Partner Coaches
Yiannis Glezakis
Yiannis Glezakis is an experienced tennis coach with 15 years in the field. He has trained players of all ages and levels, and is known for his professionalism and dedication. Having himself been a competitive player with strong national rankings in Greece, he focuses on the continuous development of his athletes’ technical and tactical skills.
Since 2024, he has been a coach at Next Level Tennis Academy, and in the past he has worked with several other academies and clubs, including Fernandez Tennis Academy, NOVA Tennis Club, Sitia Tennis Club (Ο.Α. Σητείας), Zografou Tennis Club (Ο.Α. Ζωγράφου) and MGM Tennis Academy. He has also travelled as a team coach for competitive squads at tournaments and has served as an umpire at regional E3 events and veterans’ competitions in Crete.
Yiannis keeps up to date with the latest developments in tennis by attending numerous seminars and training programmes. He holds a Level C Coaching Certification from the Greek Tennis Federation Coaching School (Σχολή Προπονητών Αντισφαίρισης Γ’ Επιπέδου) as well as the ITF Play Tennis Course certification.
Vangelis Kalantzakis
Vangelis Kalantzakis is a Physical Education teacher and an experienced tennis coach with nearly 15 years in the field. He is the founder and Head Coach of Next Level Tennis Academy (NLT). His long-standing coaching career includes work with several clubs, such as Ethnikos Panoramas Thessalonikis, Sitia Tennis Club (Ο.Α. Σητείας), Atlantis Tennis Club, and ATTICA 2016.
He holds a degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a specialisation in tennis coaching, and he is a certified Category A coach with the General Secretariat of Sports (Γενική Γραμματεία Αθλητισμού). He has completed a wide range of professional development seminars, including the 7th Union Play & Stay and Tennis 10s seminars, the Tennis Coaching Development Programme, Advanced Orange Level Players ETC, and the Coaches Workshop on developing skills for U10, U12, and U14 players.
As a former competitive player, he achieved distinctions in regional tournaments as well as in university championships, representing the Aristotle University team. He has also served as an umpire at regional (7th Union) junior tournaments and at internal tournaments at Sitia Tennis Club.
Ektoras Efstratios Bousoulas
Ektoras Efstratios Bousoulas is an experienced tennis coach with a specialisation in athlete fitness and conditioning. He studied at Catawba Education College, completing a degree in Business Administration with Economics as a minor subject. Between 2017 and 2019 he gained his professional coaching licence from IEK ALFA, and he also holds certification from the PTR (Professional Tennis Registry) in professional assessment programmes. In 2016–2017 he worked with Tennis Fitness Academy in Australia, specialising in the Martin Method.
His career includes working with Fokianos Academy (2014–2016), serving as tennis coach at Xenopoulos Private Schools (2015–2019), and taking on the role of Head Coach at Agios Dimitrios Tennis Club (2016–2018). From 2020 to 2021, he was Technical Director at MGM Academy.
Solon Peppas
Solon Peppas is a distinguished tennis player and coach. During his playing career, he reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 149 and competed in major events such as the Grand Slams and ATP Challengers (Roland Garros, Australian Open, Boston ATP, Acapulco ATP, Bucharest ATP, Washington ATP). In 2001 he achieved runner-up at the European Men’s Championship in Montecatini. He is also a multiple Greek national champion in both Junior and Men’s categories, and represented the Greek Men’s National Team from 1993 to 2004.
With more than 20 years of coaching experience, Solon Peppas has focused on the development of junior players, guiding many successfully towards professional and collegiate tennis. His contribution to the sport makes him one of the most experienced and accomplished coaches in nurturing new talent.
Evangelos Triantis has more than 20 years of experience in tennis. He studied at London Metropolitan University, earning a BSc in Financial Enterprises, while also specialising in tennis coaching through the Ι.Ι.Ε.Κ. Panellinios G.S. and the General Secretariat of Sports (Γενική Γραμματεία Αθλητισμού), where he obtained his official coaching licence. He has also trained at leading international academies, including Sanchez-Casal in Spain and Niki Pilic in Germany.
His coaching career includes positions at A.S. Akropolis (2010–2013) and Atlantis Tennis Club (2013–2015), and since 2015 he has been Head Coach at Attica Tennis Club (ΑΤΤΙΚΑ 2016). As a player, Triantis competed internationally in men’s tournaments from 1997, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 8 in Greece in 2007–2008. He has achieved third place at the Greek Men’s National Championships and earned significant results in international tournaments, including the ITF Corfu Cup.
Dimitris Loukareas
Born in the United States, Dimitris Loukareas started playing tennis at the age of 3 and entered competitive tennis at 8, achieving strong results at junior level. He was Greek national champion in the Boys U10 category, later ranked No. 4 in the USA Boys U14, and went on to reach No. 317 in the ITF junior world rankings.
At men’s professional level, he was an ATP-ranked player in 2008, 2009, and 2013, competing in numerous ITF and Challenger tournaments worldwide while representing Greece. He was crowned Greek Men’s Doubles Champion in 2008.
Since 2011 he has worked as a tennis coach, training both recreational players and professionals, and in 2015 he founded his own tennis academy. He is a graduate of the Greek Tennis Federation Coaching School (Σχολή Προπονητών Αντισφαίρισης – Γενική Γραμματεία Αθλητισμού).
