Scott Felluss, Ph.D.
Tennis Professional | Coach | Emerging Club Leader
Building careers on the court — one player at a time.
Scott Felluss
Some coaches learn the game from the baseline up. Scott Felluss learned it from the inside out.
A former Division I soccer player, Scott brought the discipline, athleticism, and competitive instinct of elite sport into tennis — not as a player, but as a teacher. Without a racquet in his hand growing up, he built a thriving Bay Area coaching practice from scratch, working with over a thousand students across private lessons, group clinics, and three seasons of varsity high school tennis at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School.
What Scott discovered along the way is what the best clubs already know: the most important thing in tennis isn't technique. It's the moment a player falls in love with the game. His coaching is built around that moment — making tennis accessible, energizing, and worth coming back to.
Now completing his RSPA certification and setting his sights on club leadership, Scott is looking to bring that same energy to a forward-thinking club environment where programming, community, and player development go hand in hand.
BACKGROUND/CV
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1,000+ Students Coached
2 City Contracts
3 Varsity Seasons
5-Star Rated on Thumbtack
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Division I soccer at Brown University. Ivy League Champion. Elite Eight NCAA Tournament. National High School Champion at St. Benedict's Prep, Newark. Team Captain. Top 50 national recruit. A career built on elite competition, discipline, and performing under pressure.
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Over a thousand students coached across the San Francisco Bay Area. Contracted tennis programs for the cities of Berkeley and San Francisco. Three seasons of varsity high school tennis at St. Joseph Notre Dame. Five-star rated on Thumbtack. Every program built from scratch — no template, no handbook, just results.
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PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Published researcher in peer-reviewed journals. Academic focus on how people inhabit roles, perform under pressure, and grow through structured challenge — theory that lives on every court.
THE ARC
Some careers follow a straight line. This one followed something better — a relentless curiosity about what makes people perform at their best.
From the soccer pitch to the PhD seminar to the tennis court, every chapter has pointed toward the same question: how do you build an environment where people grow, compete, and fall in love with what they're doing?
That question is what drives Scott Felluss toward club leadership — and toward building programs worthy of the players, families, and communities they serve.
“Scott tailored the sessions to be fun and engaging, balancing skill development with the basics of sports psychology.”
“Scott is not just a skilled tennis instructor but also a good listener. He took the time to understand my strengths, weaknesses, and goals”
“You will be pleasantly surprised as to how much you can accomplish in a relaxed, yet challenging hour!”