Alexandra de Guzman, a Charlottesville-based coach, boasts over two decades of competitive tennis experience. Originally from New Jersey, she excelled as a junior player, ranking top five in sectional singles and securing a national USTA doubles title. Transitioning to collegiate play, she competed in NCAA Division I tennis at The College of William and Mary, graduating with a B.S. in Kinesiology and minor in Art and Art History. Following graduation, she served as the Women's Assistant Tennis Coach at William and Mary before joining the esteemed Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Certified by the USPTA, PTR, and as a Tennis Performance Specialist, she has coached nationally-ranked juniors and worked at the prestigious Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville.

Alex spent two transformative years abroad in Spain, teaching tennis and English while refining her teaching philosophy centered on self-awareness, immersion, perspective, and empathy. Returning to the U.S., she continued to blend her passions, managing international university programs for an educational travel company. Actively involved in her community, she contributes to the USTA Mid-Atlantic Region's Development Committee.