Meet Our Staff

A Memphis native, Jay Walpole has of USPTA certification of Elite Pro. Prior to joining St. George’s, Jay was the director of junior tennis at The University Club of Memphis from 2011-2023. While at Christian Brothers University, Coach Jay was the top ranked player in singles and doubles. He was named to the All Gulf South Conference in 1997.

As a junior player, Jay achieved a top ranking of number three in the state of Mississippi. In 1993, Jay was nominated for The Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps. In 2001, he was part of a 5.0 USTA team that won the Southern Sectionals.

He now spends most of his time on court teaching others how to fall in love with the game of tennis.

Rates: $85 per hour, $45 per half hour

Cade Reasons is originally from Jackson, TN. He grew up playing tournaments while winning three state championships for his high school. In College, Cade played four years of division one tennis at the University of North Alabama.

After college, Cade began working for the USTA helping run adult and junior tournaments. He has been teaching tennis in the Nashville-Murfreesboro area for the past four years. Cade has had the opportunity to work with all levels of junior and adult players.

Rates: $85 per hour, $45 per half hour

MC Blaizel has been a USPTR Teaching Professional since January 2015. She and her husband, Jean-François (“JF”), moved to Memphis in 2007 from Montreal, Canada. MC speaks fluent French.

MC has been an elementary and early childhood school teacher since she graduated from the University of Montreal in 1995. She has played tennis since she was 8 years old and loves that the sport brings so many lifelong benefits.

As a teenager, MC played in a competitive Interclub league in Montreal for six years, and won a few tournaments. She helped coach the St. Agnes tennis team for three seasons. She loves to share her passion of the sport with kids (and adults) and teach them how to love tennis too!

Rates: $75 per hour, $40 per half hour

Cameron Seay started playing tennis at seven years old and did the majority of her junior development training at Lightman Tennis Center under Coach Mark Bran. She played her high school tennis at Houston High School, and won several matches at the state level. She went on to play on the club team at Belmont University.

After graduating from Belmont in 2020, Cameron returned to St. George's as Pro Shop manager, as well as assistant coach for the Varsity and Junior Varsity school teams. In addition to her duties as pro shop manager, she is currently the primary stringer for the facility, catering to players all over the city. 

St. George's tennis facility is Cameron's home away from home, and she looks forward to sharing her love of the game with players of all ages and skill levels. In her free time, Cameron loves being Auntie Cam Cam to nieces and nephews, as well as mom to her four legged furry child, Gambino.

Rates: $75 per hour, $40 per half hour

Austin Talley is a third generation Memphis native, happily making his return to the SG tennis community!

Although he picked up tennis significantly later than his peers, Austin quickly found himself in love with the sport and competing at a high level. Austin was the first player from Arlington High School to qualify for the Tennessee State Championship and played a year of collegiate tennis for Christian Brothers University immediately following high school. 

When Austin isn’t on the courts, you can find him with his Harvey Group work family or with all of the foster dogs he and his wife help find forever homes!

After a brief hiatus, Austin is officially back at St. George’s tennis and can’t wait to facilitate your tennis fun!

Philip Johnston grew up in Jackson, TN where he began playing tennis at the age of five. Thanks to excellent coaches and strong motivation, he excelled early and achieved the number one ranking in Tennessee at twelve years old. Philip’s passion for the game continued to grow as he became top twenty in the south and top 150 in the nation. 

Philip achieved his lifelong dream of playing college tennis at the division one and two level at Mercer University and Christian Brothers University. He has now been coaching for five years at various facilities in the Memphis area.

In his free time, he enjoys various physical pursuits including running, skiing, hiking, and golf. Philip credits his knowledge and love for the game to the great coaches and ATP professionals he has had the privilege of working with. He hopes tennis will give the players he works with as much as it has given him.

Rates: $75 per hour, $40 per half hour