Wild Dunes Resort Hires New Director of Pickleball

Wild Dunes Resort today announced the hire of Damien Spizzo as its Director of Pickleball. The venue has been ranked 10 years in a row among the Top 10 Tennis Resorts in the U.S by Tennis Magazine, and currently holds the ranking of No. 2 best tennis resort in the world and the No. 4 best pickleball resort.

“Wild Dunes is thrilled to welcome Damien as our new Director of Pickleball,” said Wild Dunes Resort Director of Tennis, Clayton Langheim. “With Pickleball taking the world by storm, Damien will tremendously continue to enhance the Wild Dunes tennis and pickleball reputation.”

Wild Dunes Resort offers four newly added pickleball courts and various clinics for beginner and advanced levels, as well as private and group lessons and social and competitive open play for different levels along with an on-site pro shop.

“I couldn’t be more excited to join the Wild Dunes Team and a top 5 pickleball resort,” Spizzo said. “Our ever-present goal will be to continue to enhance our facilities and provide the best experience for our guests as we work toward becoming the No. 1 resort for both tennis and pickleball.”

As a tennis player, Spizzo was part of the NCAA 2002 Division 1 USC Trojans Championship tennis team at the Univ. of Southern California and later part of the 2004 All SEC 1st tennis team and 2004 All American at the University of Tennessee before switching gears to coaching. Having coached more than 100 Division 1 Athletes, his passion for tennis peaked his interest in pickleball. In 2021, Spizzo became a pickleball coach and in 2022 achieved a Top 25 Professional World Ranking as part of Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), while simultaneously coaching three of the top 10 Men’s Single Players in tennis. Spizzo is also a Tennis insider for ESPN Radio.

To learn more about Wild Dunes Resort, visit www.wilddunesresort.com.

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