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Our Team
Jon Neeter | Owner & Founder
Jon Neeter is a former collegiate coach from Duke University and has been coaching tennis for more than 20 years. He has helped his students earn over $2.5 Million dollars in combined college scholarship money. Jon believes that tennis can serve as a great platform to secure a good education. Jon has a reputation for helping kids to cultivate independence, discipline and problem solving skills that are required to become successful in tennis and in life. Prior to owning SMTC, Jon was the Head Pro at the Palisades Tennis Center and a private coach in Southern California. Jon was the assistant director of Nike Tournament Tough Training Camps under legendary coach Carlos Goffi, the former coach of John & Patrick McEnroe. Jon is also currently COO and a partner at Tournament Tough Online.
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Private Lesson Rates:​ $200 per hour | $225 semi-private per hour
Austin Karosi | Head Tennis Professional
From the age of 8 years old, Austin trained to become a top professional tennis player and was one of the top juniors from Southern California. Austin turned professional out of high school after being recruited by Pepperdine, UC Irvine and the United States Air Force Academy.
After training and playing tournaments all over the world, he won his first ATP points in 2009. Austin has been based in Singapore for the past seven years, and is joining SMTC for this summer and fall seasons. Over the years, Austin has trained with many top players such as current WTA #1 and US open champion Angie Kerber, as well as 3 time ATP Grand Slam Winner, Stan Wawrinka.
Austin works with all ranges of tennis players – from children and recreational players to top Athletes. Austin brings his competitive experience acquired from the Professional tennis tour combined with the prestigious, United States Professional Tennis Association Elite (USPTA) coaching background to develop individual training programs to suit each of his clients.
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Private Lesson Rates:​ $200 per hour | $225 semi-private per hour
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Lopez Williams | Tennis Professional
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Lopez Williams is a former stand out Junior Tennis player from New England. As a player, he has been featured on ESPN's Scholastic Sorts America. NBC, Tennis Magazine, and received full scholarship to train at the Dennis Van Der Meer and Nick Bollettierri Tennis Academy.
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As a personal coach, he believes in helping individuals maximize their tennis goals through technique designed to help build ground stroke confidence and consistency at all levels.
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Private Lesson Rates:​ $150 per hour | $175 semi private per hour
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Kris Harris | Tennis Professional
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Private Lesson Rates:​ $150 per hour | $175 semi private per hour
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