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Garth Haynes Tennis

Personalized Tennis Instruction

After decades of work in corporate risk analysis/management (See Resume) I have re-entered the tennis world. I am confident I can add significant value to your strokes and game. My commitment to key fundamentals and formated play will improve a player's singles and doubles game. I can hold clinics for teams, small group lessons and always individual lessons.

Although the bottom line is to have fun, with some good work, better play is more enjoyable.

My Tennis Playing / Coaching background and achievements are as follows:

• Presently competing in USTA events.
• '06 2006 Pacific Coast Seniors Men's 45 Doubles champion.
• '03 California State Senior Tennis Championships, Men's 45 Doubles Champion.
• '03 CSM Womans Head Tennis Coach. Finished with the State Singles Championship Title and State Doubles Finalist Title.
• '03 THE 103rd ANNUAL OJAI VALLEY TENNIS TOURNAMENT Womens Comm. Col. Singles and Doubles Champion.
• '81-'84 Competed globally on the ATP tour achieving an ATP singles ranking of 369 and a doubles rankings of 233.
• '81 Pepperdine University Men's Assistant Tennis Coach. Finished Nationally Ranked #4.
• '80 Pepperdine University Nationally Ranked #4, playing # 4-6 singles & #1 doubles.
• '79 Pepperdine University Nationally Ranked #5, playing # 4-6 singles & #1 doubles.
• '78 Canada College Team State Champion playing # 2 singles & #1 doubles.
• '77 Canada College Team State Championship playing # 2 singles & #1 doubles.
• '76 NCTA Boys 18's singles ranking # 4 and doubles # 1.
• '76 National singles ranking (+/-) #50
• Players I have competed against: John McEnroe (ATP Ranked #1 Singles & Dbls, ... he killed me), Peter Fleming (ATP Ranked #8 S & #1 Dbls, ... I won in straight sets), Henri Leconte (ATP Ranking - Singles #5 & Dbls # 6... straight set loss), Lief Shiras (ATP Ranked #31...a tough victory), Matt Mitchell (1977 NCAA Singles champ, ATP Ranked 53 ... won in straight sets), Danie Visser (ATP Ranked # 59 S & #1 Dbls,.....I lost after having match point....ahhh! ), John Fitzgerald & John Alexander (10 seed Wimbledon, ... lost in four sets), Van Winitsky & Fritz Buehning (10 seed US Open, ... lost in straight seets)