Coaching Staff

William Heistand

Head Coach

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Heistand returns to the coaching staff for his 8th season as the head coach of the Valley View Spartans and 11th overall. He began his coaching career in tennis as the Junior Varsity coach at Valley View during the 2011 Boys season. He then took over the middle school boys tennis program at Miamisburg from 2012-2013. In 2014 he moved back to his alma mater, at the high school level, taking over the program he played for 8 years before. He is the first former player of the tennis program to take the helm of the team as the Varsity coach.
Heistand currently resides in German Township, Ohio with his wife Taylor and his dog (boxer) Turbo. He is in his sixth year teaching science at Valley View High School (10th year overall), with the courses Environmental Science, Biology, and Life Science. As a side business he owns his own Taxidermy shop, Heistand Taxidermy, where he preserves deer, birds, and other animals.

Todd Lovelace

Assistant Coach

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Todd Lovelace rejoins the team as a sixth year coach. He is a life long tennis fan and played all four seasons on the Middletown high school tennis team. Todd resides in Germantown with his son Braden, works as an manager for ALC Schools, and is a graduate of Miami University.

Tina Berger

Assistant Coach

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Coach Berger is entering her seventh season in the Valley View Tennis Program. She coached the Junior Varsity girls team for four years, and has been the girls Varsity Head coach for the last three years. Coach Berger coached four years as a Middle School coach, and three years as the Middle School Head Coach, and is now in her first year as an Assistant Coach for the High School Boys Team. Her hope is that the program will enrich both the girls and boys high school programs by getting the kids started at an earlier age. Two years ago she has also become a certified tennis provider in the USTA Net Generation program. Coach Berger graduated from Miamisburg High School in 1990, where she played four years of varsity tennis. In the years following high school, she played in college and then a Volvo League into her mid-twenties before taking a break to be a mom. Tina currently resides in Germantown with her two daughters, Skylar and Caley. She works at Kettering Municipal Court.

Caspar Nolte

Assistant Coach

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Caspar Joins the team as a first year coach.

Susan Holbrook

Junior High Head Coach

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Susan Holbrook is in her fifth year coaching and is joining the team as a parent and fan of the Valley View tennis program. She will be Head Coach for the Valley View Junior High Tennis Team. She resides in Germantown with her husband, Eric, and three children, Emily, Ben and Lilly. All three children have played in various levels of tennis over the past several years through Valley View and is looking forward to another exciting year watching the kids improve their skills on the court and grow as athletes.

Amy Webb

Assistant Junior High Coach

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Coach Amy Webb is in her third year of coaching, although she has been a Valley View tennis parent and fan for five years. This fall, she served as an assistant coach for the High School Girls Tennis team as Assistant Varsity coach. She is an Edgewood High School graduate, where she played 3 years of varsity tennis and has played for leisure throughout the years. Amy has been excited to get back into the sport, helping kids develop their skill and their love for tennis. She is eager to help with the Middle School Program this year, as this is where her daughter, Lillian found her own passion for the sport. She resides in Farmersville with her husband, Arnold, and three children, Lillian, Skylar, and Grace. She teaches Family & Consumer Science at Kettering Fairmont High School.

Dustin Ferguson

Assistant Junior High Coach

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Coach Dustin Ferguson is joining the Valley View Tennis Team for his second year of coaching tennis. Dustin has coached many sports such as soccer, baseball, basketball and track. Dustin’s hobbies are most outdoor activities, sports, and hunting but would consider playing tennis one of his favorite hobbies. He loves to work with the kids and see their growth on a weekly basis. Dustin resides in Miamisburg with his wife Mandy and their three sons Luke, Eli, and Graham. He has been teaching Elementary Physical Education for 16 years for Beavercreek City Schools.

Bryan Jacobs

Assistant Junior High Coach

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Bryan and his wife, Beth and 3 kids moved to the Germantown area 2 years ago. Bryan has coached many sports such as soccer, basketball and gymnastics. He loves to work with the kids and see their growth when they master a new skill. He currently attends ultimate leadership martial arts as a senior green belt in taekwondo. Bryan has 2 boys, Brayden and Bennett in the tennis program. They both started with Coach Tina in the elementary program and now Brayden is excited to be a part of the middle school team again this season.

Skylar Shane

Youth Tennis Coach

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Shane is in her 1st year with Valley View Tennis.

Lulu Orozco

Youth Tennis Coach

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Marielena (Lulu) Orozco is in her first year of coaching tennis. She graduated from Valley View in 2018 and participated in two years of high school tennis. Lulu now attends Miami University and has played two seasons for them as well. Lulu resides in Germantown with her three siblings, that currently attend Valley View. Currently in her junior year of nursing school, she enjoys working on campus at Miami Middletown and spending time at home with her family. With the current pandemic, Lulu’s Junior tennis season was cancelled and so Mr. Heistand mentioned the idea of assisting in coaching this Spring, which brings us to now. She is excited to be working with all of the students and hopes that you all have a wonderful time this season.