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ABOUT

Katie Thomas

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Staff Pro

  • USPTA Certified Professional

  • 10 years of teaching experience

  • Coach of local top high school players for Bucks County 

Mickey Cook

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Director/Adult Tennis

  • Teaching pro for over 40 years

  • USTA Eastern sectional ranking # 7

  • Head coach at Rutgers University 1995-2007

  • Head coach at Monmouth University 2006-2013

  • USTA Boy’s 18 National Ranking #79

  • USTA Boy’s ETA sectional 

  • Head teaching professional at Cobblestone Creek Country Club

Chris Clayton

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Director/Pickleball

  • IPTPA certified professional 

  • USPTA certified professional

  • Top 60 national ranked and top 5 Middle States ranked junior

  • 16 years of teaching experience 

  • Experience teaching all levels from 10 & under up to regionally and nationally ranked juniors

Julius Twyman

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Staff Pro

  • Collegiate #1 Singles and #1 Doubles Player

  • College coach at Chestnut Hill College, NCAA

  • USTA Certified 

  • Pennsbury High School Varsity Coach

Noel Ortiz

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Staff Pro

  • PTR Certified Profesional 

  • 20 years of teaching experience 

  • 2016,2017,2018, Coach of the year NJTL of Trenton

  • Developed players for the US Open Net Generation Experience. 

  • Former Assistant Coach for Trenton Catholic Academy

Seramil Acierto

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Pickleball Program Director

  • PPR Certified Coach

  • 10+ years playing amateur USTA tennis

  • 2013 USTA tennis finalists at Indian Wells CA

  • 5+ years of Pickleball experience

  • Competed and won several medals at local and sanctioned tournaments such as NJ Open, Philly Open, South Jersey

  • Played senior pro pickleball single at Boca Raton tournament

Mark Groetsch

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Director of Shark Attack Tennis

  • 30+ Years experience as a successful player and coach 

  • Inducted in to the Pennsylvania hall of fame in 2017

  • Has coached many national champions as well as many usta sectional #1’s

  • inducted in the highschool hall of fame in 1993

  • Unequaled highschool /USTA record at 156-3 in 4 years at #1 singles with 2 state championship titles

  • Voted number 1 out of the top 10 best athletes to come out of the Bucks county area in the last 50 years.

  • Turned pro out highschool and played on the pro tours for 7 years.

  • Major tournaments played: Wimbledon

  • Opens:U.S.,  German, Japan, S.African, U.S. Pro indoor.

Cole Groetsch

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Staff Pro

• Division 1 scholarship athlete, Men’s tennis career, ASUN all conference player at 1 singles and doubles positions 

• UTR level 12.3

• Held the #1 USTA ranking in the 14’s, 16’s and 18’s divisions

• Jr national ranking #25

• Experience teaching all level players, juniors and adults. 

Meet our Staff

Feel the Flow

Pennsbury Racquet and Athletic Club (PRAC) is the ideal facility for the avid tennis or pickleball player and fitness buff! With six tennis courts and pickleball nets and lines, we have programs for all athletic levels and ages. 

We have something for everyone and our staff is happy to help find the right programs for you!


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