Owen Kassimir

Owen, originally from Long Island, NY, earned a bachelor’s degree in photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he also played on the men’s tennis team. After a 35-year career in photography, Owen returned to tennis in 2017 as the women’s tennis coach at the New York Institute of Technology, where he led the team to three East Coast Conference titles, and was named the ITA East Region Coach of the Year. He later became Head Coach of the girls’ tennis team at Friends Academy, leading them to a Long Island Championship in 2021, and coached the boys' team in 2023 and 2024. Owen joined the SPORTIME team in 2022.