Staff Bios

James N. Boyce

Jim Boyce’s extensive history began as a teenager serving as captain of the Canadian team for the Junior World Championships and winning five prestigious national junior championships titles. These accomplishments awarded Jim the “Pepsi-Cola Outstanding Canadian Junior Award” three years in a row.

As a university student on a full tennis scholarship he was captain of Mississippi State University’s tennis team for three years and he was an all South Eastern Conference (SEC) player. He was the Canadian Men’s singles and doubles champion in 1976, a member of the Canadian Davis Cup team, and a 32-time national champion. Most recently, he had the honour of representing Canada once again, as the Captain of the Canadian 65 team during the 2017 World Team Championships in Orlando, Florida.

He has been a certified Level 3 coach since 1984 and was awarded Tennis Canada’s “Coach of the Year for Grassroots Development” in 1989. Additionally, Jim was the Eastern Canadian coach for 3 years, Chair of the Canadian Junior National Championships for 2 years, and coach of the Canadian National Team at the World Junior Championships in 1983 and 1985.

In 1977, Jim was hired by the All Season Racquets Club in Ottawa as their Head Pro and soon after, he made the transition to General Manager. Jim also served as General Manager at the Brantford North Park Racquets Club in 1979.

At only 29 years old, Jim was selected as Chair of the 1980 Davis Cup Tie by Tennis Canada. Afterwards, Jim returned to Toronto as the Senior Professional at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club where he remained for the next ten years.

In 1990, Jim decided to enter the real estate business, working as a Sales Representative for 7 years. During this time, he was simultaneously taking on the roles of Director of Junior Development then Director of Memberships at the Kew Gardens Tennis Club as well as Treasurer of the Toronto Tennis League.

In addition to sitting on the board of Sport 4 Ontario for five years, from 2000 to 2005 Jim was an Executive Board Member (Finance) for the Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO) and was the Chair of the Doug Philpott Inner-City Children’s Fund which provides kids in need with free tennis lessons and equipment.

Jim began his career at the OTA as a board member, before taking the position of Chair of the Central Region in 1996. He soon moved into the role of Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Jim increasingly took a hands-on responsibility for the marketing aspects of the association and eventually decided to pursue the Executive Director position which he obtained in 1997.

As Executive Director, Jim served as the project leader of the first web-based dynamic ranking system in Canada. This project known as Baseline, was completed in 2002 and used by all provincial tennis associations across the country as well as Tennis Canada until 2014. Jim was also instrumental in the creation and design of tennisontario.com which currently receives over 7 million million hits per year. In addition to these achievements, he also negotiated the long-term lease between the OTA and Tennis Canada at the Sobeys Stadium (formerly, Aviva Centre) where our offices have been located since 2005.

Currently, Jim’s responsibilities as the President & CEO include the overall management of the Ontario Tennis Association with a specific focus on the establishment and enhancement of the OTA’s revenue streams. The OTA has experienced years of significant growth and improvement. Jim is currently leading the OTA team for the construction of the new $15,000,000 OTA Tennis Centre which will open in 2026. The facility will boast 10 indoor and 10 outdoor tennis courts plus training amenities.

Jim can be reached at jboyce@tennisontario.com or at 416.514.1101.

Rimzy Kuthubdeen

Rimzy migrated to Canada from Sri Lanka in 2001. He is a Certified General Accountant (CGA) and went on to obtain his Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University. Rimzy has spent the last fifteen years working in the Accounting and Finance field in Corporate Canada and internationally, including a recent position as an Accounting Manager in the retail sector. He joined the OTA as its Controller in March 2010.

Rimzy can be reached at rkuthubdeen@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1108.

Kartik Vyas

Kartik Vyas was born in Nairobi, Kenya and came to Canada in 1974. Having failed to qualify for the Kenya long distance sprint team, he decided to try his hand at tennis, learning to play on the municipal courts at Glenshields Tennis Club in Concord. Although he was primarily a recreational player, he got involved in coaching as a teenager.

Kartik graduated from York University in 1994 with an Honours Degree in Political Science and a Minor in Marketing. While he studied, he also played on the varsity tennis and badminton teams. He worked for Tennis Canada as a student, looking after the clay courts among other things. He was also a volunteer at the Canadian Open on the transportation committee and also helped with the Remington family doubles.

After university, Kartik joined the All Canadian Tennis Academy at York where he ran tournaments including the ITF events. Kartik brings over ten years of tennis management experience to the OTA team. Kartik worked his way up through the "ranks" as an instructor in recreational programs to the Director of Camps and Tournaments with the ACE Tennis Academy in Toronto. While at ACE, Kartik was responsible for over ten events including the All-Canadian ITF Group 5 Tournament. Kartik has moved into the position of Provincial Coach with the departure of David DeFehr.

Kartik can be reached at kartikvyas@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1104.

Gulshad Punja

Gulshad migrated to Canada from Tanzania in 1989. As the Administrative Assistant, Gulshad brings over a decade of service to the OTA. Current duties are as a receptionist and administrative assistant. She handles the administrative support and data entry for the OTA database systems that handle tasks such as player registration and the Ontario Tennis Magazine distribution lists. She provides support for all the staff and helps out with many of their administrative tasks.

Gulshad can be reached at ota@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1100 Ext.0.

Andrew Chappell

Meet Andrew Chappell, the Membership & Regional Development Manager for the Ontario Tennis Association (OTA). Andrew has been working in the tennis community for over 14 years and has been grateful for the opportunity to serve and connect with OTA competitors, officials, parents, and other stakeholders. He started his journey with the OTA as Project Manager of the Tennis Pathways program, where he led the team to participate in many events, such as Yonge Dundas Square, Taste of the Danforth, and Ontario Place. He was proud to have been able to make tennis accessible to more people, particularly children in elementary schools, by promoting Progressive Tennis.

