Executive Team
Liezel Huber
Executive Director of Tennis
An accomplished professional player, business owner and mother. Among Liezel’s many achievements are being ranked # 1 in the world for 199 weeks, three time Olympian, US Fed Cup and South African Fed Cup member, 57 WTA doubles titles, seven Grand Slam titles (two Wimbledon, one Australian Open, three U.S Open, and one French Open), Three Year End Championship titles, and Three time Year End #1. Additionally, she was a WTA Player Council Representative for seven Years and has been the recipient of Player Service Awards and a Humanitarian Award from Sir Richard Branson. Liezel is also the founder of the Non-Profit, Liezel’s Cause, an organization created to assist families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Ahsha Rolle
Director of Adult Programs
Ahsha turned pro in 2007, after reaching top 20 national ranking in Junior Girl’s 18s. Having trained under Lori McNeil, #9 in the world in singles and #4 in doubles, and Ola Malmqvist, the head of women’s tennis at the USTA, Ahsha has achieved a career high ranking of 82 in the world in singles and a ranking of 111 in doubles for the WTA. She has played in all four Grand Slam tournaments at least twice, and has reached the 3rd round of both the US Open and Indian Wells in 2007. Ahsha also competed in the semi-finals Fed Cup tie against Russia in 2008. As staff pro at the Cary Leeds Center, she teaches Adults and High-Performance Juniors, seeking to develop each player’s unique game-style to help them reach their full potential with a blend of strategy drills and games to keep players engaged. In her own words, “Real growth occurs outside of your comfort zone, so I have a passion for pushing players to new levels in their games.”
Jayadeva (Jay) Devashetty
Director of Player Development
Jay spent nine years working as a national coach for the United States Tennis Association based in NY at Training Center – East. Jay was responsible for implementing the USTA teaching philosophy to top national juniors and professional players. Some highlights include coaching Kristie Ahn into the second week of the US Open last year and Ann Li to the finals at Wimbledon’s Juniors in 2017. When Jay was a player, he would rise to top 5 in juniors and top 10 in men’s in India.
Staff Pros
Michael Nortey
High Performance Green DOT
Michael was a world ranked ATP tour player for Ghana and represented his home country in the 2007 Davis Cup. Equally adept at coaching, his passion for the game is infectious and comes through on court. As a professional coach at the Cary Leeds Center, he works at developing the skills and techniques of high-performance green dot players. Michael also sends money and tennis equipment back to the young players of Ghana in order to encourage the same passion for the game that brought him to achieve world-wide success.
Cesar Leon
Junior Development
Cesar sharpened his skills through NYJTL’s tennis programs at the Bronx International Tennis Center. He went on to play Division 3 for Wilke’s University, ranking at #1 for the school, eventually ranking 200 in the nation and top 20 in the Eastern section. He has been coaching for 6 years, and is USPTA Certified in 11-17’s. As a Junior Development coach at the Cary Leeds Center, Cesar describes his coaching style as energetic, integrating fun games into the lessons in order to teach without his students knowing they’re being taught.
Aibika Kalsarieva
Intensive Training Program
Aibika moved from her home country of Kyrgyzstan at the age of sixteen for the opportunity to play college tennis. She was selected as All-American as an amateur player for the University of Kentucky after leading her team to a career high of #4 in the nation. Aibika was ranked 3rd in NCAA Division 1 in singles and doubles, as well as having been named SEC Player of the Year. With thirteen years of coaching under her belt, she primarily trains the Intensive Training Program participants for the Cary Leeds Center. She focuses on teaching her players fundamentals and technique, building each skill with repetition. But even with all the hard work her players put in, they still get rewarded with quite a bit of fun.
Albert Tetteh
Junior Development, Tournament Team
Albert is a PTR certified coach from Ghana, with 15 fulfilling years of coaching experience. As a junior, he trained at the Tesano Sports Club in Accra, under Coach Samuel Dowuona, the only tennis player to accept a match with Arthur Ashe during his time in Ghana. Albert describes his coaching style as tactical and detailed. He practices patience with his students but maintains focus on the simple, yet effective drills to achieve the most progress they can during each session.
Anna Tatishvili
Associate Director Of High Performance And Adult Programming
Anna Tatishvili is an accomplished professional tennis player. Among Anna's many achievements is being top 50 player in the world both in singles and doubles. She represented the Republic of Georgia in the Fed Cup on numerous occasions. She participated in the London Olympics . In 2014 she changed her citizenship and began to represent Team USA. She has been coached by Andy Brandi, Ean Meyer, USTA and mentored by Chris Evert. Anna has won 11 singles and 8 doubles ITF titles, as well as a WTA doubles title in Linz, Austria. Anna has now retired from the professional tour, but loves teaching and helping each player reach their full potential.
Victoria Giannaccini
Associate Director of Junior Development
Victoria Giannaccini moved from her home country of Brazil at the age of 17 for an opportunity to play college tennis. Victoria played 4 years of college tennis at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Victoria was selected in 2017-18 for the PBC All-Academic Team. She played Juniors and ITF’s growing up, and was ranked #5 in Brazil under 16’s. Victoria has been coaching for 5 years, and enjoys focusing on fundamentals and technique while integrating fun games and competition to make sure that the students have fun while learning at the same time.
Administrative Team
Trisha Soogrim
Director of Client Services & Sales
Trisha is a college graduate from Pace University with a BBA in Business Administration in Finance. She has over 10 years' experience with non-profit organizations in the medical field. She has grown to love tennis throughout the years and finds her work at the Cary Leeds Center fulfilling.