Jeri Stewart is the assistant coach at Columbus State. Prior to that, Jeri coached at Point University where she played an instrumental role in the team reaching a number 2 ranking in the NAIA. Before entering college coaching, Jeri ran a successful junior academy in Columbus, Georgia.

In this conversation, you will hear about:

• Jeri shared with me the prayer she prayed as she left college tennis during her time at UGA
• Her mindset as a female coach in a male dominated industry
• How to grow in your prayer life.
• And much, much more!!

This is Season 2 of the Podcast! We are sharing 6 episodes all with elite assistant coaches to hear behind the scenes about their careers and faith stories.

Connect:

IG - @aiatennis

Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org

About AIA Tennis

Track: "The Rebel Flagship"

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EPISODE 2

Grey Hamilton is in his 2nd year as the assistant tennis coach at Baylor. Prior to that, Grey spent 3 years as the Volunteer Assistant at SMU. Grey played 4 years at Ole Miss where he helped the Rebels to four-straight NCAA tournament appearances and a spot in the Sweet 16 in 2018.

In this episode:

- What happened to drastically change his life while playing on the Futures tour

- The one thing his junior coach did for him everyday since he was 12 that when Grey found out, it had a massive impact on his life.

-What Grey found when he dug into the intellectual side of Christianity

-Grey’s daily approach in being a D1 college coach

- The legacy Grey wants to leave.

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Connect:

IG - @aiatennis

Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org

Resources Grey mentioned:

Mere Christianity by CS Lewis

Track: "The Rebel Flagship"

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SEASON 2 HERE WE GO!

Jason Kerst has served as the Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach at Notre Dame since 2023. Prior to that Jason worked in fundraising and was the volunteer assistant at Virginia Tech and at South Carolina while he completed his MBA. Jason competed for the University of Iowa, graduating in 2021 and was the recipient of the ITA Regional Arthur Ashe Leadership Award.

In this conversation, you will hear about:

• His deep love of tennis and how he became a Christ-follower
• What an Iowa campus staffer did that stood out to Jason
• How Covid and Iowa dropping Men's Tennis impacted Jason
• And much, much more!!

This is Season 2 of the Podcast! We are sharing 6 episodes all with elite assistant coaches to hear behind the scenes about their careers and faith stories.

Connect:

IG - @aiatennis

Email - chad.simpson@athletesinaction.org

Verses Jason shared:

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." - Romans 8:1

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9

Track: "The Rebel Flagship"

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