Coaching Staff

Ogidi played collegiate tennis for Columbia University before playing professional tennis for 5 years. Ogidi brings extensive experience both as a coach and a world class player. A former ATA Doubles Champion and world ranked ATP professional, Obi played professionally on the USTA Pro Circuit and took up coaching immediately after his pro career. As the Director of Junior Development at Eagle Fustar, Ogidi will be at clinic daily and will be available for private lessons as well as footwork sessions. Ogidi has had over 10 years of coaching experience and is now in his 5th year at Eagle Fustar. Private Lesson Rate: $90

Greg Shearer was a top ranked junior in New Zealand.  He played his collegiate tennis at Fresno State playing #1 singles and doubles.  He transferred to Baylor University for his Senior year, in which his team was ranked #1 in the country and went 33-1, losing in the NCAA Division I final.  Internationally, Greg played 4 seasons of professional club tennis in Germany and many international junior tournaments.  After graduating from Baylor with a Masters Degree in Sports Management, Greg traveled with several top 150 WTA players and top 50 ITF juniors.  He comes to Eagle Fustar in 2010 after working  at Weil Tennis academy where he trained and traveled with their Junior ITF team.  Greg will primarily be working with the Full Time Program as a Junior Development Head Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Private lesson rate: $90

Tony Yang is a High Performance Coach at Eagle Fustar Tennis.  Since the Academy’s inception in 2003, Tony has helped produce numerous nationally & sectionally ranked players and was recently invited to attend the USTA High Performance Coaching Program.  In addition to his coaching, Tony also heads up two key programs: Video Production & Analysis and the RTC ( Regional Training Center ) camps held at the Santa Clara University campus.  Along with coach John Togasaki, Tony utilizes Dartfish software technology to help analyze stroke production for our Fulltime program as well as some of our highly nationally ranked players.  Tony and John are also are in charge of the College Recruiting Video service, which has enabled many of our players to get noticed by college coaches during the recruiting process. Tony has also served as a member of USTA Norcal’s Coaching Commission. Tony played college tennis at UC Berkeley, where he and Brian Eagle were teammates.  Tony played professionally briefly after his college career and trained with the Taiwan national team before obtaining his MBA at Willamette University, where he served as the Volunteer Assistant Coach.  Tony has continued to stay in tournament shape and was the #1 ranked Norcal player in 2008 in both the 30s and 35s.  He also took 5th place in the 2008 National Grass Courts 30s held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Private lesson rate: Please contact Katy at katy@eaglefustar.com for rate and availability.

Jelena was a ranked professional player since she was 16 years old. During her collegiate career she was two times NCAA national singles runner-up, and national Rookie of the Year while playing for Fresno State in 2004. Jelena went undefeated in dual matches while playing for Freso Pacific University in 2006 and 2007, was the NAIA National singles Champion, and runner-up at the NCAA Nationals singles Championships. After college, Jelena pursued her professional career where she reached her highest ranking of 136 on the WTA in 2008. She competed in all four Grand Slams, won 7 ITF Singles titles and 2 ITF doubles titles. In 2011, she competed in the Fed Cup in Israel, representing her home country of Croatia. From 2003 until 2007 while not competing herself, Jelena was a private coach and a hitting partner to numerous junior players. Private lesson rate: $90

Max, a former student of the Eagle Fustar program, is a certified PTR Instructor. He is involved in Eagle Fustar’s Full Time Program, as well as daily programs such as Champs and High Performance Clinics. Max gained his start in coaching at Branham High School in 2007. Since then Max was an instructor at the Cupertino Sports Center, active in both their Recreation and Competitive clinics. A native of Phoenix, AZ, Max was raised in the Bay Area and played for Archbishop Mitty High School, where he is currently the Junior Varsity coach. He is still active in Men’s Open level USTA tournaments. Max’s other interests are comic books and video games. Private Lesson Rate: Please contact Katy at katy@eaglefustar.com for rate and availability.

Petar is originally from Serbia where he successfully competed as a junior. After being certified by the Serbian Tennis Federation in 1993, he continued coaching and developing numerous top juniors and NCAA Division I players. In 2004 Petar came to US to continue his coaching career at Weil Tennis Academy where he worked as a Head Coach and Summer Camp Director, working and traveling with nationally and internationally ranked juniors from all over the world. As of 2011, Petar brings 19 years of coaching experience and great energy to Eagle Fustar. His coaching philosophy is based on approaching each player individually, developing individual game styles and sets of skills as foundation of their game. 2011 is Petar’s first year at Eagle Fustar. Petar is a certified PTR Professional. Private Lesson Rate: Please contact Katy at katy@eaglefustar.com for rate and availability.