Tennis Coaches Bios

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.


 

Prep Tennis Coaches

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.

A native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Stephanie joined the Saddlebrook Prep team the summer of 2012. She is the Team Leader Traveling coach. She studied and played NA1A Division tennis at the University of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, and has a degree in Exercise Science with concentration in Coaching. Stephanie played regionals, nationals and ITF tournaments in Brazil, reaching the top 5 in Sao Paulo in her junior career.

A native of Tampa, Florida, Matt played Division 1 tennis at Western Kentucky University. Recognizable accomplishments were winning the national open singles and doubles quarter finals of Kalamazoo (hard courts). Top rankings include #1 in Florida and Top 20 in the country.

The Touring Pro Director, Rene has coached tennis at Saddlebrook since 2004. Upon arriving at the school, his potential was quickly ascertained, as top touring professionals such as Hingis, Stosur, Kuznetsov, Smyczek, and Isner wanted to work and travel with him. Rene played at Auburn University and was an All-American. Rene is also USPTA certified.

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.

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.