Trishna Patel is a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional, a USTA Net Generation verified coach, and a Certified Cardio Tennis™ instructor. Utilizing over 30 years of personal experience and knowledge of the game, she shares her love of tennis by inspiring and coaching young athletes.
Trishna’s tennis journey began with a wooden racquet on the community courts in Mumbai, India where she discovered her love for the game almost instantaneously. The early years were spent honing strokes and discipline and persistence watching the older nationally ranked players on the “special” courts and a dream was born. Trishna’s tennis game grew to match her desire to play competitive tennis around the world. Coach Trishna trained at IMG Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL throughout high school, where she traveled to compete in tournaments earning national and international rankings. With the commitment and support of family and friends, Trishna was able to travel for national and international tournaments earning rankings in both circuits.
Coach Trishna is a former NCAA Division I singles and doubles player for Brown University and led her team to the IVY Championship, a title that was only previously won once in the school’s history. In 2022 she was inducted into Brown Athletic Hall of Fame and holds the record for most singles and doubles wins in a single season.
In 2023 she was awarded USPTA Florida Region 4 Pro of the Year. Since 2022, Trishna has been the head Boys & Girls tennis coach for Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach where she runs a no-cut high school program with the help of parent volunteers. Trishna shares the importance of offering youth community tennis programs as this is where she had her beginnings and considers it to be a privilege to share her experience to inspire others to pick the game to tennis.
In 2024, the City of Ormond Beach awarded Trishna the bid to manage and operate its 8-clay court facility to which she brought many new initiatives to grow tennis at community courts. Ormond Beach Tennis Center is a charming 8-court hartru tennis facility in the heart of Ormond Beach, FL, blocks away from the beach. Trishna, along with her talented and friendly staff serve the local and tourist communities by offering PROGRAMS for ALL AGES in an engaging and fun environment.
A recent local, Coach Trishna can be found exploring the area beaches and state parks with her family when she’s not on the court.
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Favorite Tennis Memory: I have many favorite tennis memories and I’ll share two that standout.
The first is when I started playing tennis. Every Sunday my father and I used to travel to the community tennis courts in Mumbai by bus. Oftentimes we would wait for a especially rare double decker and after tennis we would meet my mother and sometimes the rest of the family for a dosa dinner. It was the best way to spend time together.
The second tennis memory I often think about is when I was playing a tournament in Denmark where I received great results and instead of trophies the players received beer mugs which was funny. It was also the same year the Danish National Soccer team won the EURO CUP. Copenhagen came alive and I was able to share in the energy of a nation celebrating excitedly. It was magnificent.