Abraham Lee
Operations Manager
Bio coming soon.
Hometown: Mill Creek, Washington
Pets: Luna the Westie
Favorite Food: Korean Fried Chicken and BBQ.
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
MEMBER SERVICES ASSOCIATE
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
TENNIS COACH
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL
BARISTA
BARISTA
BARISTA
BARISTA
Operations Manager
Hometown: Mill Creek, Washington
Pets: Luna the Westie
Favorite Food: Korean Fried Chicken and BBQ.
Human Resources
EVENTS COORDINATOR
Lori grew up in Spokane and graduated from the UW in 1983. She spent 15 years after college working in Hotel Sales and Marketing and the next 20 raising three kids, volunteering at schools, church and starting a small business specializing in creating custom art, interior and exterior design consulting, and special events.
In 2013 she helped open Tennis Center Sand Point by working the Front Desk and to this day feels a deep sense of gratitude and admiration for the healthy current of the whole facility and its people. Building community with a focus on good health and continual growth and development color every season for every age at Tennis Center Sand Point and she enjoys being part of that. She values service for the community and is especially grateful for the benevolent direction of our owners, staff, professionals and membership, and she works to pursue their continued dedication to our charitable outreach efforts.
Pet(s): Chester – the chubby house cat disguised as a King Charles Cocker.
Dream Job: Running a Seasonal Dude Ranch
Bucket List: Singing the National Anthem in Husky Stadium or Candle Light Dance Party at TCSP
Most Passionate About: Whatever I am doing at the moment.
Spirit Animal: Clydesdale… though many animals may appear on the court when you play with me!
Quote: The Pro staff here each has their own brand of excellence and unique twist on how to make you a better player of the game. Whether you are 5 or 85, there is magic that happens here…. when you hit that little yellow ball over the net, and it connects with the other person and they send it back to you – you disappear from the world to a zen place that you can’t match in any other experience. It’s a fantastic kinetic motion that requires your whole self as well as theirs – of course it’s a blast trying to learn the dance better, and someday I hope to be able to do it well!
Adult Programs Manager
Teams & Leagues
Born in Lawrence, Kansas, I moved to Seattle at an early age. I graduated from the University of Washington in 2018 with a BABA with a marketing option. I played tennis in high school, but got back into it after I started working at TCSP (Ball Machine Lane!).
Favorite Food: Anything from the wonderful Willy’s Cafe, located at Tennis Center Sand Point!
Favorite Vacation: Maybe I’ll get to take one next year?
Favorite Movie: The Nightmare before Christmas
Favorite Quote: Love your hair, hope you win – Member Services Associate Steven Cagle
Favorite Tennis Player: Roger Federer
Tennis Coach
Brian Anderson has been involved in tennis most of his life, playing throughout his youth and at Western Washington University as a varsity collegiate athlete. Over the course of his 20 year career in the Seattle television industry, he remained involved as a competitive player having won multiple doubles titles on the local tournament scene. In the mid 90’s, Coach Brian served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zimbabwe where he ran a junior tennis program as a secondary project. He met his wife Stella in Zimbabwe and they now reside in Edmonds with their two boys Russell (14) and Steven (12), both of whom are excellent tennis players. In the summer, Coach Brian is the Tennis Coordinator and Lead Instructor for the Mountlake Terrace Parks Department. He is a 4.5 rated USTA player and a PTR certified instructor.
Best Moment: Met my wife Stella at the Zimbabwe Open while there as a Peace Corps volunteer
Favorite Food: Avocado
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Quote: “Respect: give it to get it”
Tennis Professional
Mark Ball is a Pacific Northwest native. He was a junior player on the tennis circuit for many years and competed through his high school years. He played # 2 singles and advanced to the State Tournament each year as a doubles player for Clover Park High School in Tacoma.
During his college years he chose to play water polo learning other variations of mental toughness and how to endure hard physical competition. Mark played in various regional tournaments including the Centennial and Goodwill Games.
Mark is USPTA certified and has coached a variety of sports including soccer, swimming and baseball for many years. Tennis though has always been his passion and he has been playing for nearly forty years. Mark teaches both juniors and adults here at TCSP and he is also Manager of the Cloud City Cafe. Mark is an awesome addition to the TCSP team.
Tennis Coach
Clay is a Washington State native. He played on the Mercer Island High School tennis team, where he was captain his senior year. Throughout high school, he worked as a junior tennis instructor at the Mercer Island Country Club.
