Our History
Coach Pati was the beginning of it all.
When she came to live in Utah 20 years ago, there weren’t very many tennis players for her children to play against and to train with, so she decided that she would create a program. She started teaching at North Canyon Swim and Tennis and soon had a youth program that was winning State, Regional, and even National events. Four of her children went through the program and they all received full-ride college scholarships. She loves helping kids succeed, making new relationships and being a part of many different peoples’ lives.
In 2016 Brady and Kassia agreed to jump in full time, and Ace Athletics was born. We have since grown to a three court outdoor facility plus an additional three court indoor which opened April 2021. We love what we do and love working with our students.
Meet Our Team
At Ace Athletics Tennis Academy we have 3 USPTA certified Pro’s with over 60 years of coaching experience.
Head Pros
Professional tennis player and coach for 30+ years. Named Utah Tennis Coach of the year in 2009. Coached 12 USTA Team Tennis state championship teams, 10 sectional champions and regional champions.
In the 30+ years Pati has coached, the Ace Athletics Tennis Academy juniors program has produced countless high school players and many state high school champions. Her adults are regular participants in USTA leagues. Her biggest passion in life is instilling a love for tennis in everyone she teaches.
In the 30+ years Pati has coached, the Ace Athletics Tennis Academy juniors program has produced countless high school players and many state high school champions. Her adults are regular participants in USTA leagues. Her biggest passion in life is instilling a love for tennis in everyone she teaches.
USPTA Certified Head Pro, Brady graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelors degree in Exercise and Sports Science. He was the first ever boy’s tennis coach for Farmington High School. He began coaching with Ace 10 years ago and created the Ace Athletics Travel Teams. He loves coaching juniors into high level competitors.
USPTA Certified Head Pro, Kassia has been coaching for 14 years. Kassia played collegiate tennis at the University of Utah and at Weber State University, after her college years she decided that she wanted to coach tennis full time and has been coaching ever since.
Coaches
Keya Jenkins
Kaden Rawlings
Megan Lombardi
Michiel Van Schoor
Morgan “Mo” Behymer
Kyra Spendlove
Jaxon Hall
Ethan Campbell
Keya Jenkins
Sarah Major
Kaden Rawlings
Office Management
Emilee graduated with her Masters of Accounting from the University of Utah. For the past 5 years, Emilee has performed accounting services for many companies. She has been an Auditor for the Nation’s fifth largest Public Accounting Firm, an Accountant for million dollar businesses, and recently started her own firm performing Accounting and Tax services. Emilee enjoys working with companies in many different industries. She loves being a part of the Ace Athletics team!
