Best Marcelo Junior Podcasts (2024)

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Marcelo Ferreira - Windy Hill Tennis Academy 59:30

6d ago59:30

59:30

Marcelo Ferreira is the Director of Windy Hill's Tennis Academy. Prior to moving to Atlanta, Marcelo was the Head Coach at Pepperdine and the associate head coach at Texas Tech. Marcelo played college tennis at Georgia College. Marcelo shares his story of building one of the top tennis academies in the nation in only a few years. Follow Marcelo on …

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The Hard Work and Sacrifices of Jr Tennis Players | Courtside Sessions - Nina Chabli 26:25

3d ago26:25

26:25

In this super exciting episode of Courtside Sessions, we sit down with Nina Chabli, a junior tennis phenom who's making waves on the court! Nina spills all the details about her journey, from her intense training routines to her big dream of winning all four junior Grand Slams. She talks about her unique playing style and how her Instagram, "@NinaT…

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Early Training, College, & Mental Resilience in Tennis | Courtside Sessions - Oliver Crawford 32:29

17d ago32:29

32:29

This episode of Courtside Sessions features ATP top 200 and Diadem Athlete Oliver Crawford. Oliver recounts his training sessions from ages two to twelve and the pivotal moment at age 13 when he chose to focus on tennis full-time. Oliver also explains his decision to attend college, driven by advice to further develop his game mentally and physical…

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The Mastermind Behind Your Favorite Sneakers | Courtside Sessions - Mark Kokavec 31:45

24d ago31:45

31:45

This episode of Courtside Sessions features Mark Kokavec, a shoe designer renowned for his work on Diadem’s Court Bursts. Mark discusses his early career and personal connection to tennis, including his brother’s professional career. Additionally, he shares insights from his collaborations with brands such as Reebok, Converse, and New Balance. Mark…

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John Parsons (No-Ad No Problem host) - Episode 101 43:46

1M ago43:46

43:46

We discuss the recent NCAA Settlement and its potential impacts on College Tennis with John Parsons, host of the No-Ad No Problem podcast & blog. We also touch on the changes taking effect next season and some quick thoughts on the recent NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Okla. You can find John... Twitter (X): @jtweetstennis Instagram: @noadnoprob…

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Building a Winning Tennis Program at FAU | Courtside Sessions - Ricardo Gonzalez 22:13

1M ago22:13

22:13

In our chat, Ricardo shares stories from his amazing career. We dive into his unique coaching style and what he looks for in recruits—spoiler: it's more than just stats! Whether you're a tennis fan or an aspiring athlete this episode is packed with valuable lessons and motivating tales from the world of college tennis. Don't miss out on this chance…

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NCAA 2024 Women's Tennis Team National Championship Press Conference Mashup 44:13

2M ago44:13

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NCAA 2024 Women's Tennis Team National Championship Press Conference Mashup

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NCAA 2024 Men's Tennis Team National Championship Press Conference Mashup 58:40

2M ago58:40

58:40

NCAA 2024 Men's Tennis Team National Championship Press Conference Mashup

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From Junior Player to Grand Slam Champ | Courtside Sessions - Marcelo Arevalo Part 2 35:31

2M ago35:31

35:31

In part two of Courtside Sessions with Marcelo Arévalo, we delve deeper into the Salvadoran tennis star's career. Marcelo opens up about his experiences competing in Challenger tournaments and reflects on his best singles performances. He candidly discusses the time when he found out about his herniated disk and had to make serious decisions about …

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Wayne Bryan - Episode 100 1:04:28

2M ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Wayne Bryan, father of the legendary doubles team - the Bryan Brothers, shares his insights on raising high achieving athletes, students and artists. Wayne articulates his thoughts on how to generate passion for tennis, and the importance of attending college and pro tennis matches.

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From Junior Player to Grand Slam Champ | Courtside Sessions - Marcelo Arevalo Part 1 37:54

2M ago37:54

37:54

In this episode of Courtside Sessions, we sat down with Marcelo Arévalo, Salvadoran tennis star and Grand Slam champion. Marcelo shares his inspiring journey from pursuing tennis in El Salvador to becoming a top player, diving into the unique challenges he faced and the passion that kept him going. He offers great insights on the realities of climb…

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James Shaughnessy, 3D Analyst - Episode 99 58:31

2M ago58:31

58:31

James Shaughnessy (aka Sawinski) is the leading expert in 3D tennis analysis. Sawinski talks about how 3D analysis is used to identify problems in stroke mechanics and how it can be used to improve technique. Instagram: @repo_code CONTACT: jim@scio3dsports.com BIO: Owner of SciO 3D Sports- SCiO manufactures the ARIEL Computerized Exercise System or…

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Colombia ITF Experience - Episode 98 1:01:11

