Passion + quality + experience = an unmatched coaching staff. Led by Arik Zeevy, the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Stevens, and Tory Zawacki Roy, a former Duke All-American and Junior US Open Finalist, our coaching staff includes former NCAA tennis players and All-Americans from Wesleyan University, Princeton University, and Hamilton College. Our coaching team loves sharing our passion for tennis, and we take our responsibility to teach tennis fundamentals seriously. Our goal is for your child to fall in love with tennis while developing the skills that will help them succeed, on and off the court. Learn more about our coaches below.

Coach Arik

Arik Zeevy, a four-time MAC Freedom Conference Coach of the Year, was named Head Women's Tennis Coach at Stevens in March of 2020. A 2011 Stevens Institute of Technology graduate for the Ducks, Coach Arik was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in 2015-16 as the National Assistant Coach of the Year. Prior to returning to Stevens, he served as a tennis professional at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx, New York, working under seven-time Grand Slam Doubles Champion, Liezel Huber. 

Coach Tory

Tory Zawacki Roy joined the Ducks coaching staff in 2024. A two-time All-American at Duke, she was ranked as high as No. 5 nationally in juniors and competed in junior Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and Roland Garros. Coach Tory reached a career-high ranking of No. 41 in the ITF world junior rankings and No. 400 on the WTA Tour, and was a finalist in the US Open Junior Doubles Championships. To this day, she still can’t choose between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer as her favorite player.

Coach Laura

Laura Wunderlich serves in a volunteer coaching role for Hoboken Aces. A nationally ranked Australian junior tennis player, Coach Laura went on to attend Princeton University where she was a 4-year member of the Tigers Varsity Rowing team. Her favorite player is Roger Federer - she even named her family dog after Roger!

Coach Sasha

Sasha Gaeth, from Seattle, Washington, was a four-star junior tennis recruit out of Seattle, Washington, and was ranked as high as #2 in the state of Washington as a junior. Coach Sasha went on to attend Wesleyan University, where she was a two-time NCAA All-American, 2x team captain, and national team NCAA finalist. While working at the US Open, she'll never forget shaking Rafael Nada's hand or running Daniil Medvedev's rackets out to him on court.

Coach Lorena

Lorena Piegas serves in a volunteer coaching role for Hoboken Aces. Hailing from Sao Paolo, Brazil, Coach Lorena is a Junior Co-Captain for the Ducks Women's Tennis team.

Coach Max

Max William-Kanz is a senior captain on the Stevens Men's Tennis Team. From Wethersfield, Connecticut, Coach Max was the 2024/2025 MAC Freedom Conference Player of the Year and Conference Tournament MVP.