After gaining valuable experience in Tennis Pathways, Andrew moved on to work in Player Development, where he served as the Tournament Manager. He enjoyed connecting with the OTA community and was always eager to share his passion for the sport with anyone who would listen.

Now, as the Membership & Regional Development Manager, Andrew is humbled to continue working with the tennis community and to bring his experience and enthusiasm to all stakeholders in the sport he loves. He is ready to take on new challenges such as coaching development, club insurance, and club member benefits and he is eager to learn and grow in this role. So, next time you're at an OTA event, be sure to look out for Andrew and say hello.

You can reach out to Andrew at achappell@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1106.

Joline Joseph

After graduating from the University of Windsor in 2010, Joline joined the OTA as a fundraising intern then Executive Assistant. In 2012, she joined the OTA full-time in the Special Projects portfolio. As the Special Projects & Administration Manager, Joline is responsible for grant writing, research and applications; project management and reporting; website and social media management; policy/procedure development; and much more.

Joline can be reached at jjoseph@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1120.

Peter Malcomson

A lifelong tennis enthusiast, Peter bring many years of sales and marketing experience, from both outside and from within the tennis community to his position. After graduating with an English degree from York University, Peter spent 15 years in the advertising world, working first for an ad agency and later in sales and marketing for several media outlets including SCORE Golf, the National Post and Transcontinental. He was also a partner in the country's largest in-store radio network, POPPS.

Peter eventually directed his efforts within the tennis business, working on contract for Tennis Canada and part-time as a tennis instructor at the Waterside Sports Club in Toronto. Most recently he was a partner in RL SportsLines, a tennis and golf apparel distributor. He joined the OTA in October 2010 in the capacity of Marketing Manager.

Peter can be reached at pmalcomson@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1102.

Zhenya Kondratovski

Zhenya Kondratovski’s background is in high performance and coaching. He has developed and worked with provincial, national and NCAA caliber players for over twenty five years; ten of them as a head pro at Ottawa's Rideau Tennis Club.

Zhenya is currently a Tennis Professional at the Sports Training Academy (STA) in Ottawa and a coach of the University of Ottawa tennis team. Zhenya is Tennis Canada certified Coach 2 and Club Pro 2, cardio tennis certified and a member of the TPA. He has been a recipient of the Coaching Excellence Award from Tennis Canada. Zhenya believes in sharing his knowledge and experience with his students, peers and working with all stakeholders, clubs, schools, communities, businesses to grow and promote junior development and tennis in Ontario.

Zhenya can be reached at: zhenya@tennisontario.com

Dave Fanor

George Brown Postgraduate from Sport and Event Marketing. Administrative Coordinator, Player Development. U9/U10 Circuit Coordinator (Across Ontario and Canada) & Rookies Coordinator.

If you have any inquiries related to Rookies, U9/U10, or Team Ontario please feel free to contact Dave at: dfanor@tennisontario.com

Brian Jaimes

Brian began with the OTA as a marketing intern from where he then helped in various departments, one of them being the Player Development department. Upon graduating from Humber College in 2019 with an advanced diploma in Sports Management, he joined the Player Development team at the OTA for the Summer-Fall seasons eventually leading to the position he holds now.

Brian has a great understanding of the competitive structure in Ontario and across the country and is excited to take on this new role in OTA Player Development as the Rankings Coordinator. 

Brian can be reached at bjaimes@tennisontario.com or by phone at 416.514.1103.

Ely Schwartz

In April 2007, Ely Schwartz graduated from the University of Waterloo where he studied business and recreation. Ely was a dedicated member of the University of Waterloo varsity tennis team and in his final year, he led the team as captain. Ely first connected with the OTA through the Tennis Pathways program. With the support of the OTA and the Trillium Foundation, he launched a successful tennis program, Varsity Junior Tennis, which encouraged young participants to enjoy the rewards of recreational tennis. The program both raised awareness of the sport in the Kitchener/Waterloo community and provided participants with a unique and active summer experience.

Upon returning to Toronto, Ely worked with Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment Limited in the Community Relations department where he continued to develop his outreach skills and industry knowledge. Ely then managed the Cardio Tennis program for three years with OTA. This included developing and implementing a Cardio Tennis School program, training teachers and tennis coaches to run the program, and providing resource materials to them to sustain the program. Continued funding through grant applications allowed for an additional three-year Kids Tennis Program whereby Ely continued to promote tennis at the grassroots level introducing tennis to thousands of children.

Currently managing programs including Green Means Go (for active seniors), School Tennis/Wellness, and Community OTA Club/Event programming, Ely is excited to bring experience and enthusiasm to all of these programs and encourage all participants to continue to play tennis!

Ely can be reached at eschwartz@tennisontario.com or 416.514.1107

Simon Burden

With a passion for tennis, Simon brings his 12 years of professional coaching and 25 years of varied entrepreneurial experiences spanning photography, shopping centre promotions, publishing, and electronic prepress expertise and innovation to the OTA. A graduate of the Sheridan College Applied Photography program and recently from Seneca College as a Registered Early Childhood Educator (R.E.C.E.). He Joined OTA in June 2022 in the capacity of Clubstrong Manager, with a focus on grassroots community tennis programming and membership services. 

Simon can be reached at 416 805 8334 or sburden@tennisontario.com