Tennis Professionals
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Heath ElliottGENERAL MANAGER
Heath has more than 30 years of coaching experience in the Columbus area, with 22 of those years as a head tennis professional. Heath is a USPTA certified teaching professional and is also the Director of Tennis at Swim and Racquet Club. Heath has worked with players of all ages and abilities and has helped develop several Division I college tennis players. He is currently the General Manager and part owner of the Players Club. Email Heath at: [email protected]
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Aaron KochDIRECTOR OF JUNIOR TENNIS
Aaron attended Heidelberg University where he earned a singles record of 50-11, and won the OAC Singles Championships... TWICE! He is a UPSTA Certified Professional P-1 and holds the following certifications: USTA High Performance Coaching certification, USTA Level 1, Level 2 A, B, & C Sports Science certifications.
In 2004, Aaron was named the Ohio Tennis Professional of the Year. He has been the Director of the Columbus Area Training Center, head coach of the OVTA 14’s Midwest Section District Team Cup, coach for three years of the 12 and under Junior Davis/Wightman Cup and Midwest Zonal head coach. Aaron has also received the USPTA Fay Tooley Award. Email Aaron at: [email protected] |
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Keith Haigh TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Keith Haigh comes to the Players Club with 30 years coaching experience and is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association at the Professional 1 Level. Keith is also the Director of Tennis at The Muirfield Country Club. His training has produced 13 nationally ranked players who have all played Division I college tennis. Prior to his teaching career, Keith played and trained at the world famous Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and played on the Fisher European Tour. Email Keith at: [email protected]
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Mike MeyersTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Mike has been teaching tennis to juniors and adults for more than 26 years, holding managerial positions at clubs in Columbus and Dayton, Ohio. Mike played college tennis and has since earned several District, State & Sectional titles at the USTA 4.5 & 5.0 levels. He is also the Director of our Junior Excellence 3 program. Email Mike at: [email protected]
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Doug SchoenlyTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Doug has been teaching tennis for over 27 years. He played college tennis at Penn State University, where he later became the Assistant Men's Tennis coach for four years. Doug helped coach two teams to the NCAA tournament. He then became the Head Tennis Professional at the Penn State Tennis Center for 6 years. Doug and his family then moved to Cincinnati where Doug became the Director of Tennis at The Queen City Racquet and Fitness Club for 6 years. Doug and his daughter, Dani, are currently the #1 ranked father/daughter doubles team in the nation! Doug is a USPTA certified teaching professional who works with players of all ages and abilities.
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phil davisTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Phil has been a tennis pro at The Players Club of Columbus for 12 years. He has run the Friday night live program at The Players Club for 14 years. He has been a tennis pro for 14 years at The Muirfield Country Club, and at Wickertree Tennis Club (where he has also run their Friday Night Live programs for 7 years). His other achievements are: State of Ohio rep for World Teamtennis for 3 years, ran 3 state of Ohio World Team tennis tournaments, ran World Teamtennis leagues for 11 years at Wickertree Tennis Club, won 7 national tournaments in (Indy, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago), placed 2 in various national tournaments (St. Louis, Atlanta, Indy, Chicago), and took 1st or 2nd place in over 70 tournaments and donated the trophies to inner city kids (Wolfe Park
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Laura FivecoatTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Laura graduated from Marquette University, where she played on the women’s varsity tennis team for 4 years and was team captain. Laura has been teaching tennis and paddle tennis for more than 26 years, including positions as a Director of Tennis, Director of Paddle Tennis, high school coach, and USTA Area Training Center Coordinator. While living in the Chicago area, Laura was Director of Tennis at The Ivanhoe Club and Director of Paddle Tennis at Mid-Town Tennis Club and Lakeshore Athletic Club. She is a USPTA certified teaching professional and currently is the Director of Tennis at Tartan Fields Golf Club. Email Laura at: [email protected]
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Shaun StampsTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Shaun has taught tennis professionally for more than 30 years in the Columbus area, working with students of varying ages and abilities. Shaun is currently the girls head coach at Upper Arlington High School. During his coaching tenure at Upper Arlington, he directed his team to three OHSAA state girls high school team championships. Email Shaun at: [email protected]
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Jamie MarksberryTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Jamie is originally from the Northern Kentucky area where he attended Pendleton County High School. Jamie started playing USTA tournaments at age 15 and USTA leagues at age 18. Some of his tennis accomplishments include Bluegrass State Games Champion in singles and doubles as well as several USTA District, State, and Sectional titles at the 4.5 and 5.0 levels. Since Jamie started as an instructor The Players Club, he has worked with all skill levels and age groups.
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Mike HaddowTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Mike Haddow has been a teaching pro in Columbus, Ohio for the past 30 years. Currently, he is the head pro at Northam Park Tennis where he has been for the past 18 years. Prior, Mike has been the head pro at the Worthington Hills Country Club and has taught at Olympic Indoors, Swim & Racquet, Muirfield, and the Scioto Country Club. Mike has also been honored as a member of the Wall of Fame Program and Northham. He enjoys working with ladies’ doubles, beginning juniors, and our senior community. When Mike is not teaching tennis, he is the Special Olympics tennis coach for Upper Arlington.
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scott welshTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Players who have been coached by Scott have several achievements including:
Scott has also coached 4.5 USTA ladies’ teams that advanced to city championships in 2004 and 2010. While coaching college teams, Scott was named Ohio Athletic Conference Women's College Coach of the Year in 1995 (Otterbein University) and the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's College Coach of the Year in 2001 (Capital University).
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Dan O'CONNELLTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
TBD
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Costas AlevizopoulosTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Costas played tennis at Denison University and graduated in 2017. He teaches at The Players Club as well as Swim and Racquet Club. He enjoys working with players of all ages and levels. He also plays on the men's 4.5 USTA team.
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Andy SinclairTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Andy is a certified USPTA professional as well as a member of the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association. He has many years of coaching experience in Central Ohio and is currently the boys and girls coach at Thomas Worthington High School.
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CARY VAUGHANTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Cary has been a USPTA tennis pro for over 15 years and has a IPTPA certification for Pickleball. He grew up playing tennis in Naples, FL under the instruction of father Steve. Cary moved back to Dublin, OH and played high school tennis at Coffman. After high school, Cary moved back to Florida to continue playing in local 5.0 rated pro leagues. He has been back in Columbus for 8 years and was the Director of Tennis at a local country club for 4 years.
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