Hot Shots Tennis

HOT SHOT TENNIS PROGRAM

What is Hot Shot Tennis?

Hot Shot Tennis is a tennis program for all levels of players, ages three and up. We offer year round, private and group tennis lessons to any place interested in having lessons at their site. Indoor classes are taught in gyms. Students have fun learning tennis through drills and games that build motor skills and endurance. Classes are made up based on age and ability.

Hot Shots works with the USTA and other tennis organizations to promote quality tennis programs in communities. In addition to private and group lessons we also run local tournaments and leagues for juniors and adults.

Programs

Hot Shot Little Tennis program is for ages three to five years old. This is a specially designed program to build social skills, motor skills and endurance. Children have fun learning tennis through drills and group games.

The Hot Shot Tennis Junior Program is for students grades first through eighth. Students are taught ground strokes, volleys and serves. Score keeping is introduced by playing singles and doubles. Other games are played to build motor skills and provide healthy competition.

Hot Shot Tennis Young Adults is for grades ninth through twelfth. Students are taught ground strokes, volleys and serves. Students learn match play by drills and playing singles and doubles.

Hot Shot Tennis Adults are for ages eighteen and older. Students are taught ground strokes, volleys and serves. Also, students work on improving specific strokes and match play.

Hot Shot Tennis Job Mentoring program is a program that teaches future professional how to teach tennis. Students must be at least in ninth grade.

Who are we?

Hot Shot Tennis Program was started by Joli Tormey over thirteen years ago. This program is designed to provide tennis lessons to the community through the town recreation departments and other community facilities. We have different formats designed to meet the needs of each facility.

Joli Tormey grew up in Watchung, New Jersey and started playing tennis before the age of ten. She was a nationally ranked junior and played four years for Watchung Hills. She played number one singles for the College of New Jersey where she graduated with a degree in Psychology. Joli was Head Pro at the Brook Hill Swim Club where she managed the tennis program and taught at the Warren Racquet Club for many years. She has been teaching tennis for over twenty years and is USPTR certified.

Debbie Gresh grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. In 2000 she joined Hot Shots. As a junior player, she earned a national ranking in the eighteen and under division. She played number one singles for Old Dominion University on a tennis scholarship. She competed on the WTA satellite tour after graduating with a degree in marketing. She was world ranked in single and doubles. Retiring from the tennis tour she went on to own her own business. In 2000, she graduated from Kean University with a Masters Degree in Public Administration. Debbie comes to Hot Shots with over fifteen years of teaching experience and is USPTA certified.

Where are our programs?

Joli and Debbie have worked together to build many quality tennis programs for Middlesex, Bernardsville, Watchung and Mendham Recreation Departments and the JCC Metrowest. We also have a program at the Sundance School in North Plainfield.

Contact Information

Joli Tormey (908) 727-0011 (Cell)

Debbie Gresh (908) 705-2220 (Cell)

Hot Shots e-mail is dakg44@optonline.net