Name: Carolyn
AKA: CK, Maverick
Age: 37
How long have you worked at CCRC? 3.5 years
Favorite Thing to Eat at CCRC: Sugar Free Red Bull
Best Part of Working at CCRC: hands down, the members
Worst Part of Working at CCRC: being allowed to schedule myself a 60 hr work week*
Do you play tennis? I most certainly do play tennis, and have for 34 years (I started in the womb, self-taught, of course) I played at CCRC as a jr from ages 11-14 with Cindy Cohan showing me the way!
Do you or did you play any other sports? Everything on grass or a court...soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, track, cross country, football (however, NOT pickleball)
Are you still in school? far from, hope to never need to return, unless for fun
Most amount of racquets you've strung in a day? 9 while an asst coach at a college in North Carolina
Most amount of tickets you've entered after a shift: zero, thank goodness we have better people hired to do that
What is it like to work for a family business? It’s like being part of the biggest and best family in stl
Weirdest thing that has ever happened to you working here: having a 40th birthday card made and “signed” by staff for my 36th birthday that magically appeared without any clue who created it
Favorite Member to see walk thru the doors: YOU! Yes, YOU- whoever is reading this! (Unfair question!)
Tennis Pro or employee you most admire: myself, duh. But tell Troy I said Troy, ok?
What is something that you want members to know about you that they don't? I have lived in 6 different states and 8 different cities
What song would you want played when you walk out onto the court or field? “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled, followed by “Here Comes the Hotstepper”
What racquet do you play with? Babolat Pure Strike 16/19
What is your happiest memory at CCRC? The feeling of coming home after having played at CCRC as a junior and returning to CCRC to work as a tennis pro. I’m very grateful that life has come full circle!
*Note from Dani- we literally HAVE to tell CK to stop working. She's a maniac. But she's OUR maniac and we love her!
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