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Charleston Open

Tennis Court

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Welcome to LTP

  • Learn to Play.
    LTP Academy coaches are accomplished tennis players with a deep passion for helping others excel in the sport.
  • Love to Play.
    LTP Academy welcomes tennis players at all levels that love tennis and want to have fun.
  • Live to Play.
    The LTP tennis facilities are best-in class and home to the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open.
  • Our tennis facilities are best-in-class and host to top tournaments for professionals and juniors including the WTA 500 Credit One Charleston Open creditonecharlestonopen.com hosted at the newly renovated Credit One Stadium creditonestadium.com as well as the WTA 1000 and Masters 1000 Western Southern Open wsopen.com

  • 2World-class Tennis Facilities
  • 18World-class Coaches

Adult Clinics

LTP Academy offers a variety of adult tennis programming targeting a range of skills & levels.

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LTP Academy

LTP Academy is located in Charleston, SC and is a premier tennis academy offering a full suite of programming for tennis athletes.

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Youth - Junior Development

LTP Academy offers junior tennis programming for children ages 8+ with tailored equipment and court sizes to accelerate a player’s skills and maximize fun.

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Our Team

LTP is proud to have one of the most experienced teams in the tennis business.
LTP Academy coaches have a deep passion for helping others excel in the sport.

Patrick Hieber

General Manager LTP Academy

Patrick started playing as a Junior in all age groups from 14s to 18s on...

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Peter Ayers

Pro Player Coach

Peter, who is the Coach of Emma Navarro, had a highly decorated junior career before...

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Michael Sell

Co-Director LTP Academy & Director of Pro Program

Michael attended the University of Georgia, where he was a four-time singles All-American and was...

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Randy Pate

Co-Director LTP Academy

Originally from Raleigh, NC, Randy graduated from the Nick Bolletieri Tennis Academy as its first...

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Brandon Arradaza

Head Academy Coach

Originally from Northern Michigan, Brandon played college tennis at Ferris State University where he earned...

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Gaston Murray

Academy & Pro Performance Coach

Gaston received in BA in Media Studies from UNC, Greensboro and was a Division-1 Student-Athlete,...

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Cristian Pons

Academy Coach

Cristian was a highly ranked player in his home county, Chile. He played ITF juniors...

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Chelsea Sawyer

Academy Coach

Chelsea was an NCAA Division-1 athlete and played at three power five schools (SEC, ACC,...

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Lenny Schloss

Academy Coach

After an exceptional junior career, Lenny went to the University of Tennessee for his college...

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Chris Canady

Director of U12 Player Development/ROGY

Chris Canady joins the LTP team with an extensive background in tennis coaching and development,...

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Chris Cagle

Director of Adult Tennis

Chris grew up in Greensboro, NC and played college tennis at UNC-Wilmington (2-time team captain)....

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Patrick Flynn

Director of ROGY Tennis

Patrick joins our team from Spartanburg SC where he was a tennis instructor for the...

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Fritz Gildemeister

High Performance Coach

Fritz Gildemester has joined LTP Academy as a new High Performance coach. With an impressive...

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Geoffrey Ashley

ROGY, Adult & Fitness Coach

From Los Angeles, CA, Geoffrey is a 4th generation tennis player and coach. Geoffrey has...

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Brent Thacker

Head Fitness Coach

Brent received his undergrad degree in Biology and his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from...

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Claire Manganaro

LTP Academy Fitness Coach

Claire is a Certified Personal Trainer and Physical Therapist Assistant with a focus on fitness...

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Dr. Kelly Shannon

Physical Therapist

Dr. Kelly Shannon graduated from James Madison University in 2005 where she studied Biology and...

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Chris DeMarco

Sports Psychologist/Mental Coach

Chris obtained his Master’s Degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from the University of Denver...

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Steve Williams

Director of Pickleball

Originally from Long Island, NY, Steve made Charleston, SC his home in April 2022. With...

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Nadia Haven

Pickleball Coach

Nadia Haven is a PPR-certified teaching professional at LTP. With a background as a Division...

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