QUALIFIED BY
Five years on the pro tour (reaching the top 200 in singles, top 100 in doubles), playing tournaments in the U.S., Asia, Africa, Europe and South America
USTA High Performance Coach (2002)
PTR Professional level
Former Virginia State Open singles winner, eight-time Virginia State Open doubles winner, four-time Virginia
State 35 & Over singles winner, two-time PTR International 35 & Over singles winner, 1997 PTR International 40 & Over singles winner
EXPERIENCE
2005-present
Director of Tennis
City of High Point, NC
Responsible for the overall financial well being of the tennis facility
Responsible for the maintenance of eight har tru outdoor courts
Hire, train and supervise two tennis professionals and four desk/maintenance personnel
Do employee performance appraisals, payroll and budget
String and repair all rackets
Organize and direct all tournaments. From 2006-2019, was the volunteer tournament director for the large Big Brothers/Big Sisters Tournament of the Triad, which proceeds went to the BBBS organization
2000-2005
Director of Tennis
Western Michigan University’s West Hills Athletic Club
Responsible for the overall financial well being of the tennis facility
Increased tennis revenues from $283,000 (2000) to $425,000 (end of fiscal year 2004)
Hire, train and supervise two assistant directors, one head pro, and six associate pros
Maintain a weekly average of 24 on court teaching hours that includes working with five Adult USTA Travel
Teams (2.5-4.5) and working and traveling with sectionally and nationally ranked junior players
Promote, organize and direct all sanctioned and non-sanctioned tennis tournaments using TDM, including
the 2004 WMTA Junior Qualifier that attracted over 320 players.
1999-2000
Director of Tennis
Westwood Sports Center, Sterling Il
Responsible for the junior development program in a year round setting
Responsible for the USA’s 1*2*3 adult programs and all league play
Run large junior and adult tournaments
String and repair rackets
1998 - 1999
Head Men’s Tennis Coach
Virginia Union University (CIAA Division II), Richmond, VA
Team went from last place in 1997 to 3rd
place in conference championship in 1999
1997 – 1999
Director of Tennis
Surreywood Swim & Racket Club, Richmond, VA
1994 - 1999
Director of Tennis
City of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Responsible for the junior development program in a year round setting
Responsible for the USA’s 1*2*3 adult programs
Coach and travel with several nationally ranked boys and girls
Hire, train and supervise twenty seasonal instructors
Run large junior and adult tournaments
Conduct local and regional coaching clinics
Went to various elementary schools throughout Richmond, getting more kids involved in tennis
String and repair rackets
1986 - 1994
Director of Tennis
Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center, Midlothian, VA
Organized all lessons, clinics, tournaments and socials. Responsible for the maintenance of 10 clay courts
Exemplary Accomplishments:
- Voted the 2002 Family of the Year by the Western Michigan Tennis Association
- Voted the 1996 Pro of the Year by the Richmond Tennis Association
- 1997, 1998, 1999 Nuveen Seniors Tour Doubles Player with Roscoe Tanner, Bjorn Borg and Mel Purcell
EDUCATION
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1974 - 1978 Bachelor of Arts degree in political science
Four-year tennis scholarship
Four-time Atlantic Coast Conference Champion
SHORT BIO
- Started playing tennis at age 11 at the Byrd Park Tennis Courts
- Played on one of the first NJTL (National Junior Tennis League) teams created by Arthur Ashe, and won the team national championships at Forest Hills, New York in 1969.
- Played high school tennis at Huguenot High School and won the state singles and doubles championships
- First black to receive a full tennis scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Won 4 ACC championships
- First (and only) black to win the Richmond City Championships (two times), the Virginia State Championships, and the Mid-Atlantic Championships
- Played on the professional tour for 5 years, reaching a high of top 200 in the world in singles and top 100 in the world in doubles, having competed against players such as Vitas Gerulaitis, Jimmy Connors, and John McEnroe.
- Coached and traveled with over 65 nationally ranked juniors, many of whom have gone on to attend universities such as Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, UVA, VCU on tennis scholarships.
- In 2015, I was selected by the USTA as one of the top 50 black coaches/teaching pros in the US to attend a high-performance coaching workshop in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in December 2015. Other notable attendees: Mal Washington (former Wimbledon finalist), Chip Hooper (former top 20 ATP), Katrina Adams (former top 20 player WTA and former president & CEO of USTA)
- From September 29, 2017-October 1, 2017, I attended the USTA Player Development Coach Mentoring Workshop in Orlando, Florida. 24 experienced pros were matched with 24 up and coming pros to create an 18-month synergy to improve tennis professionals and coaches. The USTA headquarters in Orlando recently opened in January 2017 with 100 tennis courts: clay, European red clay, hard and indoors.
- In 2019 the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) recognized me as having reached the 30-year membership milestone.
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