HCCTA Instructors

Our tennis lessons are taught by tennis professionals. For more information about tennis lessons, contact Maggie at hcctatennis@gmail.com or (317) 501-9145.

Maggie Petersen
HCCTA Executive Director
USPTA Certified

 

Teaching Experience

Teaching since 1997, Maggie was the head tennis pro at Hawthorns Golf & Country Club throughout high school and college. She continued teaching part-time after college and law school, and became the HCCTA Tennis Director in 2012 and the HCCTA Executive Director in 2016. Maggie is USPTA certified, the Fall Creek Junior High Boys Head Tennis Coach, and was a part-time pro at Carmel Racquet Club. She teaches all ages and abilities. Maggie played competitive tennis from age 8 to 18 with injuries preventing her from playing all through college. She still loves to play and competes regularly in USTA leagues and plays for fun with friends and family. In her free time you will find her on the tennis court or with her family.

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Education

– Hamilton Southeastern High School, 1999
– Indiana University – Kelley School of Business, 2003
– Stetson University College of Law, 2008

Maggie:“I love teaching tennis, because it provides kids with a sport and life lessons that last a life time.”

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Sean Stafford
HCCTA Tennis Director

Sean is from England where he ran Sean Stafford Tennis Coaching for 10 years prior to coming to the US in 2019.

Teaching Experience

Sean has been teaching tennis for 20 years. He has worked with all ages and abilities, including nationally ranked junior players. His diverse experience is ideal for any player, whether you are picking up a racquet for the first time or a seasoned player looking to improve finite parts of your game. Sean is the Fall Creek Junior High Girls Head Tennis Coach.

Playing Experience

Sean was a nationally ranked top 100 player in the United Kingdom. He represented the county in Division 1 at Winter and Summer Cup (only top junior players are selected for the Cup) and won many Junior County titles.

Shelly Wild
HCCTA Carmel Site Director
USPTA Certified

Teaching Experience

Shelly has been involved in tennis since her youth competing in the Chicago area. First coming to Indiana to play tennis at Purdue University, where she was a scholarship recipient. Shelly has a diverse tennis background in not only instruction and coaching but also in sales and management. She has taught and been a part of the management at several local Indianapolis clubs/programs. Shelly has worked with many top junior players both in the Midwest section and nationally (National Open finalists and winners, a National Doubles Champion, Midwest Closed Champions, and several players who went on to be highly recognized by their universities in both athletics and academics) including her own children who were state champions in both Indiana and Texas. She has traveled with these players to sectional, national, and pro satellite events.

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She has coached the CITA G18s Cup Team and been a Midwest section Zonals coach. In addition, she currently is an assistant high school coach. Shelly enjoys teaching both adults and juniors of all levels. She was credited by the USPTA with a P1 certification in 1989 and is an Elite professional. She is also a certified USTA umpire. Tennis is a family affair in Shelly’s household. She has three daughters who all have played college tennis (her oldest daughter is the graduate assistant coach at University of Toledo) and her husband Andy works for Babolat as a territory sales manager.

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Stacey Harmon
Instructor

Tennis Experience

Stacey grew up playing tennis. She has been a long-time 4.5 USTA and Carmel Racquet Club player. Stacey brings smiles to all and always makes being on the court with her as a player or student a fun experience.

Teaching Experience

Stacey joined HCCTA’s teaching staff in 2022.

Madelyn Barron
Instructor

Tennis Experience

Madelyn has been playing tennis since she was 4 years old. She loves being a part of a team and teaching others to love tennis! She plays for the Fishers Lady Tigers Tennis Team where she is a three-time varsity player and has made three State appearances thus far. Maddie is coming up on her 2nd year as an instructor and can’t wait to continue inspiring others to learn the game that has shaped a huge part of her life.

Teaching Experience

Madelyn joined HCCTA’s teaching staff in 2022.

Lauren Hammond
Instructor
 

Teaching Experience

Lauren started playing tennis at age four. She plays doubles on the Westfield High School Girls Tennis team. Lauren started teaching with HCCTA in the summer of 2020. In her free time she loves to hike with her family around parks in Indiana, and states she travels to. Staying active and hanging out with friends/family is a big part of her life.

Education

Westfield High School, Class of 2022

Luaren: “I love to teach kids because it’s so amazing to build a connection with all of them and help improve their game. Seeing them get into this sport at a young age is very exciting because they have so much time to perfect different elements  of the game in each session. The change from starting to ending with each one of them is amazing to see the growth they have made. I always look forward to seeing the players and hearing about the fun things going on in their lives while laughing and playing the sport I love.”

Bre Koester
Instructor
 

Teaching Experience

Bre started playing tennis when she was 11 years old. She plays doubles on the Westfield High School Girls Tennis team. Her favorite shot is the overhead. Bre started teaching with HCCTA in 2020. Bre has also taught with the USTA Net Generation and WYSI.

Education

Westfield High School, Class of 2022

Bre: “I really enjoy teaching tennis, I would say it is a way to share something I am very passionate about and help others learn a new skill. I really love being able to teach younger kids something that might spark a passion for sports. I think it is vital that children find an extracurricular activity that brings them joy.”

Sean Vitales
Instructor

Education

Noblesville High School

Teaching Experience

Third year teaching for HCCTA.

Hamilton County Community Tennis Association