Chris Ancrum
Tennis Pro
514-690-8801
Chris Ancrum has been a resident of Baie-D’Urfé for the past 24 years. He has been teaching tennis since the age of 16. He started his career at the West Island tennis club where he taught tennis during the period of 1990 – 2010. He is currently part of the Club Sportif Côte de Liesse professional teaching staff.
Chris graduated from Catawba College in North Carolina with a degree in sports management. He was on the President’s and Dean’s lists of Honor for academic achievements. He attended the school on a scholarship where he played #2 Singles and #1 Doubles during the three years on the tennis team. During that time his achievements include Captain of the Team, Most Valuable Player and he made the All-District Team. Currently Chris holds numerous team records for single season and career winning percentages.
Over his 30-year teaching career Chris’ responsibilities included coaching all levels of ladies interclub to numerous championship seasons in the highly competitive Tennis Féminin Interclub Montréal league.
Early in his career Chris was heavily involved with coaching juniors of all levels – from beginner to provincially- and nationally-ranked players.
As part of the John Abbott College coaching staff, Chris helped lead the Islanders to six provincial championships in the ten years with the team including a 5-year undefeated streak.
Chris continuously looks to broaden his knowledge of the game of tennis. On regular basis he attends conferences and workshops. He is affiliated with the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) – an international teaching association where he is certified as a National Clinician and Tester and has certified over 100 tennis instructors. He has also achieved certification as a High-performance and “10 and under” coach at the Professional level.
On a personal note, Chris has been married to his wife Maria for 25 years, enjoys the outdoors and travelling, is an avid runner and loves to BBQ.
Frank Hornig
Tennis Pro
A senior teaching professional at Baie-D'Urfé Tennis Club, Frank is a 30-plus year veteran of the tennis teaching industry and the only 1989 Magna cum Laude graduate of the Tennis Tech program (Tyler Junior College, Texas), the world's first two-year degree program for tennis teaching professionals. Since then, Frank has taught thousands of West Islanders. From 1992-98 he was Tennis Director at Club Mirabel, from 1999-2008 senior teaching professional at Club West Island. He has also been a senior teaching professional at Club CDL since 2008.
A development and technical specialist, Frank can identify inefficient movements causing repetitive motion injuries and help players of all levels with stroke development and reprogramming in order to play pain and injury free. Local CEGEPs have recruited nearly three dozen juniors from Frank's development programs, several of whom went on to play NCAA Division 1 & 2 tennis.
Tennis Canada Coach 2, Member TPA Canada, USTA (Lifetime) Member
Daphne Heselton
Junior Tennis Pro
I’ve had the privilege of coaching tennis for over 10 years, with this summer marking my ninth at Baie-D’Urfé Tennis Club. My journey with the club began when I was just five years old, taking my first lessons on the very same courts where I now coach. I fell in love with the sport right away. As my passion grew, I joined John Rennie High School’s Sports-Study program, where I trained and competed in tournaments for five years. I later discovered my love for coaching and became certified with an Adult Development Coaching Certificate through the Professional Tennis Registry of Canada.
I enjoy working with both kids and adults in private and group settings. Here at Baie-D’Urfé Tennis Club, I run the junior interclub team for more advanced players under 18. As well as the junior program with the club for beginners to intermediate players, ages 6-16. My priority is to help students develop their skills in a fun, friendly, and competitive environment. Whatever your goals are, I look forward to helping you achieve them while having a blast!
Let’s swing into action!
Feel free to reach me by email or text at:
514-922-7496