About Brian

Coach Brian Notis serves as ATA’s Tournament Director running dozens of the top events in Texas and the US, while at the same time serving as primary coach to some of ATA’s most accomplished players.  His primary students have recently earned 4 USTA balls including a gold ball as well as the #1 ranking in B18 doubles and the #4 ranking in B16 doubles in the country. He has also served as a math teacher at ATA College Prep.  Coach Notis combines a passionate enthusiasm with a disciplined approach to fundamentals, creating an ideal environment for player development.

Respected throughout Texas as a premier coach,  Coach Notis received the Capital Area Tennis Association’s Junior Coach of the Year award in 2004 and the USTA Texas Section’s Lloyd Sessions Educational Merit Award in 2008.  He gives back to the game of tennis and our Texas juniors as a USTA Texas Section volunteer; serves on the Junior Tennis Council and is the Vice Chairman of the Junior Team Tennis Committee.

Coach Notis continues to compete on the court at a national level.  Over the past two decades, Coach Notis has earned 28 USTA balls, including 6 gold ball national championships, and recently helped his USTA men’s team reach the national final.

Accomplishments:

  • At Tyler Junior College, both the men’s and women’s squads each earned two NCAA National Championships under his three-year tenure and leadership
  • Led the tennis team at Houston’s Clear Lake High School to a #5 state 5A ranking, including a win over 5A powerhouse Austin Westlake.
  • Earned All-American honors all three years he played at the University of Texas Tyler, with an NAIA team National Championship in 1994.
  • Managing Director at Faulkner Tennis Center in Tyler, Texas. He was also the Director of Juniors at Westwood Country Club.
  • Coach Notis graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler with a B.S. in Mathematics. He grew up in the Bronx, New York.

Click on the ATA Insights graphic just below to view the video, A Conversation with Brian Notis.