NO QUIT COACHING STAFF
Tim Blenkiron
Executive Director and Owner, USPTA Elite/PTR/HPCP Certified Teaching Professional
A native Australian, Tim Blenkiron made history in Las Vegas after winning the NCAA doubles championship in 1997 for UNLV. Tim has worked with many top-ranked junior tennis players as well as several touring professional players. Tim sees tennis as a metaphor for life and has used the sport to change the lives of countless individuals.
Email: Contact Ricky at assistant@vegastennis.com
Hourly Rate: $250
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Dave Macpherson
NO QUIT Co-Director, Teaching Professional
David Macpherson is from Launceston, Tasmania in Australia and spent 18 years on the ATP World Tour, reached a career-high of #11 in the world in the ATP Doubles rankings. Dave then went on to become one of the most decorated coaches in the world - Under Dave’s coaching and guidance, the Bryan Brothers went on to win 15 Grand Slams, 100 ATP Doubles Titles, Davis Cup Titles, and Olympic Gold Medals. Dave worked with American tennis icon John Isner, who earned a career-high ranking of #8 in the ATP Singles rankings and a career high ranking of #14 in the ATP Doubles rankings. Dave also coached the Swiss Davis Cup Team to their first title.
Email: Contact Ricky at assistant@vegastennis.com
Hourly Rate: $250
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
James McGee
NO QUIT Co-Director, Director of Team Bryan Program, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
James achieved a career-high ATP ranking of No. 87 and competed on Ireland’s Davis Cup team. Now a retired ATP professional, James McGee is the academy’s Co-Director, and Director of the TEAM BRYAN program, sponsored by Bob and Mike Bryan. TEAM BRYAN helps youth in adverse situations achieve excellence in athletics, academics, and life. James has a burning passion for life and hopes to share that passion with others through the sport of tennis.
Phone: 470-398-6477
Email: TeamBryan@InspiringChildren.org
Hourly Rate: $150
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Jake Lysgaard
Director of Operations, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Jake Lysgaard has competed and coached locally for most of his life. In 2018, Jake was nominated by USTA Nevada as Junior Developmental Coach of the Year. Jake specializes in working with juniors of all ages and ability levels. Jake firmly believes that the sport of tennis teaches invaluable life skills that translate far beyond the court.
Phone: 402-594-4763
Email: Jlys89@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $100
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
James Johnson
Director of Community Tennis, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
USTPA and PTR Certified, James enjoys teaching all levels and ages. James started playing tennis in 1964 and played college tennis at the University of Kansas. James also played a number of pro circuit events and coached college tennis at South Mountain Community College in Arizona. With over 36 years of coaching experience and a heart of gold, James is a massive part of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy.
Phone: 702-577-6460
Email: jamesjohnson269@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Mark Saperstein
Lorenzi Racket Club Manager, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
Mark is a PTR Certified teaching professional and former Director of Tennis at the Paris Golf and Country Club in France, consisting of 750 juniors. Mark also went on to coach several players to be top 10 in France. Prior to this, Mark played college tennis in California and played semi-pro tennis in France. Mark has been coaching at NO QUIT for the past eight years and his biggest achievement was to develop his children into top nationally ranked tennis players.
Phone: 702-373-1938
Email: manager@lorenziracketclub.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Claudia Scariot
Director of Little Bryan’s, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
Claudia is a PTR Certified teaching professional and has been coaching at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy for over six years. She coached in Paris for 20 years teaching juniors and adults, as well as spent several years in Brazil working as a teaching professional. Claudia was ranked #1 in her region as a junior in the 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s divisions and was also ranked #3 in the world in the ITF 40&Over Tour in 2007. She is fluent in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, as well as in English.
Claudia is an extraordinary 10&Under coach, spearheading the Team Bryan Program’s Little Bryans’, while also working with many adults and high-performance junior tennis players.
Phone: 702-630-9208
Email: cscariot@hotmail.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Makeilah Turner
Makeilah is from the DFW area in Texas where she played for 2 years at a junior college before transferring to Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas where she played for 3 years.
