Alex Gajic, Director
USPTA Elite Professional

Coach Alex is a high-performance coach with over 28 years of tennis coaching experience. During this period, Alex worked with players of all levels, focusing specifically on developing competitive juniors, from beginners to highly ranked International Tennis Federation (ITF) players. Many of those players became successful in college or on the professional circuits.

​Coach Alex worked for Tennis Canada for many years before moving to San Antonio, Texas, where he served as Co-Director of the Roddick Tennis Academy for over seven years. During that time, Alex had the opportunity to work with many top-ranked juniors worldwide, who eventually became highly ranked ATP, WTA, and NCAA players. Some of the notable students include Uladzimir Ignatik (ITF U18 #1, ATP high #129), Johanna Konta (WTA high #4), Nikoloz Basilashvili (ATP high #16), Victor Estella Burgos (ATP high #43), Radu Albot (ATP high #39), Jose Hernandez (ATP high #179), Maryna Zanevska (WTA high #68), Renata Zarazua (ITF U14 #1, WTA high #51), amongst others.
In 2013, Coach Alex moved to the Clear Lake Area in Houston. Alex teaches tennis skills and the game to players of all ages, with a focus on junior development. The majority of students are from the Bay Area, Clear Lake, Seabrook, Friendswood, and League City. Coach Alex is very proud of developing many young tennis players from the area. Some of his students were the highest-ranked junior players in Texas, and multiple students of Coach Alex from this area received tennis scholarships to top state and national universities. 

Alex’s proudest coaching successes are his two daughters, whom he coached and mentored throughout their tennis careers. His eldest daughter ranked #2 in Canada, graduated from Boston College on a full tennis scholarship, and earned an NCAA ranking. His youngest daughter was very successful on the ITF Junior Circuit and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin on a full tennis scholarship.

Coach Alex is a USPTA Elite Professional and Tennis Canada Level III coach. In addition, he is certified in Dartfish video software technology for side-by-side bio-mechanical stroke analysis. Alex uses those tools to help students integrate kinesthetic and visual learning processes.
Coach Alex had the pleasure and opportunity to work with some of the best coaches in Canada and the United States. In Canada, Coach Alex worked under former Davis Cup coach and coach for Canadian coaches, Myren Grumberg. Alex worked with some of the best developmental coaches in the USA. Coaches like Rick Macci (Coach of Serena and VenusWilliams, Andy Roddick, and many others) and coaching legend Steve Smith, founder of GreatBase Tennis and coach for tennis coaches.  

Alex holds a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer of Canada. His engineering background plays an instrumental role in his teaching style, which places great importance on technique and stroke production for young players.
Alex’s parents and grandparents were all teachers. This is the source of his love and passion for teaching, mentoring, and helping the younger generations reach their full potential.​

Charles Reiman
USPTA Certified Professional

​Coach Charles has two years of coaching experience. Before moving back to his roots at the Bal Harbour Tennis Academy in June 2022, his latest coaching position was at the "Ad-In" Tennis Academy in the Westheimer indoor courts, located in the Houston "Galeria" area.   

Coach Charles is one of the few USPTA-certified professionals in the Bay Area.

Charles had a very successful junior career as a student of the Bal Harbour Tennis Academy (BHTA). He was a highly ranked junior player in all age categories at the state level. 
When coach Charles turned twelve, coach Alex became his everyday coach and mentor on the BHTA courts. During his last few years as a junior player, Charles showed a strong interest in becoming a coach. That allowed him to improve as a player and prepare well for his coaching career. 

As a long-time student of coach Alex, Charles is a firm believer and follower of coach Alex's teaching system and methodology. With his excellent knowledge of tennis and solid coaching experience, Coach Charles has, over the last six years, already helped many young players improve and has received praise from players and parents.

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