Lance Lee

Lance  Lee was born and raised in Philadelphia. He grew up competing in Philadelphia Area Tennis District tournaments.  He went on to compete in sectional and national level tournaments. Lee’s tennis career continued in college where he played at the Division I level at Hampton University in Hampton Virginia. An elbow injury ended is competitive career during his junior year. Lee went on to earn his degree in sports marketing, and continued his educational pursuits earning his Juris Doctorate at the University of the District of Columbia School of Law. Lee put a legal career slated to begin in the District Attorneys office on hold and accepted the Head Pro position at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis & Education Center in 2005.  He progressed from Head Pro to Director of Tennis, and recently was promoted to Vice President Of Tennis and National Partnerships. Under Lee’s direction that centers programs have grown tremendously, its relationship with the USTA has increased greatly as well. From becoming a certified Regional Training Center, to being one of the first clubs to have permanent 60 foot lines installed on their courts in order to fully implement a Quick Start program and host QS tournaments, to sending over 50 young people to play college tennis, and hundreds more who have gone on to attend college, to name only a few of his accomplishments.

In 2010 Lee took on an additional responsibility. He became the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Philadelphia University.  In his first season as Head Coach, he took the team to the first round of the NCAA Division II Regional tournament, by posting a  19-7 record  and receiving an at large bid by being ranked #5 in the East division.. The “Rams” are primed this year for another strong run at the NCAA tournament. Aside form strong leadership and coaching experience, Lee has made it a point to instill a sense of community service in his team. Team members are required to volunteer in some capacity a minimum of one hour a week. Many of the players fulfill their service at AAYTE volunteering their time in the clinics. The summer camp that AAYTE runs on the campus of Philly U during the Summer now has an educational component attached to it. Two hours a week the campers get exposure to college level classes by teachers and students volunteering their time. Lectures included everything form forensic science, architecture, how to apply to college, to money management. It is on of Lee’s goal not only to take the tennis team to the next level on the court, but to take the team and the University itself to the next level through community give back and interaction.

Some of Lee’s other accomplishments include:

         USTA Junior Team Tennis, National Committee Member 2010-present

         USTA National Junior Tennis & Learning, National Committee Member 2010-present

         PTR certified at the professional level/ PTR certified national tester

         USTA certified High Performance Coach

         PTR state member of the year 2007

         USTA Middle States High Performance committee member 2007-2010

         Philadelphia Area Tennis District board member 2008-present

         USTA Middle States Strategic Planning committee member 2008-2010

         2008-2009 Boys/girls 16 and under zonals coach

         2008-2009 Boys/girls 10 and under cross sectional training coach

         2010-2011 Nike Junior Tour Coach, Boca Raton Florida