Brookstone Tennis - Our Coaches/Administrative Staff

Our Coaches

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.
  • Fulltime Coach 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!


Ashlen Chapman

 *   Grew up as a student athlete at Brookstone!
 *   6 years experience teaching at Brookstone.
 *   Scholarship athlete for North Greenville University.
 *   Women's Tennis Team Captain from 2024-2025.
 *   Conference Carolina's Scholar Athlete.
 *   Graduated in 2025 with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a minor in American Sign Language.
 *   Pursuing a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Converse University.