George Zink

Team Leader

Email: george@zinktennis.com

George Zink is a Master Tennis Professional with over 25 years of teaching experience. After competing and achieving a ranking on the ATP Tour George won 9 national championships in singles and doubles on the senior tour. He was ranked #1 in the country three times. George's coaching career was even more impressive. He coached 7 national champions from the ground up. Starting those students at 8 years old.

George is also a former college coach at Franklin and Marshall & Elizabethtown so he is very familiar with college tennis and recruitment. George's business background includes managing clubs with large teaching staffs and also owned gyms in Pennsylvania and Florida where he exponentially expanded membership. Over the last 15 years, thousands of junior players have attended his GZ Tennis Camps. Based in Bradenton, Florida. George and his wife Lauren, have three children who are currently highly ranked national juniors.

George is a Master Tennis Professional that has a huge arsenal to improve anyone's game. His ability to get "under the hood" and change the mindset of players is unbelievable.

Ben Zink

Email: ben@zinktennis.com

Ben Zink is originally from Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania where he grew up playing high level junior tennis. His playing career includes playing at North Carolina State University, which was ranked #19 in the nation. During his time at NC State, Ben played singles and doubles and was ranked as high as #7 nationally in NCAA Division I in doubles. Following school, Ben competed on the ATP Futures Tour, playing and traveling internationally for over a year to places like Turkey, Portugal, Croatia and Mexico. Ben has also won two USTA National Doubles titles.

Since playing, Ben has coached players to Division I tennis scholarships as well as ITF and USTA National Championships. His coaching career also includes experience at the collegiate level, coaching the men’s team at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Lauren Zink

Team Leader

Email: lauren@zinktennis.com

Lauren Zink, Team Leader is a USPTA certified tennis professional. As a former player, Lauren was top ranked in the nation as a junior before heading to The College of William Mary to play collegiate tennis. At William & Mary, she was a 6-time All American in singles and doubles, and was consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country in NCAA Division I. Lauren played on the WTA tour for two years after college. After her playing career, Lauren was the Assistant Coach to George Zink at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania and also assisted George during his 7 year tenure as the Director of Tennis at the Bent Creek Country Club in Lancaster, PA. There Lauren organized many of the daily, weekly and special events at the club as well as managed the Tennis Pro Shop. Lauren currently travels frequently with two of her children to Sectional, National and ITF tournaments and is extremely knowledgeable about the junior tennis circuit.