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OCTC Tennis Professional Staff

 

Dr. Keith Coleman (Director of Tennis)
This is Keith’s sixth season at the Ocean City Tennis Center (serving as the head pro for the past five years), as he takes over the newly created Director of Tennis position in 2010. He is a Pro 1 in the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and a member of the USRSA. He played #1 singles/doubles and was Men’s MVP at Campbell University (NC) where he also coached the Men’s team in ’78 and ‘79. He was also the assistant director of the Campbell University Tennis Camp. He was the head pro at the Village Tennis Club in Louisville, KY and worked at numerous other clubs in MA, KY and MD. Keith holds a doctorate in psychology and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts. He is the Clinical Director of the Ocean City Mind/Body Medicine Clinic. He has been teaching psychology at the college level for 15 years. He owns a business in sport psychology and has been published in national tennis publications. Keith was originally trained by the former #1 player in the world, Don Budge and was the assistant director of the Don Budge Tennis Camp in Baltimore, MD.

 

Brendan Kincaid (Head Tennis Professional)
This is Brendan’s first year as the Head Pro at OC Tennis Center. He is the Assistant Men’s and Women’s Coach at Salisbury University, where he played #1 singles/doubles all four years. He reached a national ranking high of #15 in NCAA Division III singles in 2008 when he was named an ITA Division III All-American. He was nationally ranked #17 in 2008 and #19 in 2009 in NCAA Division III doubles. He was the Atlantic South Sr. Player of the year in 2008 (a year in which he upset the #3 ranked singles player in the nation). He was the team MVP in both ’06 and ’08. Brendan had an outstanding junior career, where he achieved rankings in Maryland and MATA. He won the District Championships four times at Cambridge-SD High School. Brendan holds a B.A. from Salisbury University and is currently a master’s of education candidate. He was the co-director of the Eastern Shore Tennis Academy in Cambridge and assistant director of the Nike Adult & Junior Tennis Camps at Salisbury University. He is also the manager/pro at the Salisbury University Indoor Center in the winter. Brendan is an NCAA and ITA certified college coach. He is currently preparing for USPTA certification this summer.

 

Marie Thomas (Women’s Tennis League Coordinator)
Marie returns for her seventh year as the Coordinator of our women’s leagues. Marie has played tennis on the Eastern Shore for years and has been involved with tennis in various organizational capacities. She chaired the tennis program at Green Hill Yacht and Country Club in Salisbury for several years. Marie was the co-chair of the Chris Thomas Memorial Tennis Tournament for 12 years (this event brought in numerous nationally ranked players and benefited cancer programs at PRMC).

 

 

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