The founders and directors of Abbrat Tennis, Austin and Ryli Abbrat.
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Abbrat Tennis is built on the belief that players should be invested in just as much in the person they are off the court as the competitor they are on the court. We work with athletes to not just learn how to become better tennis players, but learn how to process adversity on court, maintain positive attitudes, and to unlock their best effort!
WHat we believe
“Train like the player you want to be.”
We believe that hard work, consistency, and a commitment to excellence are the keys to becoming the player and person you want to be.
Who we coach
Driven junior players who want to push themselves and grow, as players and as people. Players joining our program can expect to be challenged and pushed in all facets of their game and person.
Our Tennis Experience
Austin and Ryli bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table. Having learned under some of the best coaches in the country in both his junior and collegiate career, Austin’s coaching methodologies have been strongly influenced by those who taught him. He has 18 years of experience playing tennis, was the #1 junior player in the state of Texas when he graduated from high school, was a top 20 recruit in the nation, and went on to play line 1 doubles and line 5 singles for Texas A&M University.
Ryli has 21 years of experience in the sport , was a 4x Texas UIL State Champion (2x Girls Doubles, 1x Girls Singles, & 1x Mixed Doubles), was a USTA Texas top 100 player, and went on to compete at the Division one level at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
Our story begins in 2017 at a tennis tournament at the A&M courts in College Station. After meeting, we dated throughout college while both competing at the Division 1 level—Austin at Texas A&M University and Ryli at Sam Houston State University—and in 2022, we got married. We fell in love with the community of BCS, and decided to put down roots.
After finishing our collegiate careers and graduating, we combined our over 35 years of tennis experience and began coaching in the area. We saw a real need in our community for coaches who weren’t just there to run drills, but who genuinely cared about developing young athletes both on and off the court.
Abbrat Tennis was born out of that vision. Together, we’ve created a program that’s deeply personal, competitive, and committed to excellence. We believe in building strong players—and even stronger people.