Matt is a leading speaker, author, and coach in the tennis industry. He has been voted the USPTA Midwest Coach of the Year multiple times, featured in national magazines and radio outlets, and is the author of The Perfect Tennis Parent, A Guide for Parents of Competitive Junior Player. The book features commentary from coaches of players such as Roger Federer, the Serena & Venus Williams, Pete Sampras, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, and others. Matt is the co-founder of the EX Academy (with Craig Boynton, coach of John Isner). EX has produced hundreds of NCAA players and millions of dollars in scholarships. Matt graduated from law school but has continued to teach tennis because that is what he loves to do.

As the Adult Tennis Director Tim has been instrumental in Five Seasons becoming a vibrant member of the G.C.I.T.A. interclub landscape. He has been coaching tennis in Cincinnati for over a decade, producing dozens of interclub champions. Tim has a notable win over professional Sam Querry in National Doubles Tournament play, further adding to his doubles expertise.

Brian is involved with Junior Tennis at all levels as the GCTA Junior Tennis Director, Lead Coach for 10 & Under Early Development Camps, and a member of the Midwest Coaches Commission. Brian has been invited to speak at numerous conferences throughout the country and has helped bring and direct several USTA National Tournaments held at Five Seasons. He has been a big part of growing the EX Academy Junior Program into one of the most recognized programs in the nation. Brian is a graduate of Xavier University where he captained their first ever NCAA Tournament team.

Dr. Brad is a retired physician who leads the Four Seasons Mental Skills Building Program. Using the EX Program T.E.A.M. approach with weekly themes, Brad encourages athletes to adopt the awareness and acceptance approach. Coach Brad also teaches on court tennis lessons.

Brad joins us from Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was the Head Professional at the Springfield Racquet Club. He also coaches high school tennis and is the Director of Tennis at Camp Skylemar in Naples, Maine. Brad played number one singles and doubles for EX Alumni Justin Stuckey at Wittenberg University. He is an Ohio native and was a two-time state qualifier in Ohio High School Tennis.

Devon is a Cincinnati native and attended Clark Montessori and Cincinnati State, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Marketing. He began playing tennis at the age of 4 with ICTP (Inner City Tennis Project) under Rachel Fair and Tony Pack. Devon became a tennis
instructor at age16 and gave back to the community and ICTP by teaching for the organization that got him interested in the sport as a young man.

Chris is a native of Peru and the former No. 1 Player for Northern Kentucky University. He is a great team hitter for the program and has shared the court with some of the games’ best. In the past few years, he has hit with Roger Federer and some of the all time great of the game.

James is a Cincinnati native and attended Mariemont High School, where he received the CHL Player of the Year Award in 2002 for boys’ tennis. James brings a unique skill set to our program as a Certified Personal Trainer, a former collegiate tennis player, and Certified USPTR.
He holds certifications in High Performance Training and Sports Nutrition from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. James has worked at the world famous Rick Macci Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Lynn University and has over five years of experience in Public Speaking and Leadership training from Dale Carnegie in Chicago.

Tony played college tennis at Briar Cliff College for 3 years in Sioux City Iowa and transferred his senior year to The University of Illinois of Springfield Illinois, all NAIA schools, where his doubles team were undefeated and ranked as number one in the country. He opted not to play NCAA and chose to get certified to teach tennis at Van Dee Meer Tennis University (PTR) and has been teaching since 1979. He has coached over 100 collegiate scholarship players and 6 state champs. Tony held a leadership role at Camargo Racquet Club and has been with Five Seasons since 2017.

Sonny joined Five Seasons in the Spring of 2010 as a 10 and Under Certified Specialist. He has extensive experience throughout the Tri-State area teaching both children and adult tennis. Sonny also brought 10 & Under Tennis to Cambodia (where he was born) and taught tennis to young children in Cambodia orphanages.

Ryan has been a part of the Four Seasons Kids Programming staff at Five Seasons since 2007. As a member of our tennis staff, he is assistant coach of the Tiny Tigers, Ignition, and Summer Fun Camp.