2M ago1:01:11

1:01:11

In April we journeyed down to Colombia to experience ITF tournaments, red clay and South America. We share our thoughts on the trip and what we took away from the experience. We will follow up with several videos - so please subscribe to our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@payersplayerspodcast7340 ITF Calendar: https://www.itftennis.com/e…

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20+ Years in Tennis: From Player to Industry Expert | Courtside Sessions - Christian Singer 23:14

3M ago23:14

23:14

On our first episode of season 2, we sit down with Christian Singer, a tennis player turned industry expert, to discuss his journey from the courts of South Germany to the world stage. Christian shares anecdotes from his early days playing tennis in junior teams in his hometown just outside Munich, to his college tennis experiences at Georgia South…

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Sachia Vickery Checks In To Talk About Her US Open Run and More! 14:46

3M ago14:46

14:46

That's a wrap on Season 1 of Courtside Sessions! Sachia Vickery, checks in to discuss life on and off the court, her run at the US Open, and much more! When talking about her run she said, "US Open for any American player is the biggest tournament that we can play in, and the support that I had from the crowd that week, I was able to play my best t…

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A Lifelong Competitor With A Unique Approach To Academy Culture 55:44

3M ago55:44

55:44

Tosin Awomewe, a former junior, competitive adult player, with an extensive coaching background, who went on to start his own academy shares his tennis journey and unique philosophy. "My training had an end goal, believe it or not, to always learn something new each time I trained." Check out the full episode to hear all the gems Tosin dropped duri…

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From A Small Town In Georgia, To D1 Tennis, To A Career In Europe and Then Back To The NCAA Ranks 1:06:52

3M ago1:06:52

1:06:52

Trey Morris, the current Head Men's Tennis Coach at Jacksonville State University, shares his tennis journey with us. A lot of his current coaching philosophy has been honed in through his experience competing across the world. He said, "my father did a phenomenal job of creating a mentality for the way I viewed competition." Tune into the full epi…

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A Full Circle Junior Tennis Story: Playing, Competing, and Facilitating 56:15

3M ago56:15

56:15

Brian Rosenthal, a former compettive junior and NC State Wolfpack player who has gone on to have a sucessful career working in tennis shares some insight he's learned along the way. When asked if lessons he learned in his playing career impacted him professionally he said, "I think you learn about persevereance and you learn about roadblocks." Chec…

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Inside The Philosophy of a College Coaching Legend and USA National Team Coach 1:05:14

3M ago1:05:14

1:05:14

Greg Patton, a long time college coach with experience in the USA National Collegiate program, opens up his full notebook to share experiences and stories from his life long journey in tennis. He discussed many topics and here is a quick note he had on the college recruiting process: "One thing I think a lot of players have to realize is that good …

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A Former Pro and Long Time Junior Development Specialist Shares Insight On His Philosophy 1:04:02

3M ago1:04:02

1:04:02

Jose Ayala, a former ATP pro, long time junior tennis development specialist, and tennis dad shares some insight in how he mastered the game and the philosophy he has developed as a coach. He had a lot of great insight that he shared in this episode. He had this to say on competition, "you know, you go on the court, somebody has to win and somebody…

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Insights From A Professional Mindset & Leadership Coach Who Is Also A High Performance Dad 52:48

3M ago52:48

52:48

Author, speaker, and entrepreneur, JM Ryerson, who specializes in mindset and leadership shares some insight on his work with professional players and his 17 year old tennis playing son, TJ. He dropped so many gems in this conversation, but one the stuck out was, "You're not going to stop your emotions from happening. Look, you hit a bad shot, you …

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From The Bahamas To Bollettieri's: How Mark Knowles Became #1 In The World 54:24

3M ago54:24

54:24

158 views Sep 29, 2023 Courtside Sessions Former top junior, UCLA Bruin, world number #1, Grand Slam champion, Mark Knowles, shares his tennis journey and some valuable insight learned along the way. Mark said "I was probably delusional, because literally from 9 to 10 years old I wanted to be #1 in the world and I thought I would be number one in t…

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Coming Across The Pond To Play College Tennis and Becoming A Top 20 WTA Coach | Mark Gellard 58:40

3M ago58:40

58:40

Magda Linette's coach, Mark Gellard, shares insight into his tennis journey coming to the US to play in college and rising through the ranks of high-performance coaching. "I think that to achieve the ranking we've reached, you had to perform well in significant events because the points are heavily weighted. You can win those 250-point events, but …

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How a Girl from Alabama Defied the Odds and Went D1 | Kida Ferrari 1:02:45

3M ago1:02:45

1:02:45

University of Illinois rising junior, Kida Ferrari, shares the approach she took to defy the odds and accomplish her dream of playing D1 tennis. "I come from literally the second worst tennis state in the US... There maybe were two other people who went to college for tennis, besides me. So, I had to get creative and build a game plan. There's goin…

