Catalin Codita
Founder/Racquet Sports Director
Former top nationally ranked junior in Romania and Germany's Rheinland semipro-league player. A lifetime in tennis spanning across playing and coaching. Tennis Canada Certified Pro, USTA/PTR Level 2 Coach/ High Performance Certified Tennis Pro by Romanian Tennis Federation, member of PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) ,TPA (Tennis Professional Association). Past Vice President, Junior Development, Scarborough Tennis Association. Catalin oversees the management of littleace-tennis, is Head coach of our Competitive and High Performance Programs and travelling coach for High Performance.He is Nike Summer Camp Director for Pickering locations (Amberlea Tennis Club and Rosebank Tennis Club). He also serves as volunteer President for Rosebank Tennis Club where he successfully completed a $250,000 facility reconstruction project with City Of Pickering. Catalin regularly volunteers his time to provide clinics for members of Amberlea Tennis Club and Rosebank Tennis Cub. FUN FACT: Catalin is an avid car "buff" and passionate about F1.
Amaan Khakiani
Assistant High Performance Coach
Amaan is a student-athlete at McMaster University with an academic scholarship. He started playing tennis at the age of 8 in India and was ranked Top 5 in the state for U10 category.After moving to Canada, he continued to play competitively at Provincial level where he ranked consistently in Top 40 for U14/U16, winning svereal provincial tennis championships. FUN FACT: Amaan is an avid table tennis and badminton player, winning the Toronto District Championships twice.
Eva Codita
Assistant Coach
Eva is an aspiring U16/18 junior player competing in provincial/national and international junior tournaments. Winner of the prestigious LittleMo International tournament in doubles U16, runner-up in mixed doubles and a 3rd place in singles. FUN FACT: Eva has a YouTube channel, reviewing cars and car related topics.
Andrew Codita
High Performance Coach/ Assistant Camp Director and Head of Analytics
Andrew is a Magda Cum Laude graduate student-athlete of University of Findlay,Ohio. As Captain of the tennis team, he helped them reach their highest national ranking in the history of the program (49) and to become regular season Champions in Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Andrew won numerous U12/U14/U16 provincial tournaments , finished runner-up in U18 provincial tournaments as well as the High School Senior Mixed Doubles OFSSA 2016&2017. He competed in ITF Junior events in Canada/Guadeloupe/France/Portugal and in the U16 Junior Orange Bowl. He is a former Provincial Top 30 U16 player.
Santol Sookdeo
U9-U12 Instructor/Camp Instructor
Santol brings great energy and a passion to teach to our team. He started playing tennis when he was 8 and continued to play in organized programs and clubs. He started with us as a volunteer in our Summer Camp and progressively took on more responsibilities. His primary focus is working with our grass roots team in the introductory programs for ages 7-14.
Zaiden Sookdeo
Lead Instructor U9-U12/Assistant Coach
Zaiden brings superior teaching skills to our team and became an essential team working with our introductory programs for ages 7-14. He started playing tennis at age 8 and participated in various tennis development programs. Zaiden started in our Summer Camp team supporting teaching staff and rapidly became a member of the instructor team. FUN FACT: Zaiden regularly participates in wrestling competitions.