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MEET THE HOUSTON TENNIS ACADEMY TEAM

NIKOLAY GANTCHEV

Program Director

Koko has been involved in tennis for the last 35 years. A native of Ruse, Bulgaria, Koko began his coaching career at Tennis Club Hard in Austria in 1992, where he later became director of tennis. From 1995 until 2002, Koko was working as a full time coach on the WTA tour. He is the current co-founder of the Houston Tennis Academy and works full time with the junior program.

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IVAN IVANOV

Program Director

Ivan is an ATP Tour and USPTR certified member with a Professional rating since 1999. He has been involved in Junior Development since September 2000 and is current co-founder of the Houston Tennis Academy.
In his years working with junior programs, Ivan has sent numerous players into Division I and Division II college tennis programs.

JOSE MARTINEZ

High Performance Program Director

Jose, originally from Querétaro, Mexico, is a former player of the Houston Tennis Academy, who is now a Co Director of the high performance program. Having been a top junior player and collegiate athlete, Jose now aims to apply his playing and coaching experience into helping competitive junior players maximize their potential and take their next step in their tennis career.