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Shaimaa Elsisi - Head Women's Tennis Coach
Shaimaa Elsisi comes from a tennis family. Her father was actually her tennis coach and coached Russian player Nadia Petrova to a top 10 WTA ranking. She has a younger sister that played professional tennis and was a number one player at Troy University. Her younger brother plays tennis and her mother played handball.
Coach Elsisi is a native of Cairo, Egypt. Where, she was one of the best players in Egypt and played on the Egyptian National Team; representing her country in several tournaments.
She is a graduate of Troy University where she both majored in Sports and Fitness Management and received a Masters degree in Sports Management. She also played on the women's team at Troy University and had 3 years experience as an assistant coach there prior to joining the Hawks.
Coach Elsisi’s past experience includes being the tennis Head Coach for Cairo American College in Egypt. She also worked for the Advantage Tennis Academy in Irvine, California; the International Tennis Academy in Delray Beach, Florida; and the Malibu Summer Tennis Camp at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She was an Assistant Tournament Director for the $50,000 USTA Women's Challenger in Troy, Alabama.
In addition, Ms. Elsisi worked for Steve Smith Tennis and has trained under Steve Smith.
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Sean Craft - Assistant Coach
Sean is a native of Albany, NY where after having spent two seasons as the Head Coach of the Russell Sage Women's Tennis team then relocated to Tampa, FL and is now in his first season as Assistant Tennis Coach of the HCC Ladyhawks. Having played at the Division I level for Niagara University from 1994-96, he has over two decades of experience both as a player, coach, and a freelance writer having contributed several articles to magazines such as TennisLife and TennisPro over the years. He is a certified Professional I by the USPTA and has been certified by the International Sports Science Association as a fitness trainer.
Before joining the HCC staff Sean has served as a staff tennis professional at the Saddlebrook Resort and Academy, Director of Tennis at Hunter's Green Country Club and as Assistant Head Tennis Professional at the Wychmere Harbor Beach and Tennis Club.
As a player his noteable accomplishments include capturing the World TeamTennis 4.0 National Championship in 2006, returning to the finals again in 2007, and more recently capturing the 2011 Ultimate Tennis 5.0 Fall Doubles league Tampa city championship.
He is also a drilling reservist in the United States Navy stationed locally at MacDill AFB serving in the role of Assistant Command Fitness Leader - the team responsible for the physical training of their fellow shipmates.
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Dean of Student Services/Director of Athletics: Dr. Frank Babcock fbabcock@hccfl.edu
Office #: 813--253-7311
Assistant Athletic Director: Byron Samuels bsamuels2@hccfl.edu
Office # 813-253-7304
Equipment Manager, Certified: Scott “Kiki” Keller skeller@hccfl.edu
Office #: 813-253-7398
Athletic Trainer, Certified: Ernie Black
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