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Meet Roland
Roland is President/Owner at Riverside in Hamilton, Forest Hills Country Club & Sportsplex in Middletown. He has been coach to numerous nationally ranked players. He has over 30 years of teaching experience and has coached over 200 college players and is a former pro player.
Roland Lutz Training Center (RLTC) at Riverside continues to be recognized as one of the premier programs in the area. Our Clinics represent players from over 30 area high schools in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Our program has produced hundreds of college tennis player over the past 25 years and continues to represent many state champions and top ranked juniors.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Jimmy Brannon
Director of tennis at Riverside in Hamilton (2014 - Present)
Previously taught at Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa Florida
USPTA Certified Tennis Professional
Played tennis at Ball State University
11 years teaching experience
President of the Hamilton Tennis Association
Former ATP 1000 hitting partner (2011-2015)
Young-Jin Kang
2013 State Doubles 3rd place
2014 & 2015 State Doubles Qualifier
Former Division I College Player
Noah Connaughton
First Team All-State
State Semi-Finalist
Won Three Sectional Titles
Former Division I College Player
Chris Holden
2018 Lakota East graduate
State Qualifier in Singles
Attending Miami University majoring
in Bio-Medical Engineering
Jenn Dwyer
Three-time team state champion for CHCA
Three-time state runner-up for doubles for CHCA
Nationally ranked as a junior
Division 1 scholarship athlete for George Mason University
Former board member of the GCTA for 6 years
Over ten years teaching experience
Champy Halim
Over 25 years of coaching
Current assistant coach for Miami's Women's Tennis Team
MAC Player of the year, freshman of the year, and senior sportsmanship award
Former pro player
Played the Junior Grand Slam; Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon
World Junior Ranked; 36th in singles and 12th in doubles
Highest rank in Indonesia; 7th Nationally, and 1st in Junior
Aaron Madaris
Wright state D1 tennis player 2012-2016
Riverside summer camp coach 2011-2013
Captain of the Wright State tennis team 2014-2016
Fairborn tennis league singles champion 2019
Fairborn tennis league doubles runner up 2019
Nick Lang
Over 17 years of playing tennis at Riverside.
Northern Kentucky University Division 1 tennis player 2013 to 2017
Mark Downs
Pickleball/ Tennis Instructor
Coached high school tennis for 25 years.
Coached collegiate tennis for 5 years.
Pickleball enthusiast and Director.
FITNESS STAFF
Mark Kalugyer
is a certified personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE). He also holds certification in TRX training. He has over twenty-five years of experience in sports-related fields. Marks background in sports not only allows him to work with personal training clients but also athletes of all ages to improve their playing abilities.
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