MEET JAKE

Jake Stefanik is a South Florida resident with 22 years of tennis experience. His love for tennis developed at an early age. He began training at the Evert Tennis Academy at age 8, and continued his training for 10 years, becoming one of the longest tenured students in the history of the Academy. While at Evert, he competed in USTA junior tournaments as well as ITF junior tournaments; reaching rankings within the Top 10 in the state of Florida, and top 50 in the United States for his recruiting class. In 2013, he reached a career high ranking of 261 in the world on the ITF junior circuit, and was named Player of the Year at the Evert Tennis Academy. His best win was at the grade A ITF in Carson, California in 2013; it was over now professional player Michael Mmoh.

He went on to compete in Division 1 college tennis at the University of Kentucky, while competing in professional tournaments throughout his years there. While at Kentucky, his team reached a high ranking of 12 in the country. While in college, he returned to work at the Evert Tennis Academy during the summer months. After college, he volunteered as the Director of Operations for the Kentucky Men’s Tennis team, where he gained valuable coaching and management experience. He also worked as the Wildcat Tennis Clinic Director. Since 2020, he has been working independently in Florida as a private tennis coach and sparring partner; having the opportunity to work and practice with professional tennis players such as Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka, Belinda Bencic, Shelby Rogers, Jennifer Brady, and many more. He has had the experience of working closely with many former and current coaches on the professional tour, including John Evert and Michael Joyce. His experience ranges from working with high-level professional players, as well as some of the top juniors in the world. He has had the privilege to work with junior players who progressed to play college tennis at Universities such as Duke, Virginia, Vanderbilt, USC, TCU, Penn State, Michigan State, Louisville, and Gonzaga. He is a certified Tennis & Pickleball Instructor through USPTA.