He added, “I feel I’m passionate about teaching as I put the student first on what they want out of the program. He was off his feet, but never wavered on his style of coaching. He suffered a ruptured Achilles in 2015 and two years later suffered a similar injury to his other Achilles.
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Mbandi has had his own trial and tribulations over the past few years. He does not have an indoor facility to assist during inclement weather.
Some ask for year-round lessons and Mbandi accommodates as much as the local weather will allow. Many student-athletes among the local school tennis teams take lessons from Mbandi. In Madison Mbandi runs both adult and youth tennis programs starting with players as young as five. Earlier this year his men’s team won the SWAC Championship, which was a first in school history, and he was named the SWAC Men’s Coach of the Year. Six years into his coaching stint he was offered the head coach position at his Alma Mater. “I began assisting Al Garrett and his Youth Development Association in teaching tennis to the youth of Madison and in August of 2006 took over the position I currently hold at the Dublin Tennis Center,” said Mbandi. At that time he was at a crossroads in his life as he was away from home, but did not have employment and was wanting to remain in tennis. He graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems in 2006. 1 player for the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs, was named team MVP and was team captain for three years. soil for the first time he soon became the No.
A family friend convinced his father to buy Mbandi his first tennis racquet at age 12, he soon became the only representative from his high school to play in competitive tournaments.Īrriving on U.S.
Born and raised in Kenya, Mbandi was a competitive soccer player and swimmer and was among five children to his father, who worked for the Kenyan government, and mother, who remained home to raise their children as the Mbandi kinsfolk was a typical middle-class family.
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