Tennis Coaches Bios

Rick is considered to be the iron man as his fitness level is an example to all of the student-athletes. He was one of the original coaches under the tutelage of the late Harry Hopman, the Davis Cup Coach Legend. Rick enables the day to day operations of the tennis program to run smoothly. Rick has been at Saddlebrook since 1986.

Prep Tennis Coaches

Alvaro began his junior career in his home of Colombia. He was ranked as high as 60 in the world on the ATP Tour and competed in all of the Grand Slam events except the Australian Open. Betancur has notable wins against; Jose Higueras, Nick Saviano, Billy Martin, and Jaime Fillol. He represented Colombia 's Davis Cup Team for 9 years and served as captain for 2 years. He came to Saddlebrook in 1986 and is known to juniors and top touring pros alike as one of the best technical coaches in the business. His intensity and dedication to junior tennis is an integral part of the program and is instrumental to the development of Saddlebrook Academy players.


 

Oversees the Prep School's college placement program and has had notable results in placing graduates into top tier universities in the USA. Sean has also developed the Saddlebrook all-encompassing video learning experience, where students-athletes can clearly review every technical flaw in their game for improvement purposes. McQuillan also oversees the in-house USTA tournaments. He is certified as a PTR professional. Sean also attended the Ferris State Tennis Professional Management Program.

Zack was a very accomplished Florida junior player. He won the Gator bowl and the Florida Open Doubles in 2008. He was ranked Top 10 in Florida in the 16 and under division. Zack has a great all round game and is very instrumental in working with the younger tennis players in Saddlebrook Prep. Zack is USPTA Certified.