Angelo A. Rossetti currently serves as the Director of Tennis at Weston Racquet Club, An Ivan Lendl Tennis Center. He is a USPTA P1/Elite, PTR, MTM, & USTA High Performance & Mental Skills certified teaching professional, being first certified in 1992. Angelo, NLP & Mindfulness certified, studied to be a Dale Carnegie instructor, as he wanted to learn & teach the best ways to learn! He was elected in 2017 as one of the youngest Presidents of USTA Connecticut (2018-2020). Angelo played Varsity tennis at Hamden High School en route to be a top Division I player at the University of Connecticut, where he earned a B.S. degree in Sports Science with a concentration in Sports Marketing. He won the USTA New England Sportsmanship Award in 2005. Rossetti has been appropriately appointed to the USTA National Sportsmanship Task Force in 2019. The USTA Sportsmanship Award he received was one of the ones he most values. In 2007, he & his identical twin brother, Ettore, were ranked #1 in New England Men's Open Doubles & top 10 in singles. Angelo is a 2X Guinness World Records™ titleholder of two different tennis titles; the Longest tennis rally and the Longest tennis volley rally. Angelo earned the 2007 USPTA Regional Teaching Pro of the Year & 2007 Open Player of the Year. He earned the National 2009 USPTA Tennis Industry Excellence Award, also for New England in 2008, as well as the National 2016 USPTA Lessons for Life Award by helping raise over $110,000 for the nonprofit organization Save the Children. Angelo has coached women’s teams, captained & played on 5.0 & Open USTA men’s teams that have all gone to nationals. His most recent certifications are Developing Mental Toughness & USTA High Performance. In August 2008, he & Ettore set the official Guinness World Records™ title for the Longest Tennis Rally totaling 25,944 continuous strokes, lasting 14 hours & 31 minutes. On August 8th of 2015, Angelo & his brother set their second Guinness World Records™ title for the Longest tennis volley rally, 30,576 volleys lasting 5 hours & 28 minutes. The purpose of these record-breaking athletic feats was as fundraisers for charities. Angelo has spoken regularly in the summer at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI, where his record is featured in the permanent exhibits. He believes in something he developed; the 4 Gs: Get a Dream, Goal Set, Goal Get, & Give Back, which leads to success in tennis and life. Visit www.tennacity.org to learn & join.
