Staff

Joanne Wallen
Joanne Wallen oversees the daily operation of LTC and directs its junior program. A native of England, Wallen became a top junior player there after taking up tennis at the age of four. She came to the United States in 1988 on a six-year scholarship to the Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Fla. That year she also signed with sports marketing giant IMG, the youngest player ever to do so at the time. She played for 14 years on the International Tennis Federation and Women's Tennis Association tours, winning 15 events.

She came to LTC in 2005 as director of junior development, broadening the program's outreach and implementing Quickstart, an innovative kids' tennis program specially designed for players 10-and-under that enables them to play the game immediately by using smaller courts, smaller rackets, and a slower ball. In 2009 she was promoted to general manager of LTC.

Throughout her career as a tennis professional and manger, Wallen has devoted countless hours to growing the sport of tennis by developing her own skills and teaching those around her. She has become a tester for the U.S. Tennis Professionals Association, certifying tennis instructors in Kentucky and surrounding states. She also has served at treasurer and secretary for the national organization and as president of its Kentucky operations. Her involvement in tennis on a state level has been multi-faceted and includes serving on its board of directors and chairing its Kentucky Junior Competition program. Meanwhile, she has become a certified high-performance specialist, working with top juniors to prepare them for competition. Last year she was named USTPA Southern General Manager of the Year.

When Wallen isn't busy spreading her love for tennis, she is with her husband, Jody, and their two young children, Alexandra and Charlie.
Don Carbone
Don Carbone was born and raised in Westboro, Mass., but has made his home in Lexington with his wife, Linda, for the past 29 years. They have two daughters, Emily and Michelle.

Don played college tennis at George Washington University in D.C. and at Austin Peay State University (under Coach Dennis Emery) in Clarksville, Tenn. Don followed Coach Emery to Kentucky and coached both men's (as an assistant) and women's (as head coach) tennis at UK for 14 years.

After leaving UK, Don taught and directed tennis at the Kentucky Tennis Academy with Duane and Susan Lundy until it closed in 2003.

Don is currently director of tennis and part owner of the Lexington Tennis Club. He has over 35 years of teaching and coaching experience. His daughter Emily is a former Kentucky State Singles Champion, and she currently plays for the top 20-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.
Chad Dyer
Chad Dyer

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Matt Hill
Matt Hill a former assistant University of Kentucky assistant tennis coach, has taught tennis at LTC since 2001. After graduating from Union College, he moved to Lexington in 1995 to work with UK’s tennis program. While coaching, he also began teaching at Kentucky Tennis Academy. His tennis skills have earned him a place in the Union College Hall of Fame, as well as in the hall of fame of his high school, Bethel Tate. Hill is married and has two young sons.
Mike Mize
Mike Maze has been a teaching professional for 20 years after receiving his U.S. Professional Tennis Association certification in 1991. He has coached nationally ranked juniors and several USTA teams. An active player, Mize has held No. 1 rankings in several divisions for Kentucky. Mize is a graduate of Vincennes University with a degree in accounting/business administration.
Jeff Morrison
Jeff Morrison has many claims to fame, including having played in all four Grand Slams and reaching the third round at Wimbledon in 2002. While playing tennis for the University of Florida Gators, he won the 1999 NCAA singles championship, defeating Harvard's James Blake for the title. Ranked the nation's top college player in 2000, he made it to the NCAA semi-finals that year. His feats on the tennis court earned him 1999 SEC Player of the Year and two-time All-American (1999 to 2000). He also received the University of Florida's Ben Hill Griffen Award for top male athlete in 1999.

While on the ATP tour, Morrison was ranked as high as No. 82 as a singles player and won three ATP Challenger Circuit singles titles and eight doubles title. His record includes wins over Juan Carlos Fererro, Mardy Fish, James Blake, Sam Querrey, Mikhail Youzhny, Alex Corretija, and Jurgen Melzer.

Morrison has live in Lexington with his wife, April, since 2007.
Tim Kelty
Tim Kelty is a dedicated and certified tennis professional who has been teaching at LTC for 25 years. Before coming to LTC, Kelty served as Bollettieri Tennis Academy's academy and camp director for 10 years. He is available for lessons days, nights, and weekends.
Britt Chandler
Britt Chandler played college tennis at Transylvania University and has a master's degree in exercise science from Auburn University. He is certified as a strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS), personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), and tennis pro (USPTA). Britt is also the managing editor for the Strength and Conditioning Journal and has contributed to books and presentations on tennis specific research and training.
Grace Trimble
Grace Trimble is an 18-year-old graduate of Mars Hill Academy who walked on to the University of Kentucky's women's tennis team this fall. She teaches part time at LTC. As a junior tennis player, she founded and now chairs LTC Smart Shots, a non-profit designed to build up young people through tennis and education. She was the 2010 winner of the NJTL Arthur Ashe Essay Contest.
Keith Henderson
Keith Henderson

Keith Henderson trained as a junior at LTC, traveling and competing at the Kentucky state and Southern section levels. Now a Transylvania University student, he competes at the collegiate level and participates in the USTA league play. His real passion, though, he says, is teaching tennis, which he began doing as a senior in high school and has continued through college.

During the fall and spring semesters, Henderson teaches at LTC part-time, while over the past three summers he has been the assistant head pro at Danville Country Club. His plan is to keep on teaching tennis after graduation and share the sport and his love for it with as many people as he can.
Christy Herring
Christy Herring has coached tennis for eight years, including high school tennis for six years. She has been at LTC since October and works primarily with the 10-and-under Quickstart program. Herring says she loves teaching the Quickstart program because it allows children to play right away, starting with smaller courts, smaller rackets, and foam balls that allow those as young as age 4 to rally immediately.

As the kids get older, the court size increases and a switch is made to lower-compression tennis balls. By the time they are 9 or 10, they have learned proper stroke mechanics, court positioning, and scoring and are well prepared to play and compete in junior tennis. In addition, Quickstart has grown to the point where kids are able to compete in USTA-sanctioned Quickstart tournaments, similar to how they would in junior tennis. Herring is a strong proponent of the program, in which her youngest daughter plays.

A mother of three, she did not take up tennis until she was 20, but now it is something the whole family does. She and her husband, John, play mixed doubles together and were part of a team that won the USTA Southeast Sectionals. Herring also does personal training and is involved with membership services at LTC.
Susan Sloane
Lexington native Susan Sloane grew up playing tennis at LTC, going on to win seven national junior titles and eventually ranking No. 18 in the world on the Women's Tennis Association tour. Her tennis coaches recognized her aptitude at an early age. As a second-grader Sloane played high school tennis, and during all three of her middle school years she won the Kentucky state championship. As a teenager, she moved to Florida to train at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton. She qualified to play her first U.S. Open at the age of 14 and turned pro at the age of 15. After retiring from playing professional tennis, she returned to Lexington, where she lives with her son, Chas, 11, and her daughter, Mia, 9.
Bill Chaney
Bill Chaney

Bill Chaney has been a Massage Therapist since 2008. He has worked on several professional tennis and college players. He is also a graduate from Morehead State University with a Bachelor's in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Ecology. He specializes in Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Stretching and Flexibility, Swedish Massage and Bindegewebmassage. He is also the Asst. Mgr at LTC.
Brett Atcher
Brett Atacher has taught at LTC since 2005, also serving as head pro at Danville Country Club since 2007. He coached Southern Junior Cup and competes in USTA leagues. He enjoys working with players of all ages and of at all skill levels. He is married to Trisha Atcher.
Susannah Cook
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