Celsius Training Team

Celsius Tennis Academy is fortunate to have the world-class experience of German. Originally from Spain, German held an ATP ranking of 61. He has had wins over notable players including Guillermo Bilas, Andre Chesnokov, Emilio Sanchez Vacario, Carlos Costa, Francisco Clavet and more. German’s coaching career spans over two decades in Europe and the United States. In additon to being a former head coach at IMG Academies in Bradenton, FL, German has been the coach of notable players on both the WTA and ATP Professional Tours including Thomaz Belluci (21 ATP), Francesca Schiavone (4 WTA), Garbine Muguruza (1 WTA), Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (13 WTA), Carla Suarez (6 WTA), Silvia Soler (54 WTA), Maria Jose Martinez (19 WTA) to name a few.

The Nigerian word for Osuigwe is ‘warrior’.

Desmond Osuigwe grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. During his childhood, he competed in several ITF tournaments and faced many other challenges, including survival in his war torn nation.

As a teenager, tennis was a way for Desmond to get out of the violence that was occurring across Nigeria during the state elections. With hard work and dedication, Desmond made his way to the United States to attend Jackson State University, before turning professional. In 1997, he became an IMG Academy tennis coach, where he spent more than 20 years before coming to Celsius Tennis Academy.

Desmond’s daughter, Whitney Osuigwe, has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 105 and a best doubles ranking of No. 115, achieved in August 2019 and 2024, respectively.

In 2017, Osuigwe was the ITF Junior World Champion. She won the 2017 French Open Juniors to become the first American to win the girls’ singles event in Paris in 28 years.

Kathy brings a wealth of experience to the Celsius Tennis Academy. Her Riverview High School tennis team won the state tournament in 1982. Kathy and her sister, Amy Lyons, were the number one ranked doubles team in the nation in the 18 and under division. Kathy was awarded a full tennis scholarship to the University of Florida, where she played number 1 singles and 1 doubles. As a freshman she reached a top ten college national ranking in singles and was awarded both All-SEC and All-American honors. Kathy played on the tour for 2 years, achieving a top 150 singles ranking and a top 20 doubles ranking, while playing in the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In addition to her remarkable tennis playing achievements, she was the tennis director at the Bath and Racquet Club for 13 years. She is currently the head coach of the Riverview high girls’ varsity tennis team, with an impressive 71-6 record for the past 5 years. In 2010 Kathy was inducted into the Riverview High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Kathy is enthusiastic to be joining the Celsius team and bringing her teaching skills to the Academy.

Coach Pedro Chacón comes to Celsius Tennis Academy with more than 20 years of experience at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Pedro is an extremely energetic tennis coach known for building successful student athletes through gentle discipline and positive reinforcement. Pedro is a true leader who follows the underlying principles of our founder, Cary Cohenour, that great athletes are developed both on and off the court. Pedro has also taught tennis in Germany and Italy and is an alumni of Sonoma State University and Rice University in Houston, TX.

Patricio Casas is a certified fitness trainer with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and specializes in tennis. Originally from Argintina, Patricio moved to Florida to start his career at notable area academies including IMG. He has worked with top ITF juniors as well as ATP and WTA professional athletes…