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Our coaches

The people on court with your kid.

High performance coaches for competitive players and patient development coaches for beginners.
Coach Vince Casariego

Cofounder and Head Coach, High Performance

Vince Casariego

Coach VC is a player, coach and author of four books on skill based and pressure training. His coaching system maps over 120 tennis skills so every player knows exactly what to work on next.

He has coached numerous top 10 state players and nationally ranked competitors, including a #1 player in Boys 16s and 18s, and collegiate players at 13+ UTR. He has coached at Westwood Country Club and St. Stephen's Tennis Academy, and runs a fast growing YouTube channel (the fastest growing tennis channel in May 2024).

As a player

  • Texas state champion (Katy Taylor), 1998 and 1999
  • Top 5 Texas Men's Open Singles, 2007 to 2010
  • Texas #1 Men's Open Doubles, 2018
  • Top 5 USTA National 30s Singles, 2014
  • 20+ Men's Open titles in Texas
Coach Kapil Rajurkar

Founder, CEO and Assistant Coach

Kapil Rajurkar

Kapil is a junior team tennis coach who led his team to the 14U Texas State Sectionals title and received the CATA Best Junior Team Tennis Coach Award in 2023. He serves on the board of the Lake Travis Tennis Association.

He is a Bee Cave and Lakeway resident. He and his wife Monica have two sons who compete in junior tournaments and school tennis, so he knows the path your family is on.

Coach Peter Adhihetty

Director of Strength Training and Conditioning

Peter Adhihetty

Peter brings 30+ years in strength training, conditioning and exercise science. He trained at York University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Copenhagen Muscle Research Center.

As a professor at the University of Florida he directed the Mitochondrial Research Lab and worked with Division I athletes. He has also worked with IMG Academy.

Coach Brendan Brown

Coach, High Performance

Brendan Brown

Brendan is a former Division II All American and nationally ranked doubles player at St. Mary's University, where he was team captain. He coached at The Hills / World of Tennis and is a USTA instructor.

He specializes in high performance training and doubles strategy.

Coach Polina Movchan

Coach, High Performance

Polina Movchan

Polina was formerly #1 in Ukraine in 14U and 16U, Top 30 in Europe, and played the WTA circuit. She earned a full scholarship to Stony Brook, where she was team captain, a two time America East Player of the Year and competed in the NCAA tournament.

She holds a Master's from Durham University and has 9+ years of coaching experience, including St. Stephen's.

Coach Weston

Coach, High Performance

Weston

Weston has served as a Performance Director since 2021. He runs junior and adult clinics, youth tournaments and private coaching.

Coach Bill Wild

Junior Development Coach

Bill Wild

Bill has 40+ years in the game as a Racquet Sports Director and teaching pro at clubs in South Carolina, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas. He is RSPA certified and a former NCAA Division III player at the University of Chicago.

Coach Ethan Everk

Junior Development Coach

Ethan Everk

Ethan has 14+ years of competitive tennis. As a junior he was Top 7 in Texas and Top 100 nationally, and he played ITF events. He is a finance student at UT Austin.

Coach Nataliia Stepanova

Junior Development Coach

Nataliia Stepanova

Nataliia is USPTA Level 1 and 2 certified with 30+ years of playing experience. She has coached beginners to tournament play within six months, and her students play on the Lake Travis High School and Hudson Bend Middle School teams.

She is CPR and First Aid certified, plays at USTA 4.0, and speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Coach Azaliya

Junior Development Coach

Azaliya

Azaliya is a coach and a tennis parent. She creates a fun, supportive environment that blends fundamentals, teamwork and goal setting.

Meet them on court.

A trial class is the easiest way to see if Legend is the right fit. We'll place your player in the right group.