tion Coco Gauff, was named the 2019 Team USA
Developmental Coach of the Year as part of
USTA's Team USA Coaching Awards.
presentation noting the importance of building a strong foundation of fundamentals
upon which to expand Coco's game. As a former professional athlete himself, Corey
set his sights on guiding Coco's development as a person as well as a player.
Barbara Soto, Tampa, FL
Tennis Club in Delray Beach, FL.
Jason Goldman-Petri has moved to Los Angeles to serve as Director of
Tennis for DC Tennis Academy.
Buckhead YMCA, in Atlanta, hired Joe Merrall as a staff professional.
Intl Master Professional, Jack Thompson has started his position as Di-
rector of Tennis for the city of Salisbury, NC.
Defining and Understanding the Big Picture, written by
Michael Paduch, is for coaches developing children
ages 6-14. Michael shares his competitive junior devel-
opment journey in Canada. Available on Amazon.
Award. Enoch has been serving the under-served community for 30 years!
of Fame in January. He has won 17 state championships during his 39 years as a
Varsity Coach at 3 Miami area High Schools.
1982 when he found out the school needed a tennis coach. He loved to play, so his
career as a HS coach was born. He spent 35 years coaching tennis at Killian and
Dr. Krop High in Miami before retiring in 2016 when he moved to St. Augustine. But
he couldn't sit still and became the tennis coach at Nease High School coaching
the Panthers. Congratulations, Mike!
received the 2020 Boys' Tennis Coach of the Year by the Massachusetts Inter-
scholastic Athletic Association.
times and won 10 league titles, giving him more wins than any other high school
tennis coach in the state. You may recognize Doug's name as he was also the PTR
High School Coach of the Year, awarded at last year's PTR Intl. Tennis Symposium.
ties. JaKobia Alexis Abraham who has been a student of Herb's since
she was 3 years old. JaKobia was a part of Chapman Future Stars,
where she helped lead her team to their first Jr Team Tennis 10U Inter-
mediate Championship. She continued playing tournaments until she
could play in high school where she was a 2-time MVP on Junior Varsity
and won the South Carolina 5A
State Championship at River
Bluff High School. JaKobia
now has a number of offers and
acceptance opportunities from
around the state. Congratula-
tions to Coach Chapman and all
PTR Coaches for using tennis to
grow well-rounded athletes
and improve opportunities to
succeed in college.
year member, Tim Wilkison is the
new State Rep for NC. Tim played for
25 years on the ATP Tour and the
Senior Pro Tour. Pictured here (right)
with Dan Santorum.
Ben Adam, Morganville, NJ
Tomas Penicka, Campbell, CA
Andrey Boldarev, Eastchester, NY
Ben has been an integral part of PTR's education during his entire career -- authoring a PTR Manual, having numerous articles published,
provided crucial research on the biomechanics of the serve and sharing this knowledge at almost every PTR Intl. Tennis Symposium.
"We were fortunate to have someone as knowledgeable and dedicated as Dr. Ben Kibler to serve on our Sport Science Committee", stated
Dan Santorum, CEO of PTR. "We appreciate his dedication to coaches, players and the sport of tennis."