Othmane Garma works at one of the most beautiful tennis clubs in the world, the Malibu Racquet Club.

Owned by famous Oracle founder and avid tennis supporter Larry Ellison and managed by former touring pro Trey Waltke, the Malibu Racquet Club is located in one of the most desirable beach cities of Southern California.

From the MRC web site:

The clubhouse and surrounding grounds mingle beautiful hardwoods, sandstone and streamlined shapes creating a modern rustic home away from home.

MRC features eight fully-lighted outdoor championship tennis courts, locker rooms and showers, a cardiovascular fitness facility and dry heat sauna

Othmane Garma, 32, was born in Casablanca, Morocco and, naturally, speaks 3 languages: French, Moroccan (Arabic) and English. His dad played pro-soccer in France and gave his two sons the choice of soccer or tennis. At 5 years of age they got their own tennis racquets and played both soccer and tennis for a bunch of years. Othmane preferred the individuality of the sport of tennis and enjoyed running and chasing the ball. At age 12 he was already excelling and played Junior Davis Cup for Morocco.

At age 14 his family moved to Northern Virginia, which was quite rough for Othmane at first, with no friends and big language problems. But he had two goals already: learn English and qualify for College. After playing High School tennis he was accepted for a full ride at Howard University, a D1 College in Washington, DC. After playing on the team at #2 Singles and #1 Doubles under Head Coach Larry Strickland for 4 years he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy.

Othmane wanted to become a professional player but had no funds to sustain playing on the tour. He just played some futures and became friends with Treat Huey, a fine doubles player who has much success on the tour, especially with partner Max Mirnyi. He became Huey's hitting partner and worked / traveled with him for a year and a half. Still today he works as Huey's part time coach.

Between 2011 and 2013 Othmane worked as a High Performance Tennis Coach for notable junior players at Four Star Tennis Academy in Fairfax, Virginia. From 2012 until 2016 he was also Director of Tennis at Chesterbrook Swim & Tennis in McLean, Virginia. During that time he was also Co-founder, President and Coach at CourtPlay, a "digital platform for the tennis community that connects players, coaches and courts."

Since Othmane's girlfriend works in Los Angeles he decided to move here and was introduced to MRC General Manager Trey Waltke who subsequently offered him a teaching position at the club. Within 3 weeks of his arrival here he was approached by parents to coach their kids. He says, "I need to work with kids who have a true desire to get better. I want clients to be committed to the sport."

Today he works 40 hours a week with a select group of just a few kids, all boys ages 9-13, and a 14 year old female beginner. In the morning he works with Nick Reyes, a 22 year old hopeful who just got on the tour. Nick contacted him after graduating from Penn State. Othmane also works with a few other touring pro's whenever they are in town.

"My dream is to coach a top singles player, male or female," says Othmane.

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