Meet the Team
Meet the Garden City Tennis Series Team!
We have formed a unique team culture that brings an insightful and passionate perspective towards advancing the game.
Tom Friedman - President
Ashley Jones
Tom is president of Friends of Newton Tennis, Inc. and has raised over $100,000 to repair Newton's 60 public tennis hard courts. An avid tennis player, he is still learning new things to improve his game and plays in lots of doubles round robins. Also a successful business leader, he has launched companies and exited successfully. He enjoys mentoring startups and is an active angel investor.
Dylan Fayerman - Director of Operations
Alexa Young
​Dylan is the Director of Operations and Series Director. A 5-star ranked athlete and one of the top junior tennis players in New England, Dylan has extensive national tournament experience. He will be a scholar-athlete at Northwestern University in the Fall of 2025
Sophie Wax- Challengers Director
Don Francis
Sophie was captain of the Tufts Women's Tennis team prior to her graduation in May 2025. She is passionate about spreading her love for tennis in the community and bringing people together. She loves to create junior tournaments and help young children become better people and players, emphasizing the intangible superpowers - smiling, body language, sportsmanship, making friends, and having fun. A biology major, she hopes to go to Medical School.
Christo Schultz
Don Francis
Christo is the Head Men's Tennis Coach at Brandeis University and director of Racquet Sports at Great Island Ocean Club on Cape Cod.. He was formerly a high performance manager at the New England Academy of Tennis, coaching top juniors. A standout competitor, he played D1 tennis at Harvard. He is also USPTA certified.
Dickie Herbst
Alexa Young
Dickie started NXT Athletics Institue for Learning and is working to implement novel strategies for the way education is taught to young children. A former ATP player and coach, he has coached tennis stars such as Patrick McEnroe and Tim Mayotte. Also a multi-sport athlete, Dickie started playing tennis as a freshman in high school, and then went onto get a full tennis scholarship to Pepperdine University.
Dave Fish
Don Francis
Dave was the Harvard Men's Tennis Coach for 42 years and was inducted into the ITA Men's Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions to the game and development in the Harvard program. He was Head of Development for UTR and established the highly sought after system to evaluate players. Currently CEO of NXT Athletics Institute for Learning.