Tennis Professional

Erica Zabkar

Erica, who is from Roswell, Georgia, is a former student at Universal Tennis Academy. She played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she earned First Team All Southern Conference honors. As an assistant Women’s Tennis Coach at UNCG, Erica helped guide the Spartans to a Southern Conference regular-season championship in 2012. She won the 2012 ITA Carolinas Assistant Coach of the Year award. While continuing her master’s degree, Erica worked with juniors at Green Valley Swim & Tennis Club in Greensboro, NC.

Erica earned a Master’s (2011) and Bachelor’s (2008) of Science in Kinesiology from the UNCG. She completed Master’s of Science in Athletic Training from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in May 2014. She is currently a certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer. Erica enjoys working with players of all ages and abilities.

Tennis Professional

Trey Walston

Trey grew up in Birmingham, AL where he played state, sectional, and national tournaments from the age of 11. He attended the University of Alabama and was a member of the tennis team for four years.  Trey was team captain for his junior an senior years. While in school Trey was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee as well as on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Trey graduated in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics. He is PTR certified and works with children and adults of all levels.

When not on the tennis court, Trey is an avid traveler and enjoys playing golf and guitar.

Tennis Professional

Ian Melnik

Ian’s hometown is Lawrenceville, Georgia. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, an NCAA-D1 school. Ian was on the men’s tennis team, captain his senior year.

During the summer of 2018, he taught at the Chevy Chase Club in Maryland.

Ian will be teaching drills and private lessons at UTA’s Dunwoody location.

Tennis Professional

Evgeny Silitski