ATA Ownership Team

Mahmoud Karim

Founder & Director / Head Coach

Mahmoud Karim from Cairo, Egypt grew up training and competing in Egypt for most of his junior career. He moved to the U.S to train at Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida. Following graduation he landed a scholarship at Rice University and then continued his collegiate tennis at Loyola Marymount University.
In 2005, Mahmoud partnered with Jimmy Johnson to build and grow Advantage Tennis Academy. For over 20 years, Mahmoud has coached top nationally and internationally ranked juniors, including both ATP and WTA touring pros. Mahmoud has coached and mentored junior players who have competed in over 10 Junior Grand Slams and are continuing. Mahmoud assists ATA players on a day-to-today basis with developing their tennis foundations, proper footwork, and game-winning strategy.

Diana Karim

Co-Founder & Velocity Fitness Director

Diana is a Certified Tennis Performance Specialist certified with the International Tennis Performance Association. She grew up in Southern California playing competitive tennis locally. national and international levels. After competing in Division 1 college tennis for Loyola Marymount University, her career was cut short due to injuries. Through rehab and physical therapy, Diana realized her passion for fitness and helping other athletes get stronger, faster, and stay injury free. For the past 10 years Diana has enjoyed working with junior and professional tennis athletes.

As a goal focused trainer with a firm belief in training the body functionally and efficiently, her specialties are tennis specific movement, speed and agility, and injury prevention and rehab. She is also a NESTA certified Personal Trainer, Sports Injury Specialist, and Certified Athletic Conditioning Coach.

ATA Coaching / Management Team

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

At Advantage Tennis Academy, we make sure that every student learns from the best. Our team of coaches are professionals in the field and are dedicated to helping our students reach their full potential. With the help of our state-of-the-art facilities and the latest tennis technology, we strive to create a learning environment that is both supportive and challenging. We value the success of our students and are passionate about helping them achieve their goals. Whatever your age or level of play, Advantage Tennis Academy is here to help you improve your game and take it to the next level.