Rob Coster – APTA Board Member and future APTA President

Residence: I have lived in Madison, CT for almost 30 years.

Years of Service: It’s a blur. I count the years by the Annual Meetings. I was voted in at the Chicago meeting, Long Island was after my first year, Atlanta was after my
second, so next the meeting will mark three years on the Board.

Family: My wife Barb is a Southern California transplant. I finally pried the tennis racket out of her hands a few years ago and put a paddle in its place. She now loves the game almost as much as I do. And this past season, she had the opportunity to play on the Region 2 President’s Cup team.

My oldest son Rory attended a prep school that had PT courts. He and his buddies would head out many nights after study hall and play a few sets. At college in Schenectady, NY he was almost arrested for trespassing when sneaking on to a private club’s courts in the middle of the night. And he’s now “unwinding” from his college years out in Jackson Hole, WY where Dick Reilly tried kicking him off his courts at Snow King last winter. I guess Dick had recognized my name as an APTA Board member and gave him and his friends full guest privileges. [enlarge image to read full profile]