Nico Yannicelli

Director of Racquets

Nicolas comes to BHYC from La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he has played tennis since he was six years old. As a junior, Nico was ranked in the top 20 in Argentina and was a well-known sparring partner for Argentinean legend Guillermo Vilas. Nico attended college at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina, earning a Bachelor�s in Physical Education. In May of 2000, Nico was awarded a full tennis scholarship from Palm Beach Atlantic University to pursue a Sport Management Degree and taught tennis at some of the most affluent locations in the country, such as the Hamptons, Manhattan, NY and the island of Palm Beach, FL. Nico�s professional history includes being the Director of Tennis at Campo Chico Country Club and the Director of Sports at Campo Grande Country Club. He was named National Teacher by the AAT (Argentinian Tennis Association). He has brought his two passions together�acting and tennis�by developing Acting Tennis, a revolutionary tennis training method structured to teach tennis in a unique, different, and effective way adapted to the current requirements of teaching processes.