With less than two months left until the USTA National Campus opens to the public, four new teaching professionals have been brought on board to help bring the state-of-the-art facility, located in Orlando, Fla., to life.

The team of professionals will be heavily involved in all programming and activities at the new Home of American Tennis, with a focus on offering innovative tennis programs, clinics, camps and playing opportunities for all ages and abilities for residents of the Orlando community.

Chanelle “Chani” Anderson, is a former WTA professional and joins the USTA National Campus team after overseeing junior programs at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla., and most recently, at the Interlachen Country Club in Winter Park, Fla. Anderson will focus on high performance development programs for youth players and assist in the teaching and coaching of adult players.

Rita Gladstone, a nationally recognized USTA trainer and a lead faculty coach of USTA early development camps, will lead programming at the National Campus’ Nemours Family Zone for young players, adult beginning players and senior adult players. Gladstone is certified by both the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) and United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). A former collegiate player at the University of South Carolina, Gladstone has most recently been the director, Nike Tennis Camp, at Rollins College and junior program director at Airport Park in Port Orange, Fla.

Tim Pleasant, who brings more than 20 years of experience as a teaching professional and five years as a collegiate coach at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla., will provide program direction for players ages 11-18, with a focus on increasing participation and providing high performance training. A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, Pleasant is certified by USPTA and is a member of the American Tennis Association. Pleasant previously served as the head tennis professional at the Trails Racquet Club in Ormond Beach, Fla., and directed a junior tennis academy at Rock Hills Tennis Center, S.C.

Lastly, Ben Zaiser will join the team in assisting all areas of adult play and programming. A graduate of the University of Maine, Zaiser has more than a decade of full-time teaching experience and administration at the Midlothian Atlantic Coast Athletic Club in Richmond, Va., where he has been the head tennis professional since 2013 and adult tennis coordinator from 2008 to 2013. A PTR-certified pro, Zaiser also is an experienced tournament director.

Together, these tennis professionals will work to advance the National Campus’ goal of creating an unparalleled playing, training and educational experience for recreational players, competitive players, coaches and spectators.