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Stephen DiazStephen, a native of Dorado, Puerto Rico, is the founder of the Stephen Diaz Tennis Academy which started in 1996. Through hard work, dedication and commitment to his students, he's been building junior tennis champions at one of the most respected junior tennis academies in the region. He began coaching in the Atlanta area in 1991. He is a USPTA certified instructor with a rating of Professional 1 for the past 16 years. Stephen currently focuses on the overall development of highly competitive players that are looking to maximize their potential and become successful tennis players. He is a USTA High Performance certified coach and a USPTA specialist in competitive player development. With over 17 years of coaching experience with advance players, Stephen wealth of knowledge as a player and coach has helped many juniors become some of the best players in the nation. For the past two years Stephen has been one of the coaches selected to coach the Georgia Junior Davis Cup team that has dominated the annual Southern Cup. In the past he has also coached top national junior and collegiate players like Ryan Smith (Georgia Tech), Jennifer Meredith (Tennessee), Jaime Cox (Penn State), John Watts (Washington U.), Lauren Meier (Kentucky), Carl Abalos (Samford) among others. As a player, Stephen spent his junior career in Puerto Rico were he was a top player. He went on to play #1 singles & doubles for NAIA powerhouse Auburn Montgomery, were he became a singles and doubles all-American and reached a top 5 national ranking in 1989. After college, Stephen went on to play tournaments in Europe and also played Davis Cup for his native Puerto Rico in 1993-94 & 2000. In 1992 he was Puerto Rico National Professional Singles Champion and honored as Puerto Rico Tennis Federation Player of the year and P.R. Olympic Committee Athlete of the year. Now in his 40's, Stephen still competes randomly in Atlanta Pro & AA-1 Alta leagues. Stephen has been married to his wife Wendy for 6 years and father to three rookies, Dominic, Derek & Isabelle. |
Jason PattiJason has been with SDTA for 9 years, coaching students at all levels and is the co-director of the academy. He founded the Woodstock location, and works with many of the top players. He played on the DeKalb College tennis team during their 1997-98 championship season and was a highly ranked junior in Georgia. He has been a USPTA-certified instructor with a rating of Professional 1 for 6 years, and also certified by the American Sport Education Program. Jason has also been a USTA High Performance certified coach for 3 years. He is also very knowledgable in the latest fitness trends and techniques used to develop world class athletes. Jason's tennis savvy and experience at the junior and collegiate level has helped many juniors at SDTA develop and progress. Jason has been married now for 4 years to his wonderful wife Lee. |
Dan MorneauDan has been a teaching professional in the SDTA junior development program for several years now. His experience interacting with young children day in and day out as an elementary school teacher has made Dan a perfect fit for our program. He focuses on motivating and helping all students from the Futures to the highly advance Premier Level. Dan spent his college days playing tennis for Division II Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. |
Rebecca JamesonRebecca has recently joined SDTA after graduating from Davidson College, where she played Division 1 tennis for four years. She was nationally ranked as a junior, and won two state championships during her four years on the Walton team. She has taught at the Westminster School and Harrison Tennis Center, and looks to continue woking with junior development. Rebecca's experience at the junior and collegiate levels makes her a great addition to SDTA. |
Peter KrisanPeter is a USPTR certified instructor and brings 20 years of coaching experience to SDTA. Peter began his tennis coaching career up in the Northeast were he work as an assistant coach at Cresmont Country Club and also as coach at the Asims All Star Tennis Academy in New Jersey, which was home to many top juniors in the Northeast region. When he arrived in Georgia, he assisted in the Junior Program at North Fulton Tennis Center in Sandy Springs. He has taught students of all ages and abilities, from beginners to nationally ranked juniors. As a player he competed in prize money tournaments in the men’s open division in the Northeast. Peter is married to Jenny and has two kids both of whom are excellent tennis players and are currently playing division 1 college tennis at University of South Alabama. He is excited and honored to be part of a great and well recognized program in the southeast at SDTA. |
