The key to Vandebilt s success in tennis can be contributed to factors like coaching and year-round playing. Unlike many other teams in the state, the Terriers are coached by a tennis professional Kevin Ramirez. In his 11th season as coach, Ramirez owns and operates KPR Tennis, which he tends to year round. I think because of my profession, I have an advantage, Ramirez said. The other thing we have is a program.
Some schools have coaching turnover every two years.
With me being here 11 years, we have players with us that are part of a program. Four VCHS players this season are examples of Ramirez s program . Twins Ashley and Gillian Stagg along with Suma Sangisetty and John Monterio have been in the KPR Tennis program since the fifth or sixth grade. Despite the personal gratification Ramirez gets from being a coach and guiding a successful program, he s main goal is to make tennis better in the Houma area. We work with kids from H.L. Bourgeois, Terrebonne and South Terrebonne.