Our Story
International Junior Performance Tennis LLC formed in 2012. Chad and Elana Campbell had recently moved from England, where their children were introduced to tennis under the LTA's Mini Tennis program. Upon arriving in the US, they quickly discovered how little the USTA's 10 and Under Tennis program had been accepted by the tennis community. We set out to change that.
IJP Tennis is dedicated to developing junior tennis players into elite athletes, introducing the sport of tennis to the next generation of players, and generally promoting the sport of tennis. We are advocates of the International Tennis Federation's Stay + Play Tennis 10s methodology. We believe that a systematic approach (Red, Orange, Green, and then Yellow Ball) is the most successful method of developing young players. Countries around the world have been following this format for years, but the USTA has only recently implemented its 10 and Under junior tennis program.
Our Director of Tennis, Matt Sunter, has extensive experience in the Tennis 10s development pathway. He has trained elite juniors players around the world. He also loves Liverpool Football Club, but please don't hold that against him!
IJP Tennis is dedicated to developing junior tennis players into elite athletes, introducing the sport of tennis to the next generation of players, and generally promoting the sport of tennis. We are advocates of the International Tennis Federation's Stay + Play Tennis 10s methodology. We believe that a systematic approach (Red, Orange, Green, and then Yellow Ball) is the most successful method of developing young players. Countries around the world have been following this format for years, but the USTA has only recently implemented its 10 and Under junior tennis program.
Our Director of Tennis, Matt Sunter, has extensive experience in the Tennis 10s development pathway. He has trained elite juniors players around the world. He also loves Liverpool Football Club, but please don't hold that against him!
Our Coaches
Matt Sunter
Director of Tennis
Director of Tennis
A native of Melbourne, Australia, Matt Sunter has been coaching tennis professionally around the world since 1999. He has trained elite juniors in Australia, the UK and throughout Europe, and the US. He has produced several top-ranked juniors (Orange, Green, and Yellow ball) in the USTA rankings.
Started Coaching 1999
Certifications USPTA, LTA, Tennis Australia
Aussie Footie Team Melbourne Demons
Certifications USPTA, LTA, Tennis Australia
Aussie Footie Team Melbourne Demons
Dave Akin
Tennis Pro
Tennis Pro
Dave Akin joined the IJP Tennis team in 2020. He has been coaching juniors since 2014, under the Red-Orange-Green-Yellow Ball system. As a player, Dave had over 10 years of experience in USTA junior tournaments, won 5 state titles at Brophy College Preparatory, and played a year of collegiate tennis at Westmont College.
Started Coaching 2014
Played College Tennis At Westmont College
Current Studying At Arizona State University
Played College Tennis At Westmont College
Current Studying At Arizona State University
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