ANDY FINDLAY ~ DIRECTOR
Andy Findlay is the CEO & founder of Intense Tennis Camps. He has been the director for 29 years and has over 55 years of tennis experience. He is also the Tennis Director at Lake Shore Country Club and Junior Development Director at Westwood Racquet Club. Findlay brings confidence, determination, engagement, professionalism, imagination, intensity, resilience, respect, toughness and magic of Intense Tennis Camps to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
Andy Findlay is a Mercyhurst College graduate where he posted a 81 - 32 singles and 72 - 27 doubles recored, while advancing to the NAIA National Quarter Finals twice. He was a 5-time All-American and Academic All-American.
Coaching History:
- Head Coach Mercyhurst University: 1982 - 1986
- Head Coach Edinboro University: 1992 - 2003
- Coach of Middle States Boys' 18s at National Championship Events: 1997 - 2013
- Co-Head Coach for the USTA Sectional Training Center (STC): Current
- National Coach for USTA L1 National Spring Team Championships: 2012 - Current
Honors & Awards:
- Erie College Athlete of the Year
- Outstanding Senior Scholar-Athlete Award
- Mercyhust Athletics Hall of Fame
- 2000 & 2003 Edinboro University Men's PSAC Coach-of-the-Year
- USTA Collegiate Community Service Award for DII Schools
- 2010 USPTA Middle States Pro-of-the-Year
- 2013 AMD President's Award
- 2017 USTA Middle States AMD Teaching Professional-of-the-Year
Findlay has attended 50 USTA national workshops. In 1999, he completed the USTA's High Performance Coaches Seminar program in Miami. Also in 1999, Andy passed the USTA's Sport Science, Level 1 & 2 testing. As a USPTA Elite Professional, Andy has completed USPTA Continuing Education requirements for life. Currently, he serves on the USTA Middle States Coaches Commission and is the PIAA D10 Girls' Tournament Director. Findlay is also the current Tennis Director at Lake Shore Country Club in Fairview Pennsylvania.
