Our Coaches

Our team of dedicated coaching professionals can lead you to whatever your goals are and meet you where you are at.

Gaby Brengle

Teaching Professional / Owner

A Delaware Native with over 30 years of experience coaching and playing tennis. Available for private tennis lessons.

  • Mother and Coach of Madison Brengle

    • WTA high rank of 35

  • Member of the Delaware Tennis Hall of Fame

  • 2017 USPTA Pro of the Year

  • 2025 Industry Excellence Award USTA Delaware

  • Coach of over 35 Individual State Champions

Sarah Candeloro

Teaching Professional / Owner

A Delaware native with more than 20 years of competitive experience and over 10 years of teaching experience. Available for private and hitting lessons for tennis, pickleball, and Typti.

  • 2025 USTA Delaware Coach of the Year

  • Coach of over 20 individual Delaware and Maryland State Champions

  • Coach to current and former NCAA Division 1-3 players

  • USTA Junior Team Tennis Coach-4th in Nation

  • Hitting Partner of Madison Brengle-WTA tour professional

  • 2nd all time in wins at D1 University of Tennessee at Martin

  • 3X All-Conference (Ohio Valley) selection and All OVC 75th anniversary selection

  • Academic All-American 2017

  • Female Athlete of the Year 2017 at UT Martin

  • Team Captain at UT Martin

  • 10.81 all time high UTR, 5.115 High DUPR

  • Active member of USTA Coaching

  • Has held #1 ranking in DE for singles and doubles (2026 and as a junior)

  • Top 3 in Middle States for doubles and top 75 nationally (2026)

  • Top 15 in Middle States for singles (2026)

Kevin Papen

Teaching Professional / Owner

A Delaware native with more than 20 years of competitive experience and over 10 years of teaching experience. Available for private and hitting lessons for tennis.

  • Coach of over 20 state champions in Delaware and Maryland

  • Hitting Partner of Madison Brengle-WTA tour professional

  • Former Assistant Coach of Oberlin and Washington College

  • Washington College team Captain and MVP

  • 90-1 High School record

  • 3X State Champion

Dan Brengle

Teaching Professional / Owner

A Delaware Native with over 15 years of coaching and playing experience. Available for private tennis lessons.

  • Father of Madison Brengle

  • Coach of multiple DIAA State Champions

Jeff Pickering

Teaching Professional

Delaware Native playing and coaching for over 40 years. Available for tennis and pickleball private and semi private lessons.

  • Holds dual certifications as an RSPA Elite Professional and PTR Professional, active member of USTA Coaching.

  • Has held USTA singles rankings of #2 and #3 in the state of Delaware and top 10 USTA Middle States.

Carrie Lord

Teaching Professional

A Delaware Native with over 12 years of competitive experience and 5 years of coaching experience. Available for private, semi-private, and hitting tennis lessons.

  • Washington College 4-year varsity player

  • Winner of regional USTA tournaments and frequent finalist at Mid-Atlantic sectional events

  • Key player on her high school varsity team, earning All-Conference honors

  • Captain at Caesar Rodney High School

  • Founder of the ACE scholarship