Tennis Professionals
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Heath ElliottGENERAL MANAGER
Heath has more than 20 years of coaching experience in the Columbus area, with 12 of those years as a head tennis professional. Heath is a USPTA certified teaching professional and has held head tennis pro positions at Brookside Country Club and the Racquet Club of Columbus. 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: helliott@tpctennis.com
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Keith Haigh DIRECTOR OF TENNIS
Keith Haigh comes to the Players Club with 22 years coaching experience and is certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association at the Professional 1 Level. 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: khaigh@tpctennis.com
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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: aaronkochtennis@gmail.com |
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Mike MeyersTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Mike has been teaching tennis to juniors and adults for more than 16 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: mm10spro@gmail.com
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Cathy Cramer
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Cathy is a lifelong tennis player and professional. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan where she was team captain and team MVP. She went on to play professionally on the Virginia Slims Satellite Tour. She enjoys working with daytime lady hitters as well as coaching their USTA teams.
Email Kathy at: catbirdtennis@yahoo.com |
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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 16 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: lfivecoat@tpctennis.com
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Denny EnglishTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Denny has been teaching at The Players' Club since 1997. He is also the Director of Racquets at Scioto Country Club. Denny attended Ball State University were he played number 1 singles and doubles from 1994-1996. Denny was a national amateur winner in singles and doubles in 1994. He was also ranked as high as #80 nationally in singles and #11 natiionally in doubles. Email Denny at: djpenglish@yahoo.com
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Shaun StampsTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Shaun has taught tennis professionally for more than 20 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 Denny at: shaunoneil@aol.com
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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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Doug SchoenlyTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
Doug has been teaching tennis for over 17 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 is a USPTA certified teaching professional who works with players of all ages and abilities.
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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. 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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John GardnerTENNIS PROFESSIONAL
John Gardner has over 10 years of coaching experience in the Columbus, OH and Holland, MI areas. He has developed players of all ages and abilities including D1 players and State Champions.
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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
Bio coming soon
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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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