Welcome to the Tennis Academy at the Kailua Racquet Club. We have programs to suit all ages and abilities, from the ever popular XR10S and Doubles Strategy classes for adults to the beginning Pee Wee junior classes and our well coached junior teams; we make learning the game fun.
Meet the Coaching Staff
Bruce Nagel, Director of Tennis, USPTA Elite Pro
Bruce has been at the Kailua Racquet Club for 27 years. Born in Los Angeles, and raised in Utah and Iowa, he was Iowa State High School Champion in both singles and doubles. He played #1 at the University of Iowa where he was two-time All Big Ten, and where he received his degree in Business Administration with areas of concentration in Statistical Analysis and Marketing. For the last 17 years, Bruce has also served as the General Manager of the club. Bruce has been a member of the USPTA since 1985, is certified as an Elite Pro, and has served as President of the Hawaii Division of the USPTA three times. He was the USPTA Hawaii "Pro of the Year" in 2005. He is also a member of the Club Manager's Association of America. His favorite hobby is stand-up paddle surfing.
Bruce has been at the Kailua Racquet Club for 27 years. Born in Los Angeles, and raised in Utah and Iowa, he was Iowa State High School Champion in both singles and doubles. He played #1 at the University of Iowa where he was two-time All Big Ten, and where he received his degree in Business Administration with areas of concentration in Statistical Analysis and Marketing. For the last 17 years, Bruce has also served as the General Manager of the club. Bruce has been a member of the USPTA since 1985, is certified as an Elite Pro, and has served as President of the Hawaii Division of the USPTA three times. He was the USPTA Hawaii "Pro of the Year" in 2005. He is also a member of the Club Manager's Association of America. His favorite hobby is stand-up paddle surfing.
Jared Carstenn, Head Tennis Professional, USPTA certified
Jared Carstenn cut his teeth on tennis courts carved out of the swamps of North Central Florida. He first got involved in the tennis industry as a teenager at the Fort King Tennis Center in Ocala, Florida. After competing in the Florida High School State Tennis Championship Tournament as a senior at Vanguard High School, he moved to Hawaii for college. He attended Hawaii Pacific University and the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he studied English and Political Science.
Jared has been teaching tennis at the Kailua Racquet Club for over a decade. He has made a mark in the Hawaii tennis community by taking every opportunity to get involved in tournaments, leagues, and functions at the Kailua Racquet Club and around the islands. Jared is always looking to learn more about the game to be a better teacher for the students at KRC. He has perfected teaching XR10S, which is the foundation of the most popular adult tennis program in the state. His role in the academy has grown over the years, and is now the Head Tennis Professional at KRC.
You'll usually find Jared at the club running adult clinics, private lessons, junior classes, team matches, and just being an all-around member of the KRC family!
He is known around the state as the "On Court Correspondent" for the club's Men's, Women's, and Mixed Night Doubles tournaments. His fun interviews, with tough and often hilarious questions, with the players after their matches, are enjoyed by the players and spectators alike.
When he's not on the tennis court, Jared enjoys surfing, golf, volleyball, and taking advantage of all that Kailua and Hawaii has to offer. Hawaii has been home to Jared since 2003 and there is no other place that he would rather be! HERE is a youtube video that explains it all!
Jared has been teaching tennis at the Kailua Racquet Club for over a decade. He has made a mark in the Hawaii tennis community by taking every opportunity to get involved in tournaments, leagues, and functions at the Kailua Racquet Club and around the islands. Jared is always looking to learn more about the game to be a better teacher for the students at KRC. He has perfected teaching XR10S, which is the foundation of the most popular adult tennis program in the state. His role in the academy has grown over the years, and is now the Head Tennis Professional at KRC.
You'll usually find Jared at the club running adult clinics, private lessons, junior classes, team matches, and just being an all-around member of the KRC family!
He is known around the state as the "On Court Correspondent" for the club's Men's, Women's, and Mixed Night Doubles tournaments. His fun interviews, with tough and often hilarious questions, with the players after their matches, are enjoyed by the players and spectators alike.
When he's not on the tennis court, Jared enjoys surfing, golf, volleyball, and taking advantage of all that Kailua and Hawaii has to offer. Hawaii has been home to Jared since 2003 and there is no other place that he would rather be! HERE is a youtube video that explains it all!
Cindy Nguyen, Tennis Professional
Cindy, a born and raised Californian, was recruited to play for the University of Hawaii Wahine Tennis Team and study marketing and international business. In high school, she earned four varsity letters and won the league's singles champion in 2011 and 2012. She also earned the Dodger's Sportsmanship award in 2012, voted MVP for her team, and named Dream Team Press Telegram Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
While at UH, she was the first Rainbow Wahine tennis player to ever compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship and repeated the same feat in her sophomore year. She was the first Rainbow Wahine to earn four straight all-Big West first team honors in singles. Cindy also earned three years of Big West All-Academic honors and second individual ITA Scholar-Athlete. Her highest ranking was 64 in the ITA and beat players over top 30 in the nation. In 2014, she was voted the ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch and Big West Player of the Year, another first for UH Manoa. She overall earned six Big West Conference Player of the Week which tied her for fourth all-time in BWC history. From 2015-2017, she captained the tennis team and took them to back to back Championship finals, winning the Big West Conference Regular Season title in 2017. Cindy also has the Women's Kailua Night Doubles with partner Xenia Suworova and Mixed Doubles title with partner Felix Albert in 2013 and 2015.
