IU Tennis Center: Staff

Administration

IUTC Administration reports to the current Chair of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Studies within the School of Public Health-Bloomington.

Chair, RPTS (HPER)
Dr. Bryan McCormick
Recreation, Park, Tourism Studies
School of Public Health-Bloomington

Co-Director, Administration
Rebecca Jones
rebajone@indiana.edu
(812) 855-9819

Co-Director, Programming
Mike O’Connell
mfoconne@indiana.edu
(812) 855-9164

Adult Program Coordinator
Sam Kercheval
smkerche@indiana.edu
(812) 855-0805

Junior Program Coordinator
Chris Chopra
cchopra@indiana.edu
(812) 856-4321

Accounting Representative
Christy Teter
chteter@indiana.edu
(812) 855-0369

Fiscal Officer
Bob Nelson
rnelson@indiana.edu
(812) 856-2158

Facility Maintenance
Evelyn Butler
ebutler@indiana.edu

Web Maintenance
Stephanie Brown
smbrown@indiana.edu

Stringer(s)
Sam Kercheval
iutc@indiana.edu

Instruction

Our instructors are trained and led by USPTA Master Pro and IUTC Head Pro Mike O’Connell. Many are USPTA certified instructors. Collectively, they have over 200 years of tennis teaching experience!

We have three full time instructors and several part time instructors in three different instruction levels, which are categorized based on their level of expertise, years of experience, and certifications.

Head Pro/Co-Director

Mike O’Connell
USPTA Certification: Master Tennis Professional

Only 1% of certified teaching professionals are at the Master Professional level
2009 USPTA Midwest Pro of the Year
Ranked nationally in singles and doubles
Coached several players with National rankings and hundreds with Sectional and District rankings
B.S. Oakland City College; played collegiate basketball and tennis
M.S. Troy State University
Four years in the U.S. Air Force, where he coached two championship teams,
USPTA Indiana Pro of the Year 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1997
Inducted into the USPTA Midwest Hall of Fame in 1998
Former USPTA Indiana Board President and VP
Numerous published articles in Tennis Magazine, USPTA Midwest Connection
Speaker and presenter at USPTA National Convention, HS Coaches Convention
Served as the French Lick Springs Resort Tennis Director for 15 years

Junior Program Coordinator

Chris Chopra
USPTA Certification: Level 1
USTA Certified High Performance Coach

Completed the IU Tennis Center Training for Career Professionals Program
B.S. Indiana University Kelley School of Business
2006 USPTA Indiana Tennis Professional of the Year
2008-2012 USPTA Indiana President
2012-Present USPTA Midwest Executive Board Member
USPTA Tennis Ambassador
Member of the USTA Midwest Coaches Commission
Serves on the USTA CITA Junior Team Tennis Committee
Speaker and presenter at USPTA Midwest Conference, USPTA Mid-Year Forum, and IHSAA High School Coaches Convention
Author of several tennis related articles published in National and Regional USPTA publications.
Member of the Prince National Team

Adult Program Coordinator

Sam Kercheval
USPTA Certification: Level 1

B.S. in Management from Indiana University School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
Played and lettered 4 years varsity for Bloomington High School South
2 time 1st Team All-State Doubles selection
Academic All-State Honorable Mention
2012 USPTA Indiana Professional of the Year
2012-Present USPTA Indiana Vice President
2010-Present Head Coach for Bloomington South Girls Tennis
Ranked as high as #1 in Central Indiana Men's Open Singles and Mixed Doubles Divisions

Assistant Pros
Chris Chopra
Sam Kercheval

Staff Pros
Frank Hess
Carrie Kalapala
Jon Macy
Alyce Zollman

Staff Assistants
Sarika Alford
Rachel Allen
Kord Golliher
Michael Lory
Ryan Mochal
Janel Seng
Josh Spindler
Evgeniya Vertesheva

Control Center

With a goal to provide excellent customer service, the friendly Control Center staff is here for YOU; our members. We’re here to help!

Rachel Blackburn
Sydney Hall
Abi Ibrahim
Seong Kim
Ben McMillan
Caitlin Sharp
Evgeniya Vertesheva

Varsity Coaches

The IUTC complex is also home to the IU Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams. We proudly support their programs, athletes, coaches, and missions.

IU Women’s Varsity Tennis
Lin Loring, Head Coach
Ramiro Azcui, Assistant Coach

IU Men’s Varsity Tennis
Randy Bloemendaal, Head Coach
Patric Hynes, Assistant Coach