Chad C. Oxendine  USPTA, USTA, USRSA

Owner & Tennis Director

As owner of Athletic Management Professional, Inc., Chad states that the visinary component of his business is critical to its daily success.  This has been true of his road as a USPTA professional through the years.

Beginning his college career at University of North Carolina at Pembrooke, formerly known as Pembrooke State University, he transferred to UNC at Wilmington under a tennis scholarship the next three years.  While attending the university, he resided as the Tennis Director for Porters Neck Plantation and Country Club during its infant stages of construction.  He completed his years at the university as the #1 singles and doubles player for the Seahawks.

Acquiring the USPTA professional status in '95 and graduating with BS of Marketing in '96, Chad set off for Houston, Texas.  There he worked to become the Head Staff Professional under the direction of Mike Doty at the pretigious Briar Club.  During this time, he grew as USPTA Professional and excellant player.  Chad held the positions with USTA Texas as USA TEAM TENNIS local coordinator and USTA Schools Clinician.  As Junior Program Coordinator, he set increasingly record numbers in participation year after year.  Competing monthly in Pro-Amateur events, Chad acquired a name for himself in the local Houston area for being an outstanding attraction for area clubs.  Competing in area satellite tour events, he was able to keep his tennis skills sharp and competitive with top up and comers.

Acquiring the position as Tennis Director with Vicksburg Country Club in August of '99, he set his sites on bringing professional organization to a small town community.  Professional achievements included setting record numbers with participation in USA TEAM TENNIS during the Summer of 2000 at his club; creating junior memberships for club members; and bringing the first ever Tennis Pro-Am to Vicksburg, MS.  Other accolades included career development studies with USTA achieving success in the USTA Sports Science Level I and Level II.

Upong arriving back in North Carolina in the fall of 2001, the vision Chad had for a community and its tennis enthusiats has began to take shape in Concord, NC.  This vision is what has now led to the present businessthat is daily taking growing in leaps and bounds.