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A GOAT's Coach Calls In From The US Open 56:53

3M ago56:53

56:53

Venus Williams coach, Hugo Armando, shares how a growth mindset helped shape his junior, pro, and coahing career. "My dad was my coach back then and I was lucky that he had a growth midset mentality. Yes - the results are great, having a good ranking is awsome, it teaches you to deal with a lot, but the main thing was to devlope your game, get bett…

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Courtside Sessions Podcast - A Diadem Production 11:35

3M ago11:35

11:35

"Parents, they're hard on the kids, they want the best for the kids, but they also expect a lot" - Evan Specht, Co-Founder of Diadem Sports. Listen to the Courtside Sessions Trailer now on all streaming platforms. Official Website | World Class Tennis & Pickleball Goods – Diadem SportsBy Diadem Sports

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Joao Riquelme Yanez - Episode 97 59:39

4M ago59:39

59:39

Joao shares his tennis journey from being a top ranked junior in Chile to playing college tennis at UT San Antonio and in Chile. He has experience coaching tennis in Chile, Switzerland and the US, and is currently working at Tucker Tennis Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Tomas Descarrega - Episode 96 44:13

4M ago44:13

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Episode 96 - Tomas Descarrega Born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, Tomas he was ranked #1 in Argentina in the 12U, 14U, and 16U. He played college tennis at LSU and West Florida. Tomas is currently a teaching pro at Tucker Tennis Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Ross Pytko, UC Santa Cruz - Episode 95 52:32

4M ago52:32

52:32

Ross is the 1st year head coach of the Men's and Women's tennis teams at UC Santa Cruz, the only D3 program in the UC system. Ross has an unbelievable and unique tennis journey.

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Cooper Woestendick - Episode 94 52:23

4M ago52:23

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Cooper Woestendick (Olathe, KS) is currently ranked #13 ITF, and recently competed in the Junior Australian Open where he made the QFs in singles and won the Doubles title with his partner Max Exsted (Savage, MN). Cooper shares his junior tennis journey from training with his dad in Kansas City to his current residence at the USTA National Campus i…

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Maria Cercone, USTA Southern Section - Episode 92 1:00:57

5M ago1:00:57

1:00:57

We discuss the latest updates to USTA junior competition, with a focus on the Southern Section. http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/By Robert and Scott

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Manny Diaz, Georgia Head Coach - Episode 91 1:04:28

7M ago1:04:28

1:04:28

We talk with legendary Georgia Head Coach Manny Diaz about his coaching career, including coaching the great Al Parker and ATP Top 10 John Isner. We also dive into his coaching philosophy, how he has been able to maintain a winning culture for 36 years, recruiting and the outlook for the Bulldogs in 2024.…

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Dr. Neeru Jayanthi - Episode 90 54:58

7M ago54:58

54:58

Dr. Jayanthi leads Emory's Tennis Medicine program, is the Director of Emory Sports Medicine Research and Education, and co-directs Emory’s Youth Sports Medicine program. He is considered one of the country’s leading experts on youth sports health, injuries, and sports training patterns, as well as an international leader in tennis medicine. He ans…

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Matt Hill, Arizona State - Episode 89 1:04:29

7M ago1:04:29

1:04:29

ASU Head Coach Matt Hill.Matt shares his story of surviving cancer while in college, how that changed his career path, and why reviving the Arizona State tennis program has been so special. We also discuss college tennis recruiting, how he prepares for matches, and what we can expect from the Sun Devils in 2024.Part 1…

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Andrew Goodwin, Georgia Southern - Episode 88 1:10:43

8M ago1:10:43

1:10:43

Andrew Goodwin is the head coach at Georgia Southern. As a junior, he was a top 100 player from Alpharetta, GA and played collegiately at Southern Miss and Alabama. After working at the USTA, he returned to college with assistant coach positions at Michigan, Mississippi State, Charlotte, and Tulsa.By Robert and Scott

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Harry Jadun, Michigan State Head Coach - Episode 86 59:30

9M ago59:30

59:30

Michigan State head coach Harry Jadun joins us on the podcast. Harry walked on at Michigan State, and ended his playing career as an All-American! After serving as the MSU assistant coach for 8 years, Harry took over as head coach before the 2022-23 season. https://msuspartans.com/sports/mens-tennisWe talk about Harry's experiences as a player and …

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Marc Lucero, WTA/ATP Coach - Episode 85 1:14:54

9M ago1:14:54

1:14:54

Marc Lucero has coached Genie Bouchard, Nicole Gibbs, Allie Riske-Armitraj, Shelby Rogers and Steve Johnson, as well as coaching out of the USTA's West Coast facility in Carson, CA. Mark shares his background and talks about the role of a professional coach. He addresses overcoming vulnerabilities, ball recognition, how he grades success or failure…

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Class of 2023 Top 100 Pathway Study - Episode 84 1:05:16

9M ago1:05:16

1:05:16

We take a deep look at the Tennis Recruiting Class of 2023 (now entering Freshmen in college). We examine where the players went to college, their TRN and UTR histories, and what trends were identified.

