BOB KLYCE

USPTA Pro 1 Bob Klyce is the head tennis professional at both Rolling Hills Club in Novato and Sonoma Golf Club in Sonoma, California. In addition, Bob is an active associate tennis professional at Meadowood Resort in St. Helena, California working with Doug King. Bob has been a member of USPTA since 1984, and has had the privilege of working years at such clubs as Mill Valley Tennis Club, Mount Tam Racquet Club, Rafael Racquet Club, the Airport Club, and Wikiup Tennis & Swim Club.

Bob’s professional highlights include playing in the USTA League 5.0 and 5.5 National Championships, coaching Terra Linda High School to two MCAL championships, and a No. 7 singles ranking in Northern California (now 5.5 categories). He and his brother, Harvey, have won numerous Marin and Sonoma open doubles championships, and he has appeared in six Marin County open singles championships. Bob continues to be an active competitor on many USTA league teams, instructs tennis programs for Scott Borowiak Golf and Tennis Tours, and is a Wilson staff advisory member for racquets and equipment.

A graduate of San Jose State University, where he majored in physical education, Bob has been a 20-year plus tennis director for Lair tennis programs.

Bob will be teaching tennis at Club Lair and Lair Golf and Tennis Camp.

HELLE SPARRE

USPTA Pro 1 and head tennis professional at the Scott Valley Tennis Club in Mill Valley, CA, Helle Viragh Sparre returns to the Lair.

“I love this game,” Helle says, “and I want to give back some of the great things I have learned over the years. My strength lies in my ability to see the smallest detail in a player’s stroke, footwork and preparation and explain these details in many ways. As a tennis pro my greatest accomplishment lies in my doubles strategy. This has made it possible to win a number of doubles titles and to write a book on doubles called Dynamite Doubles, which was published in 2001.”

A native of Denmark and a tough competitor, Helle won more than 30 national junior and adult championships in the country. She turned pro at the age of 17 after holding a ranking of No. 1. In her professional career from 1973 to ‘78, she reached a ranking of No. 49. She won the 1978 U.S. Clay Court Doubles with Swedish player Helena Anliot and was a Denmark Federation Cup team member. Helle played for the United States Young Cup 40s team in 1997, winning the world championship. She also won the 1997 world championship in doubles with playing partner Sheri Bronson.

Helle will be teaching tennis at Lair Golf and Tennis Camp and GlamSlam Tennis Academy for Women.

JAN BROGAN

Recently retired as Cal Women’s Tennis Coach of 29 years, Lair favorite Jan is a remarkable fourth on the NCAA’s all time women’s tennis victory list and has a career winning percentage of .707. Among her other significant achievements: Jan amassed 8 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year awards and one National Coach of the Year award; her Cal team had 19 top-10 national rankings and 26 consecutive NCAA appearances. Jan has started a performance coaching practice, “Conscious Coaching,” which integrates sport psychology and awareness practice into player, parent, and coach development.

Jan will be teaching tennis at Lair Golf and Tennis Camp and GlamSlam Tennis Academy for Women.

JUDITH BLUM

Judith Blum considers herself a practitioner, not a teacher. She has practiced tai-chi for 40 years. She began formally practicing qigong in 2005. In 2007 she traveled to China and Tibet with a qigong program. She continues her practice in Davis where she also is a marriage and family therapist. Judith believes that exercise, breathwork, and practices such as qigong and tai-chi can reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety and promote positive emotional well-being.

Judith will be facilitating qigong programs during Women’s Wellness Weekend.

LAURA ZOVICKIAN

Laura Burtch Zovickian loves the water. She started her swimming career as an age group swimmer. When she moved to San Francisco she was introduced to open water swimming and now divides her time between land and water. Over the past twenty years Laura has become an accomplished marathon swimmer—she has completed the English Channel, Race around Manhattan, Race around Coronado, and many other marathon swims. Laura has been coaching and teaching swimming for the past twenty years and is passionate about getting people into the water.

Laura will be facilitating the swimming programs at Club Lair and Women’s Wellness Weekend.

TIKA MORGAN

Tika Morgan has trained in Modern, Jazz, and dances of the African diaspora since age 4. She has performed both nationally and internationally and most recently was company member of “Aguas Da Bahia.” She has choreographed for Parades, Concerts, Musical Revues and events. Tika has devoted the past 15 years to a continuous study of Afro-Folkloric dance. She began teaching in 1998, in the SF Bay Area, where for the past 12 years, she has been developing and teaching her unique dance and dance/fitness classes designed to connect people with the universal and important symbols stemming from the African diaspora. Based in Brazilian Folkloric, Samba and Modern dance, her classes invite people to focus on rhythm and symbols, rather then heart rates and body image.

As a full time dance instructor Tika facilitates classes for adult women, seniors and children of all ages. Learn more

Tika will be facilitating Brazilian Dance programs during Women’s Wellness Weekend.