Broadstone
Broadstone Racquet Club
820 Halidon Way
Folsom, California 95630
Phone: (916) 983-9180
Email: brcinfo@sparetimeinc.com
Club Hours
Monday - Friday
5:00AM - 11:00PM
Saturday - Sunday
7:00AM - 10:00PM
TENNIS PROS
Doug Atkinson, Director of Tennis
Doug Atkinson is the Director of Tennis and Head Pro at Broadstone Racquet Club, and the Junior Tennis Academy Director at Broadstone for all Spare Time Clubs. Doug has been teaching and coaching tennis for over 30 years in and around the Sacramento area. He is a three-time USPTA NorCal Pro of the Year and a two-time Coach of the Year. Doug is a USPTA/USTA Certified Specialist in Player Development having completed the USTA High Performance Coaching Program. In 2000, the USPTA honored Doug with the Silver Anniversary Outstanding Teacher of the Past 25 Years and Inside Tennis Magazine selected him the Pro of the Decade in the 1980’s. In 2001, he was recognized by the USPTA as one of the Top 10 Educators in the nation. He is a member of the NorCal Coaching Commission and ran the USTA Area Training Center for 13 years. His USTA NorCal Junior Team Tennis squads have won six NorCal Championships and five State titles. Doug also continues to coach pro player, Sam Warburg, currently #152 in singles and #117 in doubles on the ATP world tour.
Kati Kocsis, Junior Tennis Coordinator
Katie Kocsis was hired as the Junior Tennis Coordinator at Broadstone Racquet Club in January 2008. Previously, Kati worked at the Burbank Tennis Center in Southern California as a Teaching Pro for over five years where she was co-director of the Junior Development Program. She also ran the Tournament Training Program where she worked with several Top-10 sectional players in Southern California and nationally ranked juniors.
Kati played on the UCLA tennis team as the #1 player, and was named the Pac-10 Conference Outstanding Player of The Year. She was the winner of the National Indoors Championship, winner of the Regional Championship, and finalist at the National Clay Court Championship. Kati was ranked in the top-5 in the NCAA rankings and received All-American honors in both singles and doubles.
Kati has also played on the Pro Tour and played Professional Team Tennis in Germany.
Novak Nash, Tennis Pro
Novak Nash joined the tennis coaching staff at Broadstone Racquet Club in 2005. The Australian native has been teaching professionally for over 12 years, including coaching and hitting with players of all levels. Novak’s experience has allowed him to work with players affiliated with ATP, WTA, and National and NorCal levels. Formerly an ATP-ranked player in singles and doubles himself, Novak brings to his students 26 years of tennis experience. He is a USPTA- and TCA- (Australia) certified teaching pro. Currently, he is the assistant director of the Spare Time, Inc. Junior Tennis Academy at Broadstone Racquet Club.
Carmel-Mary Hill, Tennis Pro
* Tennis Coaches Australia Level 1 Certification
* Academy Director at Johnson Ranch Racquet Club -2007-2008
* Hit with Nationally ranked juniors in America and Australia
* Have experience in coaching private & group lessons of all ages and abilities for 19 years
* Ran holiday camps and different programs in Australia, designed school tennis program for a private school in Australia, run tournaments.
* Traveled with juniors to tournaments, San Diego Billy Jean King team tennis (last 2 yrs), Team Tennis Sections in Fresno (last 3 yrs)
* Junior ranking 8th in Australia
* #1 Singles & Doubles champion Monte Sant’ Angelo Catholic School (5 yrs)
* 1992 - 1994 - Tennis Scholarship. 1992 Nth Eastern Conference singles & doubles champion
* 1992 - 1994 - #1 Singles & Doubles player on college team
* 2003 & 2004 - Finalist Grass Court competition in Australia
* 2003, 2004, & 2005 - Grass Court State League Champions in Australia
* 2004 - Hardcourt Open Doubles Champions in Australia
* 2006 - National Indoor 30’s Singles winner consolation, National Indoor Doubles & Mixed 3rd place, National Hardcourt 35’s Singles 2nd place consolation and Doubles 4th place
* 2007 - National Indoors 30’s Doubles silver ball & Mixed bronze ball, National Hardcourt 35 Doubles Silver ball, 8.5 Combo 2nd place at sections, 5.0 ladies 2nd place at sections
* 2008 - National indoor 30’s bronze ball in mixed & doubles.
* 2008 – National Winners of 5.0 Ladies & 10.0 Mixed teams.
Kevin Vieira, From Turlock, Ca
Ranked as high as #2 in NCA juniors and top 25 nationally.
Played four years of NCAA I college tennis, at Fresno State for 3 years, and 1 year for Sacramento State.
Associate Tennis Professional at Broad stone Racquet Club since 2002
Junior Tennis Coordinator (2002-2004)
Assistant Academy Director (2004-2006)
USPTA P-1 Certified
Patrick Ryan, Tennis Professional
Patrick Ryan has taught and coached Tennis for over 20 years and has been on the coaching staff at Broadstone Racquet Club for 4 years. Pat is certified by United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) as a teaching professional and instructs children and adults from ages 3 to 80 -- beginners through advanced levels. Currently Pat is the Head Varsity Coach for the Oak Ridge High School Boys Tennis Team. During the summer, he coaches the boy 18’s in USTA Team Tennis.
Pat’s strengths as an instructor include stroke analysis and development, match strategy, motivation and encouragement, match focus and emotional control.
“Tennis is a sport for life,” Pat said. “ It helps us have a healthy, happy and high quality of life. It’s a game we can play throughout our lives.”
