Our Professional Tennis Staff
Meet our Team on the Court
From NCAA play, to the Australian Open, to ATP Tour titles - our seasoned tennis staff have the experience and insight to help you improve your technique, follow through, and overall game. If you’re just starting out, you’re in great hands with our friendly, welcoming staff.
Aleco Preovolos, USPTA
Racquet Sports Director
- Six Years Competing on ATP Tour
- Former ATP and WTA Coach
- Former Coach of Top Ten Singles Players, Wayne Ferreira and Amanda Coetzer
- 4-Year All-American at University of California, Davis
- Hall of Fame Inductee at University of California, Davis
- Hall of Fame Inductee at Redwood High School, California
- Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach University of Southern California
- Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach University of San Francisco
Roger Exum
Head Tennis Pro
- Graduate, All-American and Hall of Fame Inductee, University of North Florida
- NCAA Ranked #3 in Doubles
- Holds Re4cord for Most Career NCAA Division II To Date, University of North Florida
- Former NFPTA Jacksonville President For All Private/Resort Clubs In Jacksonville
- Former Tennis & Fitness Director, Epping Forest Yacht Club, Jacksonville
- USPTA Certified With the USTA
- Former Fitness Director, Director of Surf Club and Fitness Operations, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Narelle Paull, USPTA
Head of Adult Tennis
- Australian Open Competitor (Junior Girls 18 & under)
- Three-time All-American, University of North Florida
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Jacksonville Open Singles Champion
- Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, since 1999
- Northeast Florida Professional Tennis Association
- First Coast Tennis Foundation - Female Pro of the Year
- United States Professional Tennis Association Certified
Taylor Albrecht, USPTA
Head of Junior Tennis
- Member, Northeast Florida Professional Tennis Association
- University of North Florida #1 Singles/Doubles
- Top 100 NCAA Division I Singles Player
- Tennis Professional: Eintracht Dortmund Tennis Club, Germany
- ATP Gator Bowl International Singles Champion
- United States Professional Tennis Association Certified
William Hopson, USPTA
Tennis Professional
- Certified, US Professional Tennis Association
- Member, Northeast Florida Pro Association
- #1 Singles/Doubles Tyler College, TX
- Head Pro, Polo Golf & Country Club, GA
- Head Pro, Vestavia Country Club, AL
- United States Professional Tennis Association Certified
JB Weaver
Tennis Professional, PTR
- #1 Single & Doubles - Hampden Sydney College
- Certified High Performance Professional
- Head Pro – The Tennis Academy at Harvard
- Director of Junior Tennis – The Tennis Academy at Harvard
- Assistant Professional – The Sea Pines Resort
- Ranked in the top 40 in the South and top 20 in North Carolina
- 5.5 USTA Rating
- Professional Tennis Registry Certified
Jeff Landau, PTR
Tennis Professional
- Wake Forest University, Team MVP and #2 Singles Player
- 1994 United States Amateur Singles Champion
- ATP Professional Singles Ranking (#1,325 In The World)
- Sparring Partner For Four #1 Players: Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, & Lindsay Davenport and Anna Kournikova
- #1 In New England Men’s Open Division in Singles and Doubles
- 2 Time Connecticut State High School Singles Champion
- Tennis Professional, Florida Yacht Club
- Director of Tennis for British School Jakarta (Indonesia) for 12 Years
- Coached Dozens of Junior Players Who Later Played At Collegiate Level
- Developed 2 NCAA Division 3 and Singles National Champions
- Developed Several Players Who Earned Professional Rankings
Tad Berkowitz, USPTA
Tennis Professional
- University of Arizona, Head Men’s Tennis Coach
- Named PAC 12 Coach of the Year
- ITA West Region Coach of the Year
- Led U of A Wildcats to Highest Ranking of 17 in the Nation
- University of Alabama Assist5ant Coach
- Texas A & M University Assistant Coach
- Chairman of the Division 1 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships
- Coach for the USTA Collegiate Summer National Team
- Coach for the Player Development Coach at Palmer Academy, Tampa Florida
- USTA National Amateur Champion
- Ranked 6th in the Nation in the Boys’ 18
- Played At University of Kentucky and Unive4rsity of New Mexico, Names Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year
- Played on the ATP Tour and Played In US Open and Australian Open
Noe Vasquez, USPTA
Tennis Professional
- Member USPTA and USTA
- Coach At American Embassy in El Salvador
- Professional Tennis Referee For ITF in El Salvador
- Coach at College Park Tennis Academy for JTCC
- Director of Tennis at Stonleigh Golf & Country Club
- Coach at Town of Leesburg, Virginia
- Tennis Professional Jacksonville Golf & Country Club, San Jose Country Club & Atlantic Beach Golf & Country Club
Alex Tanzio, USPTA
Tennis Professional
- USTA Men’s 30 Singles National Ranking 25th 2016, 32nd 2018
- USTA Men’s 30 Doubles National Ranking 21st 2016
- USTA Men’s 30 Doubles National Ranking 21st 2016
- Middle States Men’s Open Final Ranking Top 10 2010
- PTR Certified, 11 to 17 Professional, Springfield PA (2015)
- Cardio Tennis Certified, Lansdale PA (2018)
- Hitting partner to world ranked player Julia Cohen (World Singles Ranked 97).
- PPR Certified, Adult Development, Lansdale PA (2018)
- Bachelor of Science in Digital Media, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA (2007)
- Head Tennis Pro Upper Main Line YMCA
- Head High Performance Pro Winning Touch Tennis
- Coached Over 20 Juniors Ranked Top 50 In The Middle States Section
- Coached 3 Juniors Ranked Top 50 In The Nation
- Coached Players Who Played At College, Including Saint Joseph’s,Duquesne, MIT, Babson, Franklin, Marshall, NYU
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