Sean S.

About Me

Over 30+ years playing competitive tennis at a very high level
■ Competed in USTA Southern California section in division Boys 10’s, 12’s, 14’s, 16’s, and 18’s Open Singles and Doubles tournaments
■ Competed in invitational only for elite juniors USTA Boys 16’s Zonals in Austin, Texas
■ Consistently Ranked Top 50 in Boys 16’s and 18’s Singles; defeated ranked #10 player in Boys 16’s Open Singles as best win on record
■ Played #1 Singles Varsity tennis (1996-2000) for Richard Gahr High School; Richard Gahr High School won league title during 1998-1999 school year
■ Only player in High School to play in the invitational only Ojai CIF tennis tournament; lost in 2nd round to a player who was at the time ranked ATP #1288 in the world in a thrilling, unforgettable 3 set performance
■ Coached High School tennis teammates and coached Junior High School kids tennis
■ Played on the UC Berkeley Intramural Club Tennis team from 2004 to 2005; competed against other intramural schools such as Stanford
■ Co-founder of Tennis At Cal, which is a student run organization, promoting the game of tennis and educating students on tennis basics, techniques and fundamentals. Created fun classes and a community for students to socialize, get tennis practice and drills

Teaching Style

I like to teach the classic and modern style of play that is found in the likes of Sampras, Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, and Carlos Alcaraz. My specialities would be in teaching how to be an aggressive and dominant baseline player who knows how to finish points off quickly, whether they are at the baseline or at the net. Having solid and consistent groundstrokes is key to today's game , so I want to emphasize that in the early beginning. But Volleys are critical as well.

Teaching Locations = Travel Radius = Preferred Court