Dr. Sophie Woorons, Brookstone Tennis Owner/Director Bio

Lucien Woorons

• Noah Johnston's coach and partner in crime.
• 45 years of experience coaching high performance athletes in gymnastics, fitness and tennis.
• Lucien also coached daughter Sophie from age 8 through her junior international career and the WTA Tour, traveling around Europe and the US. His experience with player development is unparalleled.
• USPTA Certified. 

Kelly Shuler - General Manager

• Bachelor of Science degree in Administrative Management from Clemson University.
• 35 years of experience in customer service and managing employees in various fields.
• 25 years of experience working with children.
• Responsible for all operations related to Brookstone Tennis including lessons and clinic scheduling, accounting and member services.
• Brookstone Junior Team Tennis Coordinator.

Maxime Desmars - Max's Story

• Director of Adult Programs.
• USPTA Certified.
• 6 years experience as Brookstone Head Teaching Professional.
• 4 years experience with the Raleigh Racket Club as Director of Junior Programming.
• USPTA Southern U30 Pro of the Year, 2018.
• USPTA South Carolina Assistant Pro of the Year, 2015.
• Recruited from France to play on scholarship for Lander University (Top 10 Nationally ranked D2 school).
• Coach’s Award in Men’s Tennis, 2012 & 2010 (Lander University).

Lee Ann Wilson

• Brookstone League Coordinator for all adult and senior teams.
• Schedules all matches and practices for our Brookstone Teams.
• Manager for Brookstone from its infancy in 2005.

Dr. Stephen Brown

• With an extensive resume in education and coaching and a high energy personality, Stephen speciliazes in both adult and junior development. 
• PhD in Educational Leadership.
• Five years of experience teaching high school and college mathematics.
• Full time at Brookstone since 2023.
• Coached two years of middle school basketball.
• Coached three years of varsity baseball.
• Great with children since he's just a big kid at heart!