Tennis Staff

Helle Sparre
Tennis Director
TEL: (415) 381-2710
FAX: (415) 383-0217
EMAIL: hellecool@comcast.net

Helle was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.. She began playing tennis at age six and by age 18 she won 36 National Championships, including the European Championship for Girl’s 16’s. In 1978 Helle advanced to the round of 32 at Wimbledon and later on that year she won the U.S. Clay Court Women’s Doubles Championship. More recently in 1997 Helle competed for the victorious U.S. Women’s 40’s team in the World Cup and won the 40’s World Doubles Championship. Helle has been with SVSTC as Head Tennis Pro, the club’s women’s team coach, and long-standing professional instructor for youth and adults. Helle currently teaches tennis through private instruction, clinics, and via her book, Dynamic Doubles, which she is co-author along with Jim Schock.

Bill Jepsen
Tennis Pro
TEL: (415) 310-2306
FAX: (415) 383-0217
EMAIL: wiljep3@hotmail.com

Bill has been teaching tennis in California for 10 years.  He has worked for a Marin-based quickstart-oriented junior program as well as a junior tennis academy in Southern California.  He managed a private tennis club on the peninsula for 3 years and he has just completed his 5th season as a head varsity tennis coach at a SF private college preperatory school.  Bill's teaching philosophy is, "learn the fundamentals and then put in the reps.  tennis is a wonderful sport at any and all levels.  but there are no shortcuts to becoming a good tennis player..."