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The Westover Hills Tennis Program is one of the best junior programs in Austin. Brendan Sheehan has been the director of the program for 15 years and he's been in the tennis business for over 20 years and is a former UT player. Brendan's two partners in his program are Zhenya Barysheva who is from Ukraine and was a scholarship athlete at Temple University, where she was Junior College Champion two years in a row and went to University of North Florida where she was on full tennis scholarship and finished as an ll American. Jeff Guevara, who graduated from LSU is one of the best Men's singles players in Austin. He trained extensively with Robert Trogolo, who is a world reknown Coach in Austin. All the Westover professionals teach the principles of modern tennis.
Our emphasis at Westover is to create a healthy learning environment for kids to learn the lifetime sport of Tennis. We teach the basics and realize how important it is to teach good sound principles to build tennis swings that are fundamentally sound and will last a lifetime. We use video tape analysis and other methods to convey the simple linear swings that we teach.
We've turned hundreds of kids and adults onto tennis with our classes, leagues and summer camps through the years. Tennis is a great sport; one that Director Brendan Sheehan sees as an art form and a meditation which he has dedicated his life to. We want anyone who comes to our program to learn the different shots and spins and then start playing the game. We emphasize love for the game and enjoyment more so than competing . The sport which is played alone in singles and with a partner in doubles can be somewhat challenging. We try to be there for our students and remind them it's not just about tennis.
We are using tennis as a vehicle to learn life skills, overcome limitations and become more of who we are. It is an incredible sport and exercise that has challenged many athletes and we want to show anyone who is interested the enjoyment tennis truly offers.
Tennis facilities include: - 4 lighted tennis courts
- Pro Shop for stringing and accessories
- Junior Program, USTA Jr. Team Tennis
- Adult Program with evening and weekend leagues
- Summer camps for kids
- Social tournaments for members
- ATL, USTA men's and women's teams
- Year round classes for kids and adults
- Group and individual instruction
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