Meet the Coaches
Bobby Mahal
Director of Tennis
ATI Academy Owner since 2014
- Personal full-time coach of Sumit Nagal for 6 years 2008-2014. Sumit went from a Top 10 Under 14 Indian National ranking in 2010 to the Under 14 and Under 16 Indian National Champion in 2011 and reach a career high Junior ITF ranking of #23 in the World. Nagal would go on to win the Junior Wimbledon Doubles Title in 2015.
- Director of Coaching for the Apollo Tyres Program in India. Headed by Former ATP World #1 Doubles Player Mahesh Bhupathi, the program was designed to identify the top junior talent in the country.
- 2005-2007 Bobby had done coaching and consulting and helped develop programs in Canada, the United States, India, Dubai, Bahamas and Belarus.
- 2001-2004 - Tennis Analyst, Producer and commentator for Rogers Sportsnet as well as the world tennis feed.
- 1993-2000 Bobby had an ATP Men’s Singles and Doubles Ranking. Bobby is one of a few people who has competed, coached and commentated at the Rogers Cup.
- 1994 Bobby received a full scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley. He graduated in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree. He played in the #1 spot in Singles for three of the four seasons, and played in the #1 spot in Doubles all four seasons.
- Won three Canadian National Junior Championship titles and four Ontario Junior Closed Provincial titles. Between 1991-93 he was part of Canada’s World Youth Cup and Sunshine Cup Teams.
- Certified Tennis Canada Level 3 Coach. In 2006, Bobby was inducted to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame.
Contact Bobby:
bobbymahal@gmail.com or info@advantagetennis.ca
Bill Cowan
Performance Coach
- A certified Coach 4 and Club Pro 2, Cowan joins the ATI team and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. He has a long history of working with high performance players, going back to 1989 when he started working with Rene Simpson as she hit the Top 100 rankings. Cowan has assisted players like Peter Polansky, Daniel Nestor, Maureen Drake, Gloria Liang, Carol Zhao, and Brayden Schnur. Most recently, he worked with Sofiya Babych who was crowned both U12 indoor national champion and U14 outdoor national champion in 2014.
Contact Bill At: Cowantennis@sympatico.ca
Anjana Suresh
-Hitting Coach
Anjana Suresh began playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and quickly excelled. She won the OTA Provincial Under 14 Outdoor Provincial Championships in Singles and Doubles. She has competed in Junior ITF’s and Women’s Professional events around the World and had a career high Junior ITF ranking of #330. She trained in Florida for 4 years and Spain for 3 years. Anjana has a career high UTR of 10.44 when she competed internationally. She currently has a 9+ UTR.
Anjana can be reached at: anjanasuresh@msn.com
Dean Coburn
Performance Coach
-Coach 3 Tennis Canada - Former long time coach of Peter Polansky (ATP ranked 110) - National Coach Tennis Canada 2010-2017 - U12 Tennis Canada National training camp leader 2010-2017 - World Junior Tennis captain- U14 Canada (Girls) 2010-2017 - Tennis Canada Coaching Excellence award recipient 2002, 2004, 2005 -Tennis Canada Coach of the year 2009.
Darren Turner
Strength And Conditioning Coach
Darren is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with almost 10 years of experience and an extensive background in Youth Athletic Development. After completing his Graduate Certificate in Human Performance Training at Sheridan College, he started his professional career as the personal Strength and Conditioning Coach for Current ATI Professional Sumit Nagal, and travelled with him to Junior ITF tournaments in 2014. Sumit would go on to win the Junior Wimbledon Doubles Title in 2015.
Darren has also worked with:
-Team Canada Taekwondo as the Team Trainer at the World University Championships in 2012
-The Canadian Sport Institute of Ontario – Strength and Conditioning Coach and Fitness Testing Facilitator 2012-2015
-U of T Varsity Blues Football –Strength and Conditioning Lead 2014-2018
-Mississauga Aquatics – Head Strength and Condition Coach 2012-Present
Most recently, Darren has spearheaded the development of the UTM Varsity Eagles Strength and Conditioning Program and supported his teams to two OCAA Provincial Championships in 2018 and 2019.
Darren can be contacted at:
Eddie Miron
Head of Coaching and Player Development
Eddie Miron is a native of Romania, having spent much of his life growing up in Italy. Eddie brings extensive expertise to ATI as a former player and now world class tennis and physical development coach.
Eddie, formerly a full-time athlete at the prestigious Bollettieri Sports Academy from 1991 to 1994, obtained a bachelor’s degree in Sports and Physical Education. Eddie is an International Tennis Federation and Italian Federation Certified Level 3 coach. He is recognized as a Tennis Professional by the Professional Tennis Registry in adult development and performance coaching on top of a designation as a I.F.S.W.A Master Trainer. Eddie has also completed qualifications for the National Fitness Federation Personal Trainer Certification in Romania.
From a performance coaching standpoint, Eddie has guided several Ontario Players to National Selection and National Championship titles and Provincial Championship titles.
Eddie has coached athletes to reach the top two hundred of the International Junior Rankings and has been vital towards helping players achieve wins over junior players ranked top twenty in the world. Eddie has assisted as an employee in Tennis Canada’s Junior National Training Centre program in Toronto and helps lead, the U10, U12, U16 and U18 Provincial Training Center Match Play Re Groupings on behalf of Tennis Canada and the Ontario Tennis Association, a program focusing heavily on the psychological pillar of tennis development.
Eddie is fluent in English, French, Romanian and Italian.
Eddie can be reached at:
eddiemiron@gmail.com