Our Team

The Team That Makes It All Happen!

The MPSC Tennis Academy is run by professional, licensed, international, and local tennis
coaches.
We engage with our trainees on a personal level to analyze their skills, improve their evolution as
tennis players, and push them to give their best on the court.

The Team That Makes It All Happen!

The MPSC Tennis Academy is run by professional, licensed, international, and local tennis coaches.
We engage with our trainees on a personal level to analyze their skills, improve their evolution as tennis players, and push them to give their best on the court.

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Meet The Team

Our amazing people are the heart and soul of MPSC Tennis Academy.

Marko Jagodić

CEO of MPSC International Academy

Master Degree, Sports Management, Tuskegee University, USA.
Bachelor Degree, Business Management (Full Scholarship), Alabama State University, USA

Former Professional Tennis Player
Former Professional Tennis Coach
NCAA college athlete

Certifications:
ITF Level 2 Coaching Certificate
ITF Coach Mentor (China)

Achievements:
Trained numerous national and professional ITF/WTA players, such as Mu Tao (U14), Kong Qianxin (ITF, WTA) Chen Aiqi (ITF, WTA), Luo Hairong (ITF)
Xin Dong (ITF), Ye Zijan (ITF).
Currently working with Cui Guining (TOP 10 U16), Shang Fang Yu(ITF U16), XIao Si Yun(ITF U12), Founded MPSC in 2016 and turned it into one of the best tennis institutions in Asia.

Wu Miao

COO of MPSC International Academy

Bachelor Degree, Guangdong University of Technology.

Achievements:
National First-Class Athlete (China);
Former National Team Player;
Featured Demonstrator in Tennis Magazine;
Trained multiple national and professional ITF players.

Benini Srdan

Coach Director of MPSC

Former Serbian National Team Player & Head Coach;
Head Coach at Italy’s Piccari Tennis Academy,
Serbia’s Red Star Club, and South Africa’s Fourways Tennis Academy.
Notable Players Coached:
Karin Knapp (WTA No. 33),
Ludmila Samsonova (WTA No. 15),
Lucia Bronzetti (WTA No. 50).

Aleksandar Manojlović

Professional Coach

Former ATP Top 1000 & ETA No. 54 Player;
Former Serbian National Champion;
Key Coach for Jelena Dokic (WTA No. 4) and Boris Pašanski;
Member of Serbia’s Fed Cup Coaching Staff (2011);
Mentor to Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, and Katarina Milošević.

Tomas Martinelli Massa

Professional Coach

BachelorDegree,Sports Science.

National Level 1 Tennis Coaching License (Argentina);
ITF Level 2.

Experience: Head of U8-U16 Competition Planning at GTENNIS Academy (Spain);
Coach at COUNTRY SANTA – MARIA DE LOS OLIVOS (Argentina);
High-Performance Director at AVELLANEDA Academy (U14-U18).

Carlos Ospina

Senior Coach

National Pedagogical University of Bogotá, Colombia.

ITF Level 2 Coaching Certificate;
CEIT Certified Tennis Coach
Certified Senior Teaching Manager.

Diego Niño

Senior Coach

Dual Bachelor’s in Sports Management, Southwest Baptist University & ShawUniversity, USA.

ITF Level 1 Coaching Certificate;

Yu Shaokai

Senior Coach

ITF Level 2 Certified Coach;
National Certified Tennis Referee (Level 3);

Achievements: Led club team to 3rd Place (U14 Group) & 5th Place (Men’s Singles) at Shanghai Junior Championships (2018);
Former Head Coach at Shanghai Chaoda Tennis Club.

Claudia Bernaschi

Elite Coach

Former ITF Professional Player;
Former Italian National No. 2;
Coached WTA players including Lucia Bronzetti (No. 50), Deborah Chiesa (No. 160), and Martina Di Giuseppe (No. 140);
National Level D Coaching License (Serbia);
Coach at Piccari Club (Italy).

Kosta Petrov

Elite Coach

Former ATP Player;
Tennis Europe Junior Top 20;
National Level C Coaching License (Serbia);
Coached Dušan Popović (Wimbledon U14 Finalist, Europe Top 3);
Mentor to rising stars Marko Miladinović and Mihajlo Popović.

Uroš Gavrilović

Director of MPSC Fitness

Bachelor Degree, Strength & Conditioning, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

Experience: Fitness Director at Tipsarević Tennis Academy & USCE Tennis Academy;
Strength Coach for Laslo Djere (ATP No. 33);
Researcher at Mike Young’s Performance Lab.

Elaoufi Anouar

Fitness Coach

Master Degree, Sports Training & High-Performance Athletics.

Achievements: Former Moroccan National Champion (200m & 400m);
Former Moroccan National Team Member (Track & Field).
Coached athletes including Aya El Aouini (WTA No. 602), Driss Sedrati (ITF No. 850), Reda El Aouini (African Champion), Ghali Komat (African Champion), Lina Bezza (African U18 Champion), Sofia Hadab (African U18 Doubles Champion), Yassmine Douieb (African U14 Champion), Dina Jaouad (U12 No. 1 in Morocco), Med Ali Laouija (U12 No. 1 in Morocco), Youssef Asso (U12 No. 2 in Morocco).

Mohamed Taha Tifnouti

Senior Coach

Marko Jagodic

CEO of MPSC International Tennis Club

Founder & CEO of MPSC Academy Ex. Professional player. NCAA college athlete ITF Level 2 coaching. License In the past 10 years. Worked with some of the best China Juniors, such as Mu Tao (U14) , Kong Qianxin (ITF, WTA) Chen Aiqi ( ITF, WTA), Luo Hairong ( ITF) Xin Dong (ITF), Ye Zijan (ITF). Currently working with TOP 10 Junior U16 - Cui Guining. Founded MPSC in 2016 and turned it into one of the best tennis institutions in Asia.