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Bio

Bruno Jaeger
Head Coach
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Bruno Jaeger has been a full-time teaching professional in Palo Alto, CA since 2006. His playing experience includes a USTA 6.0 (Open Class) ranking in the United States Tennis Association (USTA) while participating in USTA sanctioned tournaments during the 1980’s and 1990’s. He played #2 singles and #1 doubles for California State University, Sacramento and #5 singles and #1 doubles for Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA. At DVC, Mr. Jaeger was the team captain and most valuable player with a team leading 18-2 singles and 17-3 doubles record in his final year.

His many years of teaching experience include not only in the Bay Area but various coaching positions in Massachusetts, Washington State and the Caribbean. In 1979, Mr. Jaeger was the youngest tennis professional in the United States Professional Tennis Registry organization’s history to receive the highest certification (Professional 1).

Coach Jaeger’s teaching philosophy is to encourage players to train properly. He believes in building strokes that will only be limited by the student’s passion for the game and their practice schedule. A player’s strokes should still pressure opponents when used from behind the court, changing to an attack strategy when transitioning into midcourt and then comfortable placing a controlled volley to finish the point. Once the season of competitions begin, match play strategies and the mental part of the game become the main focus.

Please welcome him to College of the Desert and our women’s team. He resides here in the Coachella Valley with his wife of 40 years, Dorothy Jaeger.

— Bio current as of November 2023