Marc Claude’, USPTA Professional
Director of Tennis
Marc Claude’ has worked at Westwood Tennis Center for 20 years. In his time here, Marc has helped direct over 30 National Junior Tournaments and 100’s of state and local level tournaments. Marc has been Westwood’s Director of Junior Development and Coaching, served on the Board of Directors of USTA Oklahoma, and currently serves on the Missouri Valley Collegiate Competition Committee.
Marc is a Graduate of Norman High School and was a standout Tennis Player. Winning the Class 5A State Championship at #1 Doubles.
In 2007, Marc won the USPTA’s Missouri Valley Tennis Professional of the Year Award and helped Westwood Tennis Center in being named the USTA’s National Outstanding Facility of the Year. Westwood has been a leader in the industry ever since.
As the Director of Tennis, Marc keeps busy with the addition of 2 New Indoor Courts, 4 dedicated kids 36’ courts and a Newly Remodeled Pro Shop with one of the largest inventories in the state. We thank Marc Claude’ for his many years of service at Westwood.
Jon Collings
Head Tennis Professional
Director of Adult Tennis Programs
Jon Collings has been playing tennis since he was 10 years old. He was a 3 year Varsity High School player and was named to the high school Oklahoma All State Tennis Team in 1999. Between playing tennis and coaching, Jon found time to get his Master’s of Arts in Sports Management and Administration from Southern Nazarene University. Congrats, Jon! Class of 2020
As a high school player, Jon was a 2-time Ardmore High School State Tennis Finalist in both 1998 and 1999.
Played College Tennis at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – 3 years.
Jon Collings has Coached at the High School and College Level – Chickasha and Oklahoma Christian University.
Nick Papac
Director of Junior Development
Excellence and High Performance Academy
Nick Papac played collegiate tennis at the University of Oklahoma from 2012 to 2015. During his time as a collegiate player he was a part of a team that won four Big XII Championships and made two NCAA finals appearances. Nick was captain of the team in 2015 that achieved a ranking of #1 in the nation and won an ITA Indoor National Championship. He has achieved an ATP ranking in both singles and doubles and has recruited top junior talent from around the world to play collegiate tennis.
Nick began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Georgia for 2015-2016 season, where they won a SEC Championship and made a NCAA semifinals appearance. He came back to his alma mater the following year as an assistant coach for the Sooners program that produced NCAA Doubles Champions and made the round of 16 in the team event.
In the 2017-2018 season, Nick served as the Head Coach at Oklahoma Baptist University where he lead his team to a Great American Conference Championship, a NCAA appearance, and earned the title of 2018 Great American Conference Coach of the Year.
The past three seasons Nick has been the Assistant Coach at the University of Oklahoma – recruiting and developing talent for a program that has made 11 consecutive NCAA appearances, produced multiple All-Americans, and has been a prominent collegiate tennis program at the national level for the last decade.