AJ Yamin
Summary
Former NAIA ranked player, full ride tennis scholarship recipient
Coached many recipients of full ride tennis scholarships
USTA Certified Tournament Director - 26 years coaching experience
Teach players of all ages and abilities - beginners to advanced
Patient, fun, energetic teaching style, systematic instruction
Contact Info
| Website | https://dctennisglobal.com/ |
| Phone | 703-732-9031 |
More Info
Coach AJ Yamin hails from Caracas, Venezuela, better known to his students as Coach AJ, is widely known as one of the top tennis coaches in the DMV area. As a junior player AJ traveled in the South American COSAT tour, played #1 for North Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, PA and college tennis in the Midwest.
With over 37 years of playing and 26 years of coaching experience under his belt, AJ is presently a tennis instructor at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and Country Club of Fairfax n Rockville, Maryland. Prior to moving to the region, Coach AJ taught at Sutton East Tennis Club in New York City and Total Tennis in Saugerties, at the beautiful Catskill mountains of upstate New York.
Attended Graceland University on a full tennis scholarship between 1997 and 2001, where he was a nationally ranked NAIA Division player and team captain, leading the Yellow Jackets to its highest team ranking of #7 in the nation. Coach AJ is currently a member of the International tennis team for the Departmental Tennis League or DTL. The DTL is composed of federal agencies and other government organizations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The league was founded in 1915, DTL is consider the oldest tennis league in the US. Coach AJ has been a DTL champion 3 times, 2007 & 2008 with the United States Patent & Trademark Office team , 2022 with the International team.
Coach AJ has been a USTA Certified Tournament Director since 2003, and has served in that capacity at hundreds of events in the junior circuit, averaging, over 2,000 players a year. Coach AJ is also a Universal Tennis Rating Tournament Director and in 2023 became a certified UTR Paid Hits professional.
Apart from his two current roles, Coach AJ has volunteered two seasons as the former Head Coach at Hayfield Secondary High School in Alexandria, Virginia, leading the HAWKS twice to the Virginia High School League Tennis Regional Tournament 2006 & 2021. AJ holds a dual degree in Business Administration and Information Technology, with a Master of Science in Management of Information Systems.
“AJ has been giving me tennis lessons from the very beginning. Not only did he quickly get me playing with the correct technique, but he also provided me with exercises I could do outside of the tennis court, to help accelerate my learning. He helped focus on areas of my game that needed extra attention.”
– Robin from Alexandria, VA
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