Roosevelt Island Racquet Club

Michelle was born in New York, and later relocated to Russia with her father, Igor Tikhonko, when he became Director of the WTA and ATP Kremlin Cup in Moscow. She spent time training with the national team of Belarus and, in addition to her father, was taught by Alexander Dolgopolov Sr., and Alexander Bogomolov Sr. & Jr. She rose to be top 10 in Russia as a 12 & under junior, and top 30 in European 14 & under. She eventually rose to top 400 in the world in ITF Junior rankings. As an instructor, she has taught in Belarus, Germany and the United States for several years, and comes to us from Midtown Tennis Club where, in addition to her pro duties, was Director of the Junior Program.