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TEACHING PROS

Everyone on the staff at The Tennis Institute has been trained through our own program in the latest scientific and psychological teaching techniques by Lenny Scheuermann.

Lenny Scheuermann

Lenny Scheuermann

Executive Director and Head Teaching Professional

Lenny is a world-class teaching professional who has coached several world-ranked players including Elise Burgin and JoAnn Russell, former Wimbledon doubles champion. Lenny has been a registered professional since 1973 with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and is also a member of the United States Professional Tennis Registry (USPTR). He is the President and Founder of The Tennis Institute, Inc. as well as CEO of Motivation America, Inc. Named Baltimore’s Best tennis teaching professional by Baltimore Magazine.

email: Tennisinst@comcast.net
Phone: 410.852.0038

Thiha Htwar

Thiha Htwar

Vice President of the Tennis Institute

Formally from Yangon, Myanmar. He is a graduate of Towson State University. He played for UMBC and Towson, ranking high as #2 in Singles and #1 in Doubles. Thiha was ranked in top 10 Junior Players and top 10 Men in Maryland. He was ranked #3 in Men’s Doubles. Thiha was voted as Teaching Pro of the year by the USTA Maryland in 2012. He is a USPTA member for over 30 years.
Thiha has over 30 years of coaching experience from beginners to Nationally ranked players. His vision is to help a player achieve their potential and enjoy the game for life.

email: thihatennis@gmail.com
Phone: 410.456.6894

Sam McNeill

Sam McNeill

USPTA and PTR certified teaching professional

Sam is a USPTA and PTR certified teaching professional. He been a teacher with The Tennis Institute since 1982 and has Coached on the Women’s Pro Tour. As a player he was ranked as high as #5 in Maryland Singles and was a nationally ranked player in college.

email: sam2taos@yahoo.com
Phone: 303.818.3431

Kristen Messmer

USPTR Certified Teaching Pro

Kristen has been working at the Tennis Institute since 2008. Kristen is an ITF Pro Circuit player and was ranked number 1 in Maryland in 2007. A 2007 Ohio State University graduate where she was a four year scholarship varsity player in both singles and doubles, Kristen has the recent competitive experience to improve a students power game.

email: kamessmer@yahoo.com
Phone: 443.255.5922

Brad Paul

Brad Paul

USPTR Certified teaching professional

Brad is a USPTR Certified teaching professional. He began his teaching career being coached and trained by Lenny Scheuermann, Owner/ President of the Tennis Institute. His love of Tennis goes back to 1983 as a player, teacher and coach.

email: paul1117@comcast.net
Phone: 410.303.5351

Keith Puryear

Keith Puryear

College Player Advisor

Keith is Head Coach for the U.S. Naval Academy women’s team. Before the Academy, Keith was the very successful head men’s and women’s coach at the Univesity of Maryland Baltimore County where the men’s team won five conference championships and the women’s team six. Puryear was named the USPTA Mid Atlantic College Coach of the Year in 2007 and was selected conference coach of the year 10 times, in three different conferences. Coach Puryear is a certified USPTA and USPTR professional, and was ranked in both Maryland and MidAtlantic as a high school player.

Annapolis Naval Academy
Phone: 410.236.3504