Coaching & Professional Experience

2024–Present
Head of Adult & Junior Instruction, Baseline Tennis Center (MN)

  • Coached Top 10 Northern Section and Top 150 National junior players

2021–2023
Director / Head Professional
Seacrest Country Day School / Marco Island YMCA / Hammock Bay Golf Club (FL)

  • Developed academy and trained ITF Top 300 player (Yuhan Liu – Univ. of Utah/Arkansas)

2020–2021
Director of Racquets
Tennis Club of Riverdale (Bronx, NY)

2015–2019
Director of Racquets
The Club and Spa at Fiddler’s Creek (Naples, FL)

2012–2015
Head Men’s & Women’s Coach (NCAA Division I)
Jackson State University

  • Recruited and coached 20+ ITF-ranked international players
  • Led program to NCAA participation and sustained success

2003–2008
Head Men’s & Women’s Coach (NCAA Division III)
Millsaps College

  • Built regionally ranked program and NCAA tournament participation
  • Coached ATP Futures player Murphey Parker

1996–2002
Head Tennis Professional
River Hills Club (MS)

  • Coached ATP Top 40 player David Randall and WTA Top 300 Courtney Chapman
  • 50+ nationally ranked adults and top juniors including NCAA Champion Devin Britton, Keri Wong NCAA Semifinalist, many players to play for Top 5 Ole Miss and Mississippi State
  • Coached All-Americans Neil Witherow and Jason Smith at Belhaven College

1992–1996
Head Tennis Professional
Savannah (GA)

  • Coached USTA National Champion Jenny Miller, Top 20 Southern players Jamie Peisel and Ashley Cowart, Top 20 Georgia junior Ryan Peisel
  • RSPA Assistant Pro of the Year

1991–1992
Head Professional
Van Der Meer Tennis Academy (SC)

  • Coached in program with ATP/WTA/ITF players including Amanda Coetzer, Grant Stafford, Liezel Huber, Andre Janasik

USTA & National Coaching Leadership

1997–2012
Invited Coach, USTA Southern Junior Davis Cup / Fed Cup (6 years active)

2007
USTA Southern Zonal Team Champion Coach (Boys 14s)

2003–2012
USTA Workshop Clinician

1989–2008
USTA Player Development Coach (Mid-Atlantic & Southern Sections)

1996–2008
Founder & Head Coach, MS School for Deaf & Blind Tennis Program

High Performance Development & Mentorship

2016–2019
Volunteer Coach, Emilio Sánchez Academy (Naples, Florida)
Worked with junior program with future stars that included ATP Jerry Shang, WTA Lulu Sun, Orange Bowl finalist Gabrielius Guzauskas

2023
USVI Junior Camp
Coached Caribbean U16 National Team members 2024–2025
PTR / WTA Tour Coach Inclusion Program (Gooding/USTA National Campus)

Education & Certifications

2025
ITPA-MTPS-CTPS-TPT

Mentally Tough Tennis-Dr. Anthony Ross

2024
GPTCA B-Level Course

2020
Tennis Integrity Protection Programme (TIPP) by TIU

  • USPTA Elite
  • PTR Professional
  • HPCP Teaching Professional
  • Highest certified IPTPA/USAPA Level 2 Pickleball Professional and Rating Specialist
  • ICI Level 1 - Spanish Tennis Teaching System- Coaching Certification
  • ICI Level 2- Professional Coaching Certification - Cardio Tennis Instructor
  • USRSA - United States Racquet Stringers Association - Master Racquet Technician
  • USTA National Trainer/Clinician for 13 years
  • USPTA/PTR Mississippi Pro’s Alliance - President
  • USTA - Life Member
  • USPTA - Mississippi - Vice President
  • American Coaches Education Program - Master’s Level Sports Psychology
  • RPP & PCR-Padel Professional
  • PPR & IPTPA & PCI-Pickleball Professional
  • PCR-Platform Professional

Academic

1988–1989
Studying for Master’s Degree in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from Old Dominion University

1982–1988
Bachelor of Science (BS), Marketing, from  Virginia Commonwealth University - School of Business

Awards

  • USTA/ITA Community Service Award-Mississippi School for Deaf Tennis Program
  • MTA Educational Merit Award
  • USTA Sports Science Level 1 & II
  • USPTA Southern Assistant Professional of the Year
  • USTA Facility of the Year Award- The Landings Club
  • GTA Tournament of the Year Award-National 40’s
  • USTA Developmental Coach for Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi
  • USTA National Zonal Coach

Playing Career & Competitive Achievements

ATP/WTA Level Training & Competition Experience

  • 2008 – USTA National Intersectional Champion (35s) – with David Randall (ATP Top 40)
  • 2001 – USTA Southern 35s Champion (with Pat Serret)
  • 1999 – USTA Southern Doubles Finalist (vs. Peter Doohan/Pat Serret)
  • 1997 – USTA Southern Open Doubles Semifinalist (with Neil Witherow)
  • 1993 – National Clay Court Championships Semifinalist (Ranked #6 U.S. Clay– 25s)
  • 1991 – PTR International Championships Semifinalist

Collegiate Career – Virginia Commonwealth University (D1)

  • 4-Year Starter | #1 Doubles | Career Wins Leader
  • Trained with ATP-ranked teammates and professionals

November 2019-April 2020
Owner of retail stores at PROAM Tennis and Pickleball & Justennis, Naples, FL, USA

  • Supervised and trained staff to serve customers at two high end retail tennis and pickleball stores with annual sales of $1.2 million
  • Managed nine employees between both stores
  • Sponsored Naples Pro League, tournaments, charity events, Madisen’s Match
  • Serviced area pro shops

Scott Jude Pennington 

Email: sptennis64@gmail.com