ANTON STRYHAS
Academy Head Coach
Anton started playing tennis at age 7 in Minsk, Belarus. Played his first tournament at age of 10. National Champion in doubles under 14, 16, and 18 age categories. Semifinalist and finalist of Belarus National Championships in singles under 14 and 16 age categories respectively. Member of Belarus national junior teams under 14, 16, and 18 age categories. In 2000, as a member of 14s national junior team, 4th place in European team championship and 5th place in World team championship. In 2004, acquired Belarus Master of Sports certificate after winning Belarus National Championship in doubles among adults. Member of Belarus Davis Cup team on several occasions. Trained with such world-known tennis players as Max Mirnyi, Viktoria Azarenka, Vladimir Voltchkov, Olga Govortsova, and others. As a college tennis player, competed for Sacramento State Hornets for 4 years on full scholarship while playing positions 1 and 2 in both singles and doubles. Helped the team to win 3 Big Sky Conference titles and led it to 3 NCAA appearances. Was appointed the team’s captain his sophomore year and held the position for 3 years. In singles, held 23-1 record his sophomore year, which earned him Big Sky Conference MVP, and was nationally ranked among top 100 players in NCAA. In doubles, was ranked as high as #16 nationwide in NCAA and recorded upsets of 3 top-10 national doubles teams including #2 Louisiana State, #7 Oklahoma State, and #8 Wisconsin. In 2009, was awarded with Sacramento State’s Senior Student-Athlete of the Year. As a coach, held assistant coach position at Sac State men’s tennis team in 2010-2011. Has been with JMG Tennis Academy since 2013
