Jorge Andrew - Director of Operations
PTR International Master Professional
USPTA Master Professional
A former Venezuelan Davis Cup player and captain, he played on the professional tour for more than ten years, including appearances at Wimbledon, U.S. Open, French Open and Australian Open. His highest world singles ranking was 61st, while he reached 69th in doubles.
Jorge is past President of the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), the largest and most global teaching organization in the world.
He is a member of the USTA National Nomination Committee, USTA Southern Tennis Professional Committee, USTA South Carolina Hall of Fame, and Tennis Coaches Committee.
Jorge has recieved numerous awards throughout the years includingThe International Tennis Hall of Fame Education Award, USTA South Carolina Lucy Garvin Award as "Volunteer of the Year", the USTA Southern Quick Start Tennis "Trainer of the Year", the Industry Tennis Association "PTR Member of the Year", the USSTA/USPTA "Community Service Award", and the International Hall of Fame Education Award. He was the 1991 PTR "Professional of the Year", 2003 and 2006 PTR Member of the Year for South Carolina, and the 2006 USPTA Southern Professional of the Year.
He became a member of the USTA SC Hall of Fame in 2012 and USPTA Southern Hall of Fame in 2019.
Amr Elwarak
Our new Head Tennis Professional at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center!!
USPTA, PTR, ITF, and Nick Bollettieri Certified
Amr worked most recently with the high performance academy at the USTA national campus in Orlando Florida. Before moving to Orlando, Amr was the Head Professional for the City of Asheboro and Luralwood Country Club in North Carolina for 16 years. He was also a staff professional at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. He started his career 33 years ago as an assistant Head Professional at the largest high performance tennis academy in Cairo-Egypt where he worked as a traveling coach for many ITF players. He has developed multiple players with their tennis skills in order to secure scholarships for DI, DII and DIII college tennis programs. During his tenure as a highly sought after tennis coach, he has traveled the world with several top 50 ITF junior players. Please join us in welcoming him to Lexington, SC!
Stan is originally from Columbia. As a public school Mathematics teacher he first got involved with tennis by volunteering to sponsor extra co-curriculum activities for middle school age children.
Stan is an accomplished player and coach. He has competed and won at all level of the NTRP (National Tennis Rating Program). Stan has coached JTL (Junior Tennis League), and USTA JTT (Junior Tennis Team) teams to Division and Regional Championships and he has received the “Coach Of The Year “ honors in both. Stan is a PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) Certified Instructor in all categories 10U, 11-17 , Adults and Seniors. Stan has volunteered many hours at tennis events across South Carolina. He is a Tournament Referee and Official for the USTA (United States Tennis Association) and the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association). He recently received the Official Of The Year award by the National Federation of High School Officials.
Ron relocated here in South Carolina from Maryland where he was a Tennis Coach for the Girls and Boys teams at Wilde Lake Middle School. Ron has been involved in tennis, primarily as a coach, at various of competition including collegiate and adult leagues. He won the Maryland State Championship Singles, the Mid-Atlantic Championship Doubles and the ATA Nationals Doubles. He coached at four different high schools in both Virginia and Maryland. All of the schools at which he taught brought home either a county, regional or state championship trophy.
As a teaching pro Ron has coached a number of players whom received tennis scholarships to major Universities. He is a member of the USPTA and has served as the Chairman of the membership committee as well as previosuly holding the title of President of the Maryland division
His motivation for coaching is the feeling that comes from contributing a meaningful part to a students life with hope that they will pass on the joy of the sport.
Miranda Unthank
Teaching Professional
PTR 10U - PTR 11-17