She started coaching with the UH Tennis Camps working with Head Coach Jun Hernandez and Assistant Coach Saverio Mennella from 2013-2017 and assisted with multiple Nike Tennis Camps. Prior to joining Kailua, she held several marketing positions and worked for Speedo USA. She duals coaching as aa social media manager. Traveling and adventuring is one of her hobbies and she has been to five different continents. At one point, she played club tennis for Germany and volunteered for a sports camp in Japan.
Cindy, a born and raised Californian, was recruited to play for the University of Hawaii Wahine Tennis Team and study marketing and international business. In high school, she earned four varsity letters and won the league's singles champion in 2011 and 2012. She also earned the Dodger's Sportsmanship award in 2012, voted MVP for her team, and named Dream Team Press Telegram Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
While at UH, she was the first Rainbow Wahine tennis player to ever compete in the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship and repeated the same feat in her sophomore year. She was the first Rainbow Wahine to earn four straight all-Big West first team honors in singles. Cindy also earned three years of Big West All-Academic honors and second individual ITA Scholar-Athlete. Her highest ranking was 64 in the ITA and beat players over top 30 in the nation. In 2014, she was voted the ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch and Big West Player of the Year, another first for UH Manoa. She overall earned six Big West Conference Player of the Week which tied her for fourth all-time in BWC history. From 2015-2017, she captained the tennis team and took them to back to back Championship finals, winning the Big West Conference Regular Season title in 2017. Cindy also has the Women's Kailua Night Doubles with partner Xenia Suworova and Mixed Doubles title with partner Felix Albert in 2013 and 2015.
She started coaching with the UH Tennis Camps working with Head Coach Jun Hernandez and Assistant Coach Saverio Mennella from 2013-2017 and assisted with multiple Nike Tennis Camps. Prior to joining Kailua, she held several marketing positions and worked for Speedo USA. She duals coaching as aa social media manager. Traveling and adventuring is one of her hobbies and she has been to five different continents. At one point, she played club tennis for Germany and volunteered for a sports camp in Japan.
Alyssa Tobita, Tennis Professional
Alyssa was born and raised in Mililani, Hawaii. She attended Mililani High School where she won 4 Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) singles championships, 3 HHSAA singles state championships and the inaugural B. Martin Luna sportsmanship award. She was also inducted into the 2014 HHSAA Hall of Honor.
After graduating high school in 2014, she attended the University of Oregon where she double majored and earned a bachelor of science in psychology and general science. As a Duck, she. received her highest ITA ranking of #43 in singles and #10 in doubles. She won Oregon’s first-ever ITA Northwest Regional doubles championship. She qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship Tournament in 2018, the first time for a Duck since 2006. She helped the team get the program’s first ever win against UCLA and USC and also get a program record team ranking of #17. Along with this, she helped her team qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in ten years, then win their first round in the NCAA tournament the next year. During her time at Oregon, she received the ITA Senior Player of the Year for the northwest region award, two all-Pac-12 second team and three Pac-12 All-Academic second team honors, and two Pac-12 player of the week recognitions. Alyssa and her partner Lena Lutzeier won the 2018 women’s Kailua Night doubles title which qualified them to play in a professional exhibition match at the 2018 Hawaii Open.
As of right now, Alyssa does not really know what her future plans are. While teaching at the racquet club, she is training hard on the court in order to play on the pro circuit. In July 2018, she got the opportunity to play her first pro tournament, the $60k in Honolulu, where she won her first professional singles and doubles match in front of friends and family. She has a current WTA doubles ranking #800.
Alyssa’s biggest passion outside of tennis is makeup. Her other hobbies include fishing, hiking, shopping, and eating on her free time.
Alyssa was born and raised in Mililani, Hawaii. She attended Mililani High School where she won 4 Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) singles championships, 3 HHSAA singles state championships and the inaugural B. Martin Luna sportsmanship award. She was also inducted into the 2014 HHSAA Hall of Honor.
After graduating high school in 2014, she attended the University of Oregon where she double majored and earned a bachelor of science in psychology and general science. As a Duck, she. received her highest ITA ranking of #43 in singles and #10 in doubles. She won Oregon’s first-ever ITA Northwest Regional doubles championship. She qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship Tournament in 2018, the first time for a Duck since 2006. She helped the team get the program’s first ever win against UCLA and USC and also get a program record team ranking of #17. Along with this, she helped her team qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in ten years, then win their first round in the NCAA tournament the next year. During her time at Oregon, she received the ITA Senior Player of the Year for the northwest region award, two all-Pac-12 second team and three Pac-12 All-Academic second team honors, and two Pac-12 player of the week recognitions. Alyssa and her partner Lena Lutzeier won the 2018 women’s Kailua Night doubles title which qualified them to play in a professional exhibition match at the 2018 Hawaii Open.
As of right now, Alyssa does not really know what her future plans are. While teaching at the racquet club, she is training hard on the court in order to play on the pro circuit. In July 2018, she got the opportunity to play her first pro tournament, the $60k in Honolulu, where she won her first professional singles and doubles match in front of friends and family. She has a current WTA doubles ranking #800.
Alyssa’s biggest passion outside of tennis is makeup. Her other hobbies include fishing, hiking, shopping, and eating on her free time.