Riverside Athletic Club   

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.

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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)

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Young-Jin Kang

2013 State Doubles 3rd place

2014 & 2015 State Doubles Qualifier

Former Division I College Player

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Noah Connaughton

First Team All-State

State Semi-Finalist

Won Three Sectional Titles

Former Division I College Player 

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Chris Holden

2018 Lakota East graduate

State Qualifier in Singles 

Attending Miami University majoring

in Bio-Medical Engineering

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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

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Rohan D'Souza

2016 Sycamore graduate

Was on Varsity Gold roster @ Sycamore 

Team State Champions, Sycamore High School

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Mark Downs

Pickleball Director/Instructor

Coached high school tennis for 25 years.

Coached collegiate tennis for 5 years.

Pickleball enthusiast.

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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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