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.