Payers & Players Podcast

Payers & Players Podcast

This podcast's mission is to discuss junior tennis with a focus on the journey and process of player development. We discuss trends in junior development and promote tennis events at all levels, including college, Futures, Challengers, ATP/WTA, and local events. We would like to invite our audience to share our experience raising competitive junior tennis players in the USA. We will discuss the highs and lows of being a Payer as we support our Players.

Episodes

Joao Riquelme Yanez - Episode 97

March 22, 2024 • 59 mins

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

March 20, 2024 • 44 mins

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

March 8, 2024 • 52 mins

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

March 4, 2024 • 52 mins
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 in Florida. Cooper is currently a junior in High School and has committed to play col...
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Amanda Stone, North Texas HC - Episode 93

February 28, 2024 • 39 mins
Robert talks to North Texas Head Coach, Amanda Stone. https://meangreensports.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/coaches/amanda-stone/787
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Maria Cercone, USTA Southern Section - Episode 92

February 19, 2024 • 60 mins
We discuss the latest updates to USTA junior competition, with a focus on the Southern Section. http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/
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Manny Diaz, Georgia Head Coach - Episode 91

January 1, 2024 • 64 mins
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

December 25, 2023 • 54 mins
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 answers our questions about injury prevention, how to modulate tennis training for juni...
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Matt Hill, Arizona State - Episode 89

December 8, 2023 • 64 mins
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

November 28, 2023 • 70 mins
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.
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Chris Canady, Tucker Tennis Academy Director - Episode 87

November 3, 2023 • 60 mins
Chris is coming from New Zealand to Tucker Tennis Academy as the new Director of Junior Tennis. We discuss Chris's background and his tennis coaching philosophy.
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Harry Jadun, Michigan State Head Coach - Episode 86

October 31, 2023 • 59 mins
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-tennis We talk about Harry's experiences as a player and coach, and break down why MSU is no longer a dark horse, but ...
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Marc Lucero, WTA/ATP Coach - Episode 85

October 17, 2023 • 74 mins
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, and how to play defense. Mark also shares his opinion on coaching on court and ba...
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Class of 2023 Top 100 Pathway Study - Episode 84

October 4, 2023 • 65 mins
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

September 28, 2023 • 91 mins
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

September 26, 2023 • 52 mins
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 the Head Coach in 2012: - ITA top 10 for 9 straight seasons - 2 National Indoor C...
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Trent Tucker, part 2 - Episode 82

August 25, 2023 • 65 mins
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.
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David Nainkin, USTA Lead Men’s National Coach - Episode 81

August 22, 2023 • 37 mins
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 coach, the state of the game, and trends in player development.
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Behind the scenes - Episode 80

August 15, 2023 • 58 mins
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

July 22, 2023 • 58 mins
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 TTA.
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