SunPro Coaches

The coaches at SunPro are excited to work with you or your child to ensure you get test possible experience on and off the court. Contact us today to find out more information or sign up!

Lindsay has been coaching tennis for well over 20 years. He is the founder of Advantage Tennis and currently serves as Tennis Director at both the SunPro and Ivory Ridge Clubs. He previously coached the Skyridge High Tennis team to a state championship.

He is an award-winning USPTA tester and a Team Utah Head Coach. He is both USPTA Elite and APC, Wheelchair certified.

Tennis is in Lindsay’s blood! He has been playing since age 2, competed all over France and surrounding countries, won 4 National French Titles, and was ranked #595 in the ATP Tour Ranking for 1989.

In college, he played for both Weber State and UofU, where he was ranked #1. He was W.A.C. Tennis Player of the year in 1992, has been ranked top 20 in the country NCA D1, and was ranked #3 in 1996 and #5 in 2000 in National USPTA.

Michelle is a USPTA Certified Teaching Professional, and holds additional USPTA 10 & Under and APC Wheelchair certifications. She also received her CC1 L1 Certification from Sanchez-Casol Academy. In addition to directing the 10 & Under programs at both Ivory Ridge and SunPro, she has served as the District President of the USPTA Intermountain and has been a Wilson Advisory Staff Member. She was trained and taught by Lindsay Rawstorne. She has assisted coached both boys & girls teams at American Fork High and Skyridge High and has raised 8 wonderful children!

Michelle has had a lifelong love for tennis. She is a 4.5 USTA rated player, has over 10 years of competitive league play, including 12 Districts Tournaments, 6 Sectionals Tournaments, and 2 National Tournaments.

Taylor has been a coaching with Advantage Tennis for over 11 years. He is a USPTA Certified Tennis Teaching Professional.

His playing career included playing at BYU-Hawaii under coach Dave Porter, where he graduated. He was the top junior player in Utah and played #1 Varsity Singles for 4 years at PGHS.

Pieter has been a coach for 32 years. He is experienced at coaching all levels, including College NCAA Division 1. He prefers to work with serious high level players, but also works with players of all levels if they are dedicated and serious.

He qualified through the South African Tennis Association as well as through the Professional Tennis Registry.

Josh found tennis at 14 years old in Oregon. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. He is currently active in World Team Tennis&USTA leagues & tournaments. He has served as Assistant Tennis Coach at Provo High and was the Former Head Coach at the Utah Youth Tennis organization.

Josh played varsity all 4 years of high school, competed in the USTA Tennis on Campus Intermountain Sectionals, and Qualified for the USTA Tennis on Campus National Tournament in 2019.

His coaching interests include Tennis-specific strength training & Identifying and correcting technique.

Ken has coached youth and adults at every level, and has been heavily involved in training competitive tennis athletes. Players working with him have won USTA sanctioned tournaments, been ranked in the top 5 in Utah, top 20 in the Intermountain USTA Region, and have won both state and region championships. He has coached at the Vic Braden Tennis College, Dixie High, and was the Head Pro at Entrada in St. George.

Ken grew up in Orem playing multiple sports. He was “Outstanding Male Athlete” at MVHS and was point guard on the Utah Valley All Stars basketball team that won AAU Western Regionals and made it to Elite 8 nationally, and played as #1 Singles his Freshman year of college.

Bottom line – Ken LOVES tennis and sports!!

Hayden has 11 years coaching experience and greatly enjoys working with his players! He has coached the Pleasant Grove High School Tennis Team and currently coaches here at SunPro.

He was the #1 varsity player at Pleasant Grove High School all 4 years he attended.

Karla moved to the US in 2014 from Mexico and has been a Tennis Coach at the Wightman Tennis Center, a volunteer for the Fairfax High School Tennis team in CA, a Tennis Coach at Salt Lake Swim & Tennis Club, and currently Coaches at our SunPro Club.

During Karla’s playing career she was ranked #1 in 10’s, 12’s, 14’s, 16’s, & 18’s. She was part of the Representative Mexican National Tennis Team, Competed in ITF’s, Futures, and COSAT tours, and received a full-ride tennis scholarship to a Top 10 University in Mexico, where she was #1 and #2 in singles.

Winnie has had a distinguished career in both in the US and abroad. She formerly coached full-time at Advantage Tennis, was a Pro at the Snowbird Canyon Raquet Club, and Co-Directed the Rawstorne Tennis Academy in both France and Ireland.

Her playing career included traveling as a Pro on the International circuit, and as a Tennis Pro at the Pierre Barthes-Club Cap D’Adge, France. She has been a Champion of French Professionals and a South Africa Junior Champion.

Francis has coached thousands of players during his amazing 50-year career. He has both a Ph.D. in English and the highest French Tennis Certification – the Professorat.

He was the Director of the largest tennis center in Europe (61 courts!), opened Rawstorne Tennis Academy in France and Ireland and coached players to the quarter-finals of Grand Slam tournaments.

During his years as a player he achieved the rank of top 10 player in South Africa and played in Wimbledon three times.

Emily is PPR Certified and became an instructor because of her love and passion for the game! She is the American Fork Pickleball Ambassador. She loves meeting new people and teaching them the mechanics and strategies that will take your game to the next level.

Emily is a 5.0 rated player, and was #17 in the World Senior Pro Mixed Doubles and is passionate as both a player and coach!

SunPro Coaches

Lindsay Rawstorne

Michelle Rawstorne

Taylor DeHoyos

Pieter Faasen

Josh Ziegner

Ken Cooper

Hayden DeHoyos

Karla Serrano

Winnie Rawstorne

Francis Rawstorne

Emily Rogers