Keith C. Kambourian has been named the Director of the new Columbia Tennis Center in December 2022. Kambourian is responsible for all operations of the Tennis Center, which includes management of onsite scheduling for varsity sports, the Columbia community, NYC tennis community, special events and community clinics, and support for the facility and all members.
A two-time USTA Long Island Professional of the Year, and one of New York's most successful junior coaches for three decades, Kambourian most recently served as the Program Director of the Lacoste Junior Tennis Academy at the City Parks Foundation. He has been involved with City Parks Lacoste Junior Tennis Academy since 2002 as a volunteer, patron, advisor and at his most recent role as the director. In 2021, City Parks honored Kambourian at the US Open Tennis Championships with the Vitas Gerulaitis Community Service Award for his tenured commitment to the organization.
For 25 years, Kambourian was the co-owner and director of the Bethpage Tennis Center on Long Island, where he helped develop hundreds of nationally ranked players, including several junior Wimbledon competitors. He is a past recipient of the George Seewagen Award, given to a USTA Eastern teaching professional who exemplifies excellence in competition, sportsmanship and love of the game.
Kambourian was a top national junior player who received a full scholarship to Duke University where he was the No.1 player and Captain during his senior year.