After graduating, Makeilah became a VISTA through the ITAs Tennis for America program where she uses her life and tennis experience to give back to communities and help others.
Makeilah has been at NO QUIT since August 2022 and has worked with the majority of our programming, coaching juniors of various ages and skill levels.
Phone: 469-667-5130
Email: mpturner98@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
George Wong
George Wong was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia.
As a junior player, George earned opportunities to work with some of the best coaches in Australia including Luke Smith, former NCAA Singles & Doubles champion, and Todd Langman, who currently coaches Thanasi Kokkinakis on tour.
George went on to play four years of NCAA DI college tennis at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. After his collegiate tennis career, George started coaching and has worked with all levels from beginner to high performance.
George loves tennis, and wants to share his passion and enthusiasm for the sport with all NO QUIT players.
Phone: 305-764-8710
Email: gwonghy96@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Keith McMullin
Hailing from Utah, Keith moved to Las Vegas as a junior and is an alumni of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy, going on to play Division I Tennis at Weber State University.
Keith moved overseas and participated in many ITF and ATP Challenger events as well as served as a hitting partner for many of the top players in the WTA and ATP.
Keith is passionate about tennis from all angles on and off the court and wants to continue the NO QUIT legacy and spirit that drew him here as a junior.
Phone: 702-443-6852
Email: gkmcmullin@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Nico Mercado
USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Nico is from the Rio Grande Valley located in south Texas. He played four years at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. After finishing college, he became a Tennis for America Vista with the goal of empowering lives through tennis and using it as a vehicle to learn valuable lessons both on and off the court.
He has been at No Quit since 2021 and has experience in all of our programs (orange ball - homeschool academy) coaching juniors of all ages and levels.
Phone: 956-219-9602
Email: Andre.nico.mercado@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Ricky Sypert
Inspiring Children Foundation Manager, Team Bryan Manager, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Ricky Sypert is an alumni of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy and currently works as our Program Manager.
Ricky oversees the enrollment, scheduling, development, and operations of all junior tennis programming at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy.
In addition to this, Ricky manages the Inspiring Children Foundation, NO QUIT’s non-profit/NJTL partner.
Ricky is extremely passionate about using the sport of tennis as a vehicle for personal development.
Phone: 702-743-7695
Email: manager@inspiringchildren.org
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts
Hassan Humayun
Director of Tennis at Anthem Country Club, USPTA Elite / PTR Teaching Professional
Hassan Humayun brings more than 20 years experience in managing a wide range of tennis programs, and is currently the Director of Tennis at the Anthem Country Club. He is a USPTA Elite Professional, PTR Professional, and the Head Tester for the USPTA Intermountain section.
Hassan as achieved several notable awards in the tennis industry, such as the 2003-2007 ClubCorp Superstar Award, 2011 USPTA High School Coach of the Year, 2013 USPTA Intermountain Pro of the Year, and PTR Nevada Member of the Year, 2019 USTA Nevada Sandy Tueller Award.
Hassan’s teaching philosophy is that every lesson should have equals portion of fun, fitness, and fun.
Phone: 702-556-5517
Email: tennishassan@live.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Location: Anthem Country Club
Trent Alenik
USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Trent was the first generation of players at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy. He earned a ranking of #42 in the U.S. and a scholarship to Villanova University, where he was team captain his junior and senior years.
Trent runs adult clinics for all levels and also teaches meditation & yoga to many of his clients. Trent also works privately with high performance college tennis players and notable players he has worked with include: Asia Muhammad (touring WTA Pro, top 30 in the world), Kimberly Yee (3x NCAA Champ at Stanford, former #1 junior in US), and Ben Gajardo (BYU).
Fun fact: Trent is also USPA certified to teach pickleball and teaches adult clinics at various locations around Vegas.
Phone: 702-767-7531
Email: manager@vegastennis.com
Hourly Rate: $95
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts