Ray Reppert has had a distinguished career in coaching at all levels. He stated as a high school coach, and then moved to the Port Washington Tennis Academy in New York under Harry Hopman. He was the director of the Rossingnol Tennis Academy located outside of Innsbruck, Austria and a technicial consultant to the Yugoslavian Tennis Federation. He was the head women’s coach at William and Mary for thirteen years and at Miami University in Ohio for nine. He was also Director/ Headmaster at the Harry Hopman Tennis Academy at Saddlebrook Resort and directed Nike Summer Tennis camps for 20 years. He is currently teaching privately at a country club in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can contact Ray at: rayreppert@gmail.com
Ray Reppert
Strategy
Consider how the tennis court is perceived in doubles by players of different levels and ages. The prevailing philosophy is to stay back or close in, but definitely stay out of the middle. Normal strategy in doubles is "the team...