Clay went on to attend Loyola Marymount University where he played on the club tennis and baseball team while focusing on his studies to pursue his Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering. His summers were spent continuing to teach at the Mercer Island Country Club and for Mercer Island Parks and Recreation, while also helping to lead summer camps for underprivileged children through the Atlantic Street Center.
After a few years of working as an engineering consultant Clay has rekindled his love for the sport and is excited to share his passion with the TCSP community.
Pets: Pitbull named Obi
Favorite Food: Avocado
Favorite Movie: Field of Dreams
Favorite Place You’ve Been To: Santorini
What do you do in your free time: Running
What’s on Your Bucket List: I want to qualify for the Boston Marathon one
Tennis Coach
After college he became a tennis instructor for the Warner Tennis Center at Topanga Canyon, CA. He also trained junior level and college players in Southern California.
Jason is a USPTA instructor and has been teaching for nine years. He is currently one of the coaches for the University Prep Varsity Tennis team and helped the team take 2nd place in the 2011 WIAA season. Jason’s coaching and training experience includes work with numerous tennis camps in the Greater Seattle and with players of all ages and of different abilities. He has also served as instructor of cardio tennis at different Tennis Centers throughout the region.
Jason brings great energy and passion to the sport of tennis. His favorite tennis topics include stroke technique, footwork, positioning and strategy. Jason likes to have fun on the court and provide the necessary tools for students to be successful players. We’re excited to have Jason with us at the Tennis Center Sand Point.
Tennis Professional
Lessons Coordinator
Chrissie began her professional career in Atlanta, GA coaching both adult and junior teams. During her time in Atlanta, she led a partnership with USTA to launch Quick Start (now 10 and Under Tennis), a program using modified equipment and courts to train junior players. Before moving to Seattle in 2019, Chrissie coached tennis in London, while managing junior and adult programming for LOVEtennis in Chiswick. With her focus on the positive aspects of her players’ game, Chrissie has led teams to great success at local and state levels, and many of her junior students have gone on to successfully compete on their high school and college teams.
Chrissie believes that anyone, at any age, and any level, can be a tennis player. She brings a positive spirit to the game, and her enthusiasm and supportive approach to coaching quickly puts her players at ease. She loves helping students learn new skills, improve their tennis IQ, and enjoy the challenge of a good workout. In 2021 Chrissie’s students nominated her as “America’s Top Coach Contest” sponsored by Tennis Channel’s Topspin. After winning her region, Chrissie finished in the Top 5 Female Coaches.
Chrissie is a USPTA-certified Elite Tennis Professional, a Professional Coach in Adult, 10 and Under Tennis, Performance Tennis, and Wheelchair tennis with Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), and an accredited coach with the Lawn Tennis Association of England (LTA). When she’s not on the tennis court, you can find Chrissie traveling, enjoying great food, and exploring the PNW’s great outdoors.
Pets: Billie Jean the dog and Roger the cat
Favorite Food: My new PNW fave is POKE
Favorite Quote: “Deserve Victory” – Winston Churchill
Fun Fact: Chrissie played both Tennis and Basketball at Converse College(SC)
Tennis Coach
Jeff Richards brings a unique blend of instruction and dynamic drilling to TCSP, a quality that very few instructors possess. His passion for developing players and teaching people how to love the game of tennis has inspired hundreds of players over his 20 plus years of coaching.
Jeff is a native of the Pacific Northwest and attended Decatur High School in Federal Way where he went undefeated with a record of 44-0 as a Varsity Singles player. As a college player, Jeff won the NWAAA State Title his junior year.
His teaching career began in Japan, where he taught overseas. He then became an elementary school teacher while coaching tennis. Jeff was named Coach of the Year while teaching at Todd Beamer High School. He also served as Director of Tennis for the Mercer Island Shore Club and worked as a lead instructor for 6 years at the Mercer Island Beach Club.
As a certified Cross Fit instructor, Jeff helped to create the dynamic Boot Camp tennis workouts as well as TCSP’s Cardio Tennis programs during his time at the temporary Sand Point tennis facility, the Racquet Training Center, from 2009 – 2012. He also serves as a firefighter for the Redmond Fire Department and is responsible for keeping his fellow comrades in shape through rigorous Cross Fit workouts.
Tennis Coach
Nickname(s): Burrito Lord C-dub
Favorite Song: Beverly Hills – Weezer
Favorite Movie: Blade Runner
Person You Look Up To Most: Barbara Walters
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