship, and graduated in December 2007 with a Bachelors degree in Business Management.

Juan X. Baquerizo

Juan is from Guayaquil, Ecuador where he played tennis since he was seven years old. In Ecuador, he was one of the top three players in the nation for 18 and under singles and doubles. Juan attended Tennessee Wesleyan College where he earned a degree in business management. He played college tennis for 3 seasons at TWC where he played #1 singles and #1 doubles. Juan was 1st team all conference and region and was ranked top 30 in the nation NAIA.