Tennis Talks

Episode 12: Gian Pico - Deep Dive into the Mind and Social Media

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks with tennis coach Gian Pico who is running his own social media account which has gained over 3,500 followers

Episode 11: Trey Martin - Managing a Large Roster and Leading it to Glory

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University women's tennis head coach Trey Martin. Together, they break down how Trey manages

Episode 10: Leo Galarza - Coaching Your Own Team in Your First Year, Transitioning from Player to Coach

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University men's tennis assistant coach Leo Galarza. They break down how Leo coached his own

Episode 9: Patrick Hirscht - From Juniors to Professionals: How to Develop Mentally Strong Players

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks with ATP Coach of Elliot Spizzirri, Patrick Hirscht. In this episode the two break down what it takes to creat

Episode 8: Drake Bernstein - Winning National Indoors with UGA Women's & Why the Mind is King

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone speaks with reigning indoor women's national champion coach Drake Bernstein from the University of Georgia about how

Episode 7: Johnny Parkes - From IMG to D1: The Shift from the Individual to the Team

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone is joined by University of South Carolina men's tennis assistant coach Johnny Parkes. They chat about how he went fr

Episode 6: CJ Williams - From National Champion to PHD in Psychology

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with CJ Williams, a former national winning coach at the D3 level who has turned the page onto his next ch

Episode 5: Brian Garber - Wolf & Quinn: Mental Approach at the Professional Level

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone spoke with Brian Garber coach of JJ Wolf (former top 40 tennis player in the world) and Ethan Quinn (near top 100 ra

Episode 4: Micah Klousia - IMG Academy & Martin Damm

In this episode of tennis talks, host Simon Johnstone speaks with Micah Klousia a coach at the prestigious IMG Academy where he works with top juniors and professionals t

Episode 3: Linda Lied - High School State Champion, Raising Players for their Future

In this episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone talks to his girl's and boy's Brookfield East varsity tennis coach Linda Lied about how she approaches the mental si

Episode 2: Erick Martinez - Coach, Father, Philosopher

In today's episode of Tennis Talks, Simon Johnstone has a conversation with tennis coach and father Erick Martinez who has played at the Division 1 level at Northern Illi

Episode 1: Matt Williams - Igniting History

In the first episode of Tennis Talks, host Simon Johnstone sits down with Piedmont University Men's Tennis head coach Matt Williams as they discuss how Coach Williams app