Johnson & Wales University Charlotte

Brian Peters joined the Johnson and Wales Charlotte Tennis coaching staff in January of 2026. His main tasks are player development though private/team instruction and assisting with recruiting.

Prior to arriving at JWU, Peters coached in the Akron area at both Division 1 University of Akron (Women) as well as Latuchie Tennis Center. From 2011-2015, serving as the assistant coach, Peters assisted with recruiting, match management, and held the responsibility of directing player development. He was able to successfully implement mechanical adjustments as well as tactical changes optimizing the success of the players. Along with Coach Padgett, they were able to win the MAC Tournament in 2011 and 2012, as well as send a doubles team in 2013 to the NCAA tournament. The program achieved a program ranking record of #56 nationally. During this period Peters helped coach Zara Harutyunyan to win 2 MAC Player of the Year Awards (Regular Season, Tournament) in 2011/12 breaking both the school record and MAC record for total combined wins. In 2013, Peters also coached the doubles team of Prang Pantusart and Angelina Jogasuria to qualify for the NCAA Doubles Tournament. In 2014, Peters Coached the 14 & Under USTA Baird Cup Team. This included the evaluation, selection, and coaching of the best players in their respected age groups from the Northeastern Ohio district. This team finished 3rd (projected 9/13) and won the Sportsmanship Award. Peters coached the 18&Under team in 2015.

Player Development continued with the Zips during the next several seasons with Ariadna Blinova winning MAC Player of the Year in 2016 after moving up several spots in the lineup from the season prior. This success was complemented in the 2017/19 seasons with Sophia Geier winning 2 MAC player of the year honors in both the regular season and tournament achieving the 2nd total combined wins total in school history. Peters was the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at UA during the 2019-20 season which went unfinished due to Covid-19.

Peters also helped coach 2 4.5 USTA teams to win national championships (2017/23) during his time with Latuchie Tennis Center.

Peters is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and has experience in 3D Biomechanics training.