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Rome, GA – The office of the Rome City Manager is pleased to announce the new management team for the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College. Tom Daglis has been appointed Executive Director of the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College and will also serve as the Director of the Professional Tennis Management Program at Berry College starting June 1, 2016. Kevin Brundle has been selected to serve as Director of Tennis at Rome Tennis Center at Berry College and Assistant Director of the Professional Tennis Management Program starting May 8, 2016.

Daglis will oversee the strategy, operations, staff, finances and culture of Rome Tennis Center at Berry College and Downtown Tennis Center. He is responsible for establishing the organizational culture and operating principals of the center while increasing the center’s visibility to grow the number of competitive tournaments offered.

As the Director of the USTA Professional Tennis Management (PTM) Certification program offered at Berry College, Daglis will oversee the PTM program which is a four-year academic and experiential/work program and is one of only a handful sponsored by USTA nationally.

Daglis is a career tennis professional with a wealth of credentials and accolades. He is a certified USPTA Master Professional, a distinction shared with only 155 USPTA Master Professionals worldwide. He was recognized in 2006 with the Alex Gordon USPTA National Professional of the Year, twice recognized as USPTA Georgia Professional of the Year, Maryland Professional of the Year, Southern Professional of the Year and Mid-Atlantic Professional of the Year and is a member of USPTA Southern Hall of Fame.

Daglis has served as president for the USPTA Southern Division, the association’s largest division where he instituted new policies and programs to realize a dramatic growth in membership and completed his term leaving the financial condition the strongest in the history of the division.

Daglis most recently completed a four year term as the USPTA National President where he opened a USPTA China Division and instituted a plan for mandatory education for USPTA professionals.

“After our national search process to find the ideal candidate to lead our tennis efforts, I am extremely confident that Tom Daglis is an excellent fit and has the right skill set to take our tennis efforts to unprecedented levels as we seek to build a world class tennis facility here in Rome,” said Rome City Manager, Sammy Rich.“

Brundle will be responsible to oversee the programming and assist the executive director in all operations. Most recently, Brundle served as the Director of Tennis at the Village Tennis Club in Houston, TX and previously served as Director of the Tampa Tennis Club, a 41 court facility with one of the top 10 and under junior programs in the state and was responsible for doubling membership and increasing program participation.

“In addition to Tom, we are just as excited to add Kevin Brundle. Kevin comes to us with an outstanding background of delivering top notch tennis programming and will be a strategic member of the team. With the recent vacancy of our director at the Downtown Tennis Center, Kevin will be able to hit the ground running and make sure we continue to provide a high level of service our tennis community has come to expect.“

Mark Law will serve as Interim Operations Manager at the Downtown Tennis Center. He is an official for Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and USTA and works in many capacities including line judge and head referee for junior, collegiate and adult tournaments throughout the southeast.

The Rome Tennis Center at Berry College is on-schedule to be completed in June and will officially open in July 2016.

The City of Rome takes pride in a heritage of prosperity, and a future focused on providing the community with outstanding services for citizens and for those visiting Rome. The city values strong employment, leading education, public safety, supportive culture, and community recreation. Rome welcomes residents and visitors year-round to enjoy activities in the heart of the community, including the Forum and downtown.