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Meet YEVGEN
BONDARCHUK
YEVGEN BONDARCHUK is a native of the Ukraine and joined the Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club professional team in 2013. He spent eleven years at Oklahoma State University as a scholar athlete and tennis coach. During his tenure at OSU, Yevgen was the Men's Team Captain, an Academic All-American, and 3-time Central Region Coach of the Year. He played on a professional level and on the Oklahoma State University Varsity Team. Yevgen was on the Ukraine Davis Cup Team and made Sweet 16 four times, twice as a player and twice as a coach while at Oklahoma State. He coached four All-Americans at Oklahoma State and two current top 150 ATP players. He earned a Masters degree in International Studies and an Undergraduate degree in Economics while at OSU. Additionally, he has a degree in Physical Education from the National University of Sports in Kiev, Ukraine. His coaching background is extensive and includes current ATP Tour players Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. and Oleksandr Nedovyesov. In addition to his development of current ATP professionals, Yevgen has actively given group and private lessons to children and adults of all skill levels.
Lead with your Racquet for Perfect Volleys
By Matt Brown, Tennis Professional
Oftentimes when at the net, we tend to wait for the ball and let it
come to us. However, this thinking will sometimes lead to an open pitch of the racquet face, resulting in a volley that sails long! Use a more proactive step in completing a successful volley attempt: Lead with the racquet and hands out front. Going to the ball, meeting the ball out front and leading with your racquet will ensure that you are forward thinking and the ball won’t arrive as a surprise. Keeping the racquet out in front of the body is key for great volleys.
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