NO QUIT COACHING STAFF
Tim Blenkiron
Executive Director and Owner, USPTA Elite/PTR/HPCP Certified Teaching Professional
A native Australian, Tim Blenkiron made history in Las Vegas after winning the NCAA doubles championship in 1997 for UNLV. Tim has worked with many top-ranked junior tennis players as well as several touring professional players. Tim sees tennis as a metaphor for life and has used the sport to change the lives of countless individuals.
Email: Contact Ricky at manager@inspiringchildren.org
Hourly Rate: $250
James McGee
NO QUIT Co-Director, Director of Team Bryan Program, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
James achieved a career-high ATP ranking of No. 87 and competed on Ireland’s Davis Cup team. Now a retired ATP professional, James McGee is the academy’s Co-Director, and Director of the TEAM BRYAN program, sponsored by Bob and Mike Bryan. TEAM BRYAN helps youth in adverse situations achieve excellence in athletics, academics, and life. James has a burning passion for life and hopes to share that passion with others through the sport of tennis.
Phone: 470-398-6477
Email: TeamBryan@InspiringChildren.org
Hourly Rate: $150
Jake Lysgaard
Director of Operations, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Jake Lysgaard has competed and coached locally for most of his life. In 2018, Jake was nominated by USTA Nevada as Junior Developmental Coach of the Year. Jake specializes in working with juniors of all ages and ability levels. Jake firmly believes that the sport of tennis teaches invaluable life skills that translate far beyond the court.
Phone: 402-594-4763
Email: Jlys89@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $100
James Johnson
Director of Community Tennis, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
USTPA and PTR Certified, James enjoys teaching all levels and ages. James started playing tennis in 1964 and played college tennis at the University of Kansas. James also played a number of pro circuit events and coached college tennis at South Mountain Community College in Arizona. With over 36 years of coaching experience and a heart of gold, James is a massive part of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy.
Phone: 702-577-6460
Email: jamesjohnson269@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Mark Saperstein
Lorenzi Racket Club Manager, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
Mark is a PTR Certified teaching professional and former Director of Tennis at the Paris Golf and Country Club in France, consisting of 750 juniors. Mark also went on to coach several players to be top 10 in France. Prior to this, Mark played college tennis in California and played semi-pro tennis in France. Mark has been coaching at NO QUIT for the past eight years and his biggest achievement was to develop his children into top nationally ranked tennis players.
Phone: 702-373-1938
Email: manager@lorenziracketclub.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Claudia Scariot
Director of Little Bryan’s, USPTA/PTR Certified Teaching Professional
Claudia is a PTR Certified teaching professional and has been coaching at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy for over six years. She coached in Paris for 20 years teaching juniors and adults, as well as spent several years in Brazil working as a teaching professional. Claudia was ranked #1 in her region as a junior in the 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s divisions and was also ranked #3 in the world in the ITF 40&Over Tour in 2007. She is fluent in French, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, as well as in English.
Claudia is an extraordinary 10&Under coach, spearheading the Team Bryan Program’s Little Bryans’, while also working with many adults and high-performance junior tennis players.
Phone: 702-630-9208
Email: cscariot@hotmail.com
Hourly Rate: $90
Makeilah Turner
Makeilah is from the DFW area in Texas where she played for 2 years at a junior college before transferring to Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas where she played for 3 years.
After graduating, Makeilah became a VISTA through the ITAs Tennis for America program where she uses her life and tennis experience to give back to communities and help others.
Makeilah has been at NO QUIT since August 2022 and has worked with the majority of our programming, coaching juniors of various ages and skill levels.
Phone: 469-667-5130
Email: mpturner98@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
George Wong
George Wong was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia.
As a junior player, George earned opportunities to work with some of the best coaches in Australia including Luke Smith, former NCAA Singles & Doubles champion, and Todd Langman, who currently coaches Thanasi Kokkinakis on tour.
George went on to play four years of NCAA DI college tennis at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. After his collegiate tennis career, George started coaching and has worked with all levels from beginner to high performance.
George loves tennis, and wants to share his passion and enthusiasm for the sport with all NO QUIT players.
Phone: 305-764-8710
Email: gwonghy96@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Eleanor Chapman
Originally from Sussex, England, Eleanor moved to the United States to further her tennis career and pursue academic excellence.
Eleanor earned several Division 1 tennis scholarships, beginning at Lipscomb University, where she earned a degree in Exercise Science. After receiving an additional year of eligibility, Eleanor transferred to Valparaiso University in Indiana to play her final season of D1 tennis and get her MBA.
Throughout her collegiate career, Eleanor distinguished herself not only through her athletic performance but also by her character, work ethic, and pursuit of excellence. Eleanor hopes to pass these same traits onto her students.
Phone: 615-347-6953
Email: eleanorchapman99@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Nico Mercado
USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Nico is from the Rio Grande Valley located in south Texas. He played four years at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. After finishing college, he became a Tennis for America Vista with the goal of empowering lives through tennis and using it as a vehicle to learn valuable lessons both on and off the court.
He has been at No Quit since 2021 and has experience in all of our programs (orange ball - homeschool academy) coaching juniors of all ages and levels.
Phone: 956-219-9602
Email: Andre.nico.mercado@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Eugen Brazdil
Eugen Brazdil is originally from Slovakia where he started playing tennis at an early age. He reached ITF world junior ranking of #50 and competed at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Eugen trained along-side several top 100 ATP and top 10 WTA professionals. This experience allows him to teach others what it takes and how to be a professional player.
Eugen attended UCLA where he reached PAC 10 singles and doubles finals, and NCAA Team semifinals his freshman year.
Phone: 310-570-9228
Email: eugenbrazdil@gmail.com
Hourly Rate: $75
Ricky Sypert
Inspiring Children Foundation Manager, Team Bryan Manager, USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Ricky Sypert is an alumni of the NO QUIT Tennis Academy and currently works as our Program Manager.
Ricky oversees the enrollment, scheduling, development, and operations of all junior tennis programming at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy.
In addition to this, Ricky manages the Inspiring Children Foundation, NO QUIT’s non-profit/NJTL partner.
Ricky is extremely passionate about using the sport of tennis as a vehicle for personal development.
Phone: 702-743-7695
Email: manager@inspiringchildren.org
Trent Alenik
USPTA Certified Teaching Professional
Born and raised in Las Vegas, Trent was the first generation of players at the NO QUIT Tennis Academy. He earned a ranking of #42 in the U.S. and a scholarship to Villanova University, where he was team captain his junior and senior years.
Trent runs adult clinics for all levels and also teaches meditation & yoga to many of his clients. Trent also works privately with high performance college tennis players.
Fun fact: Trent is also USPA certified to teach pickleball and teaches adult clinics at various locations around Vegas.
Phone: 702-767-7531
Email: manager@vegastennis.com
Hourly Rate: $95
Location: Lorenzi Park Courts