​Competitive Play - 4.5 Singles, 5.0 Doubles USTA, NTRP. Combined 54 Titles, Championships, Conference and Regional Winner.

Certifications:

Professional Tennis Registry #91073

Professional Certification Youth 11-17

Youth Performance Certification

Youth Safe Play Certified

Pickleball Certification

United States Tennis Association:

Next Generation

USTA Junior Team Tennis

USTA Try Tennis

CPR/AED Certified

​January 2022 to Present - Ford's Colony Snazzy Tennis Youth Club Coordinator. Instruct and build group and individual programs for youth. Begin program clinics, mixers, and individual lessons for adults.

February 2022 - Present - Assistant Coach for Lafayette Girls Varsity. Summer Varsity program to improve and better technical and tactical skills.

February 2022 - Williamsburg Christion Academy. Implement and coach middle school and varsity tennis programs.

Oct 2022 - Queens Lake Youth & Family Tennis Programs.

April 2015 - December 2021 - Coach Pine Lake Preparatory Middle School, Boys Varsity, and Girls Varsity Tennis Teams.  Middle School First Place Regular Season and First Place PCAC conference Champions in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Varsity State Champions Boys 2020, Girls 2019 & 2021.

December 2014 -Current – Start Grip & Rip Tennis in Mooresville, NC.  Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) - Professional Certification Age 11-17, Coach Youth Tennis, Adult Instruction. 

*14 players have earned Athletic Tennis Scholarships or are participating on collegiate club teams. 

May 2011 - Assist in Private and Recreational Tennis Coaching, Williamsburg, VA.

Member Since 2006 – United States Racquet Stringers Association (USRSA).

Member Since 2001 -  United States Tennis Association (USTA).

Home State/Education - Golden Valley, Minnesota.  MBA - Organizational Management (University of Phoenix), BS Degrees in both Sociology (Social Stratification) & Behavioral Psychology (University of Wisconsin - Madison).

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