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Join Robert Garrett and Chris Canady in Episode 9 of the Tucker Tennis Academy podcast as they delve into tactic-based play in tennis. From dissecting the strategies of legends like Federer and Nadal to discussing coaching methods for young players, discover the small details that can make a big difference on the court.



Dive into tactic-based tennis play with Chris Canady. Explore match-winning details, pro player strategies, and coaching tips for young athletes. Unlock your game's potential in Ep. 9 of Tucker Tennis Academy Podcast.

ITF Junior Tour Basics - Are ITF tournaments for you? Episode 8

Joao shares his tennis journey from being a top ranked junior in Chile to playing college tennis at UT San Antonio and in Chile. He has experience coaching tennis in Chile, Switzerland and the US, and is currently working at Tucker Tennis Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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2023 All-GSC First Team2023 GSC Spring All-Academic Team2022 ITA Cup Doubles Runner-Up2022 ITA South Regional Doubles Runner-Up2022-23 (Jr.): Went 9-6 and 4-3 against conference opponents from the No. 1 singles position for the Argos...He was 3-6 against nationally ranked opponents and 2-1 against regionally ranked opponents...He defeated the No. 20 player in the nation from Lynn and No. 75 player from Ouachita Baptist...Finished as the No. 37 player in the country...In doubles, Descarrega and his teammate Facundo Bermejo went 15-4 overall, 7-1 GSC as the No. 1 doubles pair...They were 6-2 against nationally ranked opponents...Finished the season as the No. 4 doubles team in the nation...Earned a 3.51 GPA to earn GSC Spring All-Academic Team honors.2022 All-GSC First Team2022 GSC All-Academic Team2022 ITA All-American Doubles2021-22 (So.): Played 16 matches from the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 position...Went 11-5 overall and 8-1 against GSC opponents to earn All-GSC First Team honors...In doubles, Descarrega and his partner Facundo Bermejo led the Argos as the No. 1 pair going 16-4 on the season...The pair finished No. 5 in the nation to earn ITA All-American Doubles.*Transferred to UWF from LSU in the Fall of 20212019-20 (Fr.): Finished freshman campaign with a 9-9 record in singles … 6-4 in dual play … Defeated Wake Forest’s Brant Fenno for his first collegiate victory … First SEC victory came over Kentucky’s Kevin Huempfner … Finished 2-2 in doubles play.

Prep: Ranked 12 in the Universal Tennis Rankings … Career high ranking of 70 by ITF … Won the International Pascuas Bowl in Paraguay … Made the Finals in the ITF North African Circuit in Morocco.Personal: Plans on majoring in Sports Management ... Enjoys soccer and listening to music in free time. 

Amanda Stone is in her first season at the helm of the UNT women's tennis team, joining the Mean Green after a seven-year stint as the head coach at Louisiana Tech.

Stone led LA Tech to the two best seasons in program history. The 2023 Conference USA Coach of the Year and Wilson/ITA Southern Region Coach of the Year, Stone comes to Denton following a record-breaking as head coach at Louisiana Tech. During that time, she became the program’s all-time wins leader with an 89-69 mark in Ruston. She has a 175-89 record all-time in 11 seasons as a head coach.

Under her leadership, LA Tech registered a 20-6 overall record in 2023, the second most single-season victories in school history. The Lady Techsters also best C-USA finish while advancing to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time ever. The program finished the season ranked No. 73 by the ITA, another first.

The 2022 season was also one of the best in LA Tech history, registering the third most victories in school history with an 18-6 overall record. Included in the season was a program-setting 14-match winning streak as well as a 12-match home winning streak, which was also a record.

LA Tech ended the 2022 campaign totaling 81 dual singles wins and 39 dual doubles wins, both ranking second in program history behind only the 1982 squad. Five different players reached double-digit singles victories, led by seniors Ilana Tetruashvili (17 wins) and Najah Dawson (14 wins) who were both named Second Team All-Louisiana. Dawson was also voted Louisiana Newcomer of the Year, becoming the first player in program history to receive this award.

Stone reached a milestone of 150 career victories during the season as well, this after surpassing 50 total wins as LA Tech head coach in 2021 after the program produced a nine-win campaign that was anchored by All-Louisiana honorees Tetruashvili and Alexia Romero.

The Claremore, Okla. native rebuilt the Lady Techsters by showing consistent improvement including double-digit victories in three of her first four seasons.

Prior to Ruston, Stone recorded an 86-20 record and four straight Round of 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament during four seasons as the head coach at Northeastern State (Okla.), a Division II program located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

The two-time MIAA Coach of the Year returned the RiverHawks back to national prominence, as the team shot up the rankings all four seasons Stone served as head coach. She posted at least 20 wins in each of her four years, which included four straight trips to the NCAA Championship Round of 16. She also led NSU to three-consecutive MIAA Regular Season Championships (2014-16).

Stone boasted two ITA All-Americans, one ITA Central Region Senior Player of the Year, one ITA Central Region Player to Watch, one MIAA Player of the Year, and two MIAA Freshmen of the Year during her time at Northeastern State. Of the 15 players who competed in the program since Stone took over in 2013, 14 earned All-MIAA honors at least once. Those 14 student-athletes amassed 38 all-conference accolades.

She took over the reins of a program that was unranked at the time and led it to the school's first ever Top 10 ranking which came at the end of the 2016 campaign. She also built a stellar academic program with one CoSIDA Academic All-American, four CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees, eight ITA Scholar-Athletes, one MIAA Academic Excellence award winner, 10 MIAA Scholar-Athletes and 13 members of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Stone also spent two years at the University of Rochester (N.Y.), where she served as an assistant coach for both the men's and women's tennis programs from 2011-12.