Coaches
Ben Cook started coaching during summers at the University of Southern California (USC)’s Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps as the Lead Coach and Counselor and is currently a Junior Director for the camp. He worked with and learned coaching from former Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach West Nott for four years, followed by former Head Men’s Tennis Coach Peter Smith for three years, and most recently with current Head Men’s Coach Brett Masi. During this time, Ben also organized and spearheaded a program at his former high school, coaching tennis for free for interested students shaping them to win 6 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) titles in girls’ and boys’ tennis and play tennis collegiately. From 2018-2019, Ben became the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 2 school, Fresno Pacific University, where he helped coach a new team of mainly Freshmen to a 7th place finish in a league of 12 schools. In 2019-2020 Ben worked with and received mentorship from Women's Tennis Association (WTA) coach Sarah Stone, helping coach and work with high-level juniors. Ben enjoys coaching players of all ages and levels, with his philosophy being, “First the good smile, then the good tennis.”