Joseph Gilbert is the founder and owner of JMG Tennis Academy. He has over 20 years of coaching experience and opened up JMG in 2011 with the vision of developing players to the highest level. Gilbert is currently the only coach in the country to win the “Development Coach of the Year” award twice, awarded to him by the United States Olympic Committee in 2013 and 2018. He is one of the best development coaches in the country.

Player’s advancement and accomplishments under coach Gilbert’s guidance include: Jenson Brooksby Gilbert coached him for over 14 years. At age 17, he won USTA National Champion Hardcourt 18 and under. Brooksby went on to win multiple Grand Slam matches, ATP Challenger Titles and ITF Pro titles. Brooksby went all the way up to top 35 on ATP Tour under coach Gilbert.

Collin Altamirano Colin was the first unseeded player in history to win the USTA National Championship Hardcourt, 18 and under, in 2013. Collin started training with coach Gilbert at the age of 7 and became the number 1 recruit in the country by age 18. He won 3 NCAA National Titles at the University Of Virginia.

Katie Volynets started working with coach Gilbert in her late teens. She won multiple National and ITF titles, she won the National Championship Hardcourt 18’s Title which moved her to the top junior in the country. Katie moved for WTA ranked 500 to top 100 and recored Grand Slam victories under coach Gilbert.

Additionally there has been many other players that have earned scholarships to Division 1 schools under coach Gilbert and JMG staff such as Stanford, Harvard, Baylor, Virginia, Columbia, UCLA, USC and the list goes on. Gilbert coached top sectional and national players in all age divisions both in girls and boys winning numerous titles.