Our Coaches
Receiving the USTA Outstanding Facility of the Year at the Cincinnati Open.
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.
- 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.
Alvin Granados
- Head Teaching Professional.
- PTR Certified.
- Over 12 years of experience coaching in New Jersey and at Brookstone.
- Former Assistant Coach at Memorial High School in West New York, NJ.
- Tennis Athletic Trainer.
- Enjoys teaching adults and juniors alike.
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 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.
Lucas Cardoso
Lucas was recruited from Brazil to play number 1 varsity College Tennis of North Greenville University.
Business Marketing Major at NGU.
6 years of experience in coaching recreational and competitive juniors of all ages.
Lucas is full of energy and enthusiasm, his smile is contagious, come train hard and have a great time!
Nicolas Chan
- 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.
Stephen Brown
- 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!