Tennisplayer Staff
Isabel Santis is an associate editor of Tennisplayer and the wife of the site's founder, John Yandell. She was instrumental in creating the site and has been involved in various roles over the last 20 years. Isabel holds a PhD in East-West Psychology and a MA in Transformative Leadership. Before turning to coaching and facilitation full-time, she was a marketing and operations Program Manager at various organizations, such as KQED, AAA, Salesforce, and ThirdAge Media.
Jeff Counts is a part time teaching pro in Northern Virginia, offering video analysis to players of all levels to maximize their technique. He was originally inspired by John Yandell's "Visual Tennis" approach to teaching, along with the use of of high speed video to understand the "hidden game" of technique. A graduate of William and Mary, Jeff works full time as a software engineer and does all the web work for Tennisplayer, as well as putting together the monthly issues.
Associate Editor
Giancarlo Andreani is a Northern California teaching pro, coach, and competitive player. A native of Switzerland, he fell in love with tennis at the age of 6, and modeled his game based on his study of the great Andre Agassi. In addition to holding a Swiss national ranking, Giancarlo is the former #1 college player at Dominican University in San Rafael. California. He has also been ranked numerous times in the Northern California Men's Open division. As a video editor at Tennisplayer, he has been instrumental in the creation of our Stroke Archive. He has also provided direct input to all areas of the site from the perspective of a serious player and passionate student of the game.
Associate Editor
Sean is a retired teaching professional with more than 40 years of coaching experience. Before having multiple neck surgery's, Sean was certified by both the USPTA (Elite Professional) and PTR (Professional) and taught at some of the most prominent country clubs in the Washington D.C. area. Sean attended the University of Maryland with a major in Kinesiology which led to a keen interest in the biomechanics of stroke production. Having taught all levels of the game, Sean continues to spend time learning about the complexities of the game. Tennis is his lifelong passion and he still continues to have a thirst for knowledge.
Photographer
James E. Fawcette is a retired, serial entrepreneur in technology publishing and a long-time tennis fan. He is a talented photographer, whose gorgeous tennis photography is featured in our Tour Portraits section.