APTA Board Member – Tim Mangan

Tim Mangan

Residence: Bayville, New York

Occupation: Director of Racquet Sports at Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, NY. I’ve been teaching platform tennis, tennis, and squash for 34 years.

Years of Service on the APTA Board: Six years as of 2014; previous term 1999-2004

Family: Wife Tonia Mangan holds a few national titles; children Brooke (20), Jack (16), and Caroline (13) all have played at the junior level. My sister, Bobo Delaney, holds many national titles and my niece, Corey Delaney won Junior Nationals a few times. My mother, Nancy, and my uncle, John, were both inducted into the Platform Tennis Hall of Fame. [A bit of a dynasty.]

Years Playing: 46

How did you get started playing? I was introduced to the game by family friends in Short Hills, New Jersey. And I was taught by the best, Hank Irvine.

Contribution to the APTA Board/Contribution to theplatform tennis community. I started the Husband/Wife Nationals. And the frustrating thing is we have never won it! We’ve been runners-up for five years, but every time one of the great couples retired, another team stepped up, like the Zinks, the Schmitts, the Ohlmullers, and Stulac/Delmonico. I run some tournaments — The New York State Women’s and the New York State Mixed; the APTA Mixed 50s and 60s when they are in town. I was co-chair of the APTA Nationals in Long Island in 2012. And I’ve been the Region I President since 2008.

Weird paddle match. I was playing with Tonia in a mixed MAPTA tournament against Diane Tucker and her partner. It was about 80 degrees out, and the score was 7-6, 6-7, 7-6. Not one person held serve.

Dreams deferred. I wanted to try to get ranked in tennis, squash and paddle all in the same year. There was one weekend where I had to play in a tennis tournament and then play a few paddle matches, then drive to Manhattan to play in a squash tournament, which includes trying to find parking and black-tie only parties. I almost killed myself. So I had to give that dream up.

Source: Platform Tennis Magazine, Vol. 15, Issue 1 Sept./Oct. 2013