Meet the Pros!

Jack Bailey – General Manager & Director

• Certified USPTA/ USPTR/ USRSA, TIA/ USTA
• Strung racquets at the ATP/WTA Grand Slam level
• Professionally maintained tennis courts
• 2013 USPTA Tennis Professional of the Year for the Region
• 2015 Contributor Extraordinaire by Tampa Bay Tennis Magazine
• Joined SPTC in 2019

Maria Francesa – Professional Instructor & Director of Junior Development

• Former professional tennis player, competed on the WTA tour, against players such as Chandra Rubin from the USA, FED cup, Panamerican Games and South American games representing Venezuela.
• Former number 1 player in her country.
• USPTA Elite Professional
• PTR professional certified for 10 & under, adults, and performance players.
• Successfully pursued the rigorous studies and passed the examinations, therefore earning the degree of Master of Tennis Performance, one of the highest qualifications for a tennis professional.
• Tennis commentator for Grand Slams tournaments on Venezuelan national sports TV channel.

Brian Kenney – Professional Instructor

• Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Certified Professional Level Instructor
• Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR) Certified Pickleball Coach
• Past USTA Senior League Coordinator USTA Florida
• Over 45 years of teaching experience in New York, Colorado and Florida
• Played collegiate tennis in upstate New York
• Member of USTA Florida Men’s Doubles and Mixed Double representing Florida at USTA Nationals
• Joined SPTC in 2016

2019 Continuing Education Workshops

• Switch on Your Champion to Master the Match – Dr. Michelle Cleere
• The Baseline Uncovered – Craig O’ Shannessey
• Muscle and Movement – Dean Hollingworth
• Technical Analysis – Edgar Giffenig
• The New Way to Play Doubles – Leo Alonso
• The Gigi Method for Doubles – Gigi Fernandez
• System 9 Junior Teaching Methods – Andy Dowset

Check out more from Coach Brian at https://tenniswithbrian.com!

Katie Koperski – Professional Instructor

• Trained and attended high school at Saddlebrook Academy.
• Top ranked junior in the State of Florida.
• Played Division 1 tennis at Syracuse University. Finished in the top 3 in the Big East Championships each year.
• Worked at the IFPA Tennis Academy coaching nationally ranked junior players.
• 20 years experience coaching junior players of all levels and adults.
• Joined the SPTC – 2006

Gene Holliday – Professional Instructor & Courier’s Kids Director

• PTR Certified Instructor (10-under & Adult)
• Highly ranked Junior in the South – Atlanta, Ga.
• Former hitting partner to Donald Young, ATP player and former world #1 junior.
• Worked with WTA player, Taylor Townsend.
• 20 years experience as a teaching pro in Atlanta.
• Joined the SPTC – 2020