Meet Our Coaches
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Greg Cooke
Coach Greg Cooke began his tennis career in Australia at the age of 12, where he grew in skill and advanced to become one of the top junior players with a pro PTR. In 2006, after moving to Tucson, he began coaching full time as the Director of Tennis for Quail Valley. From there he became the Assistant Director of Tennis at Westward Look, Head Coach at Greenfields Country Day School, and Founder of the Non-Profit Cactus Tennis Association. Recently, Coach Cooke left his position as the Director of Tennis for Tucson Omni International Resort and now heads the Tennis program at Accelerated Learning Laboratory, as well as at Quest for Education and Arts.
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Andrew Thai
Coach Andrew Thai is a Tucson native, joining the tennis scene at age 11. In just six years since picking up a racquet, Coach Andrew advanced to compete in and win nationally ranked junior competitions. Though he learned his skills from Coach Greg, Coach Andrew enjoys putting his own spin on coaching, and currently plays at a 5.5 level. One of Coach Andrew’s favorite parts about coaching is incorporating fun into it and passing on his knowledge to his younger students.
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Phil Lepisto
Growing up around tennis, Coach Phil Lepisto started taking lessons from his father at age 3. Now at 27, Phil has been teaching tennis for 13 years specializing in Junior tennis education and group lessons. His family moved to Tucson from Minnesota in 2004, where he was later ranked in the top 30 of the boys 16s Southwest USTA. He's currently a tennis pro at both the Omni Tucson National and the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch and has previously taught tennis at the Westward Look Resort and Skyline Country Club.