Our Coaches

Dr. Sophie Woorons Bio

45 years of experience coaching high performance athletes in gymnastics, fitness and tennis.
Lucien coached 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.

Bachelor of Science degree in Administrative Management from Clemson University.
Over 30 years of experience in customer service and managing employees in various fields.
20 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.

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 Men’s Tennis, 2012 & 2010 (Lander University).

Physical Education major at Anderson University, aspiring to be a High School Coach and Athletic Director.
Head Coach for the Wren High School Tennis Teams.
Former Assistant Coach for the Wren High School Tennis Teams.
Grew up playing at Brookstone.
Ranked #1 at Wren High School, leading the team as All Region 4 times from 2016-2019.
Named North/South All-Star his senior year.
Caring, gentle, knowledgeable, and inspirational to our players to love the sport of a lifetime while giving them a solid technical foundation.

#1 in Brazil at ages 12 and 14. In the top 20 in South America at ages 14 and 16.
Graduated from Lander University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Management and Marketing.
2020-2021: Led his team in doubles victories with a 12-2 record, including a 6-1 mark in PBC play.1-0 in singles.
2019-2020: ITA Scholar Athlete. 6-0 in singles. 8-1 in doubles.
PBC Athlete of the week.
Attended Cowley County Community College in Kansas (2017 – 2019) where his national rankings were #35 in singles and #10 in doubles.

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Mechanical Engineering Major at Clemson University.
6 years of experience in coaching recreational and competitive juniors of all ages.
Dunlop Scholarship winner in 2021 through the Palmetto Championships.
Played #1 singles at Westminster Schools of Augusta for 4 years, earning CSRA Player of the Year in 2019 and All-Region in 2019 and 2021.

Director of Junior Development.
In charge of curriculum and private lessons for our top juniors.
Varsity Athlete for Lander University, a top 10 Nationally ranked D2 School.
Scholarship tennis player in both singles and doubles.
Grew up in Brazil competing at the highest level in ITF international Tennis Federation tournaments.

With an extensive resume in education and coaching and a high energy personality, Stephen speciliazes in both adult and junior development.
Pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership.
Five years of experience teaching high school and college mathematics.
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!