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David Roditi, TCU Head Coach (full episode) - Episode 83s 1:31:23

10M ago1:31:23

1:31:23

David Roditi is one of the most successful coaches in college tennis - TCU is the only school to finish in the ITA Top 10 for nine straight years. We talk with Coach Roditi about his tennis background, coaching philosophy, what he looks for in recruits, coaching ATP top 10 player Cam Norrie, and of course his hats.…

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David Roditi, TCU Head Coach - Episode 83 52:32

10M ago52:32

52:32

David Roditi is one of the most successful coaches in college tennis. We talk with Coach Roditi about his tennis background, coaching philosophy, what he looks for in recruits, coaching ATP top 10 player Cam Norrie, and of course his hats.A 3x All-American at TCU, David Roditi has led his alma mater to the pinnacle of College Tennis since becoming …

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Trent Tucker, part 2 - Episode 82 1:05:20

11M ago1:05:20

1:05:20

Trent joins us for another great conversation. We discuss how Trent has changed as a coach over the past 20 years, how to work with Parents, and the importance of creating leaders among young tennis players.By Robert and Scott

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David Nainkin, USTA Lead Men’s National Coach - Episode 81 37:48

11M ago37:48

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We talked with USTA Lead Men's Coach, David Nainkin, while at the Lexington Challenger. David has coached numerous top 10 players, including Wayne Ferreira, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz and Sloane Stevens. David was also the interim Davis Cup Captain as well as the USA Olympics coach in Tokyo.We talk about his transition from player to coa…

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Behind the scenes - Episode 80 58:25

11M ago58:25

58:25

In this personal episode, we examine Robert's decision to relocate to Tulsa, OK and commit to Tucker Tennis Academy 100%. We also discuss some recent experiences with USTA referees and preview our Pathway study on the Class of 2023.

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Trent Tucker - founder of the Tucker Tennis Academy - Episode 79 58:21

12M ago58:21

58:21

Trent Tucker founded the legendary eponymous tennis academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. TTA is recognized as one the most successful tennis academies in the world, producing numerous USTA ball winners and college scholarship recipients.Trent shares his tennis journey - from a late start to a stellar college career at the University of Kansas to founding TT…

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Rod Ray, Wofford Head Coach - Episode 78 52:01

1y ago52:01

52:01

Wofford Mens Tennis Coach Rod Ray joins us to talk about his role as both a coach and tennis parent. His son, Ashe, was a top junior player and a member of the Wofford team.We discuss his tennis journey, his role as a tennis parent, when is the right time to step away, college recruiting, and the future of the Wofford tennis team.Rod is also workin…

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Matias Marin - TTA, Director of Tennis - Episode 77 1:23:46

1y ago1:23:46

1:23:46

Matias is from Rosario, Argentina and has been coaching for 10 years. He graduated with a business administration degree from Baylor University.As a player, Matias reached a top 50 ITF junior world ranking, participated in the French Open Junior and earned ATP singles and doubles ranking. At Baylor, he helped the bears win six Big 12 championships …

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Tiffany Milner - Episode 76 1:01:33

1y ago1:01:33

1:01:33

Tiffany was a top 10 junior and played collegiately at Texas A&M, where she won the prestigious Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award.Tiffany is the junior tennis manager for USTA Intermountain as well as a coordinator for Tucker Tennis Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tiffany's junior tennis journey is truly impressive and inspiring. She share…

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TJ Pura, Vanderbilt Asst. Coach -Episode 75 57:41

1y ago57:41

57:41

We bring back TJ Pura for his 4th time on the podcast. TJ tells us about his decision to leave the corporate world for tennis coaching - with Tommy Paul and his alma mater Duke.We explore how TJ sees the game differently as a coach, what his experience brings to the Duke mens team, and we recap Duke's season as well as discuss their upcoming match …

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Dalton Thieneman, Founder - Cracked Racquets - Episode 74 44:26

1y ago44:26

44:26

We talk the founder of the Cracked Racquets empire - Dalton Thieneman. Dalton grew up in southern Indiana and won a Kentucky HS team title while at St. Xavier. After college, Dalton saw a need for tennis media coverage below the ATP/WTA levels so started a blog and podcast to highlight those players.Today Cracked Racquests is changing the tennis me…

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Nate Walroth, Tennis-Point - Episode 73 53:20

1y ago53:20

53:20

We get to know the guy behind the Tennis-Point social media. Nate Walroth grew up in Cincinnati and played college tennis at Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY). He turned his love of tennis into a career promoting the game and the Tennis Point brand.By Robert and Scott

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