Derek Sabedra will begin his fourth season as the head coach of the men's and women's tennis teams in 2009-10 after taking over the reins in August 2006. In his three years at the helm of Seahawk tennis, Sabedra has guided both squads to a combined three appearances in the CAC semifinals. He has also mentored five Seahawks to six All-CAC honors, including two first team awards.
| SABEDRA'S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD (M. TENNIS) | |||
| Year | Overall Record | CAC Record | Postseason |
| 2006-07 | 4-8 | 1-3 | CAC First Round |
| 2007-08 | 9-9 | 3-3 | CAC Semifinals |
| 2008-09 | 11-10 | 1-5 | CAC First Round |
| Totals | 24-27 | 5-11 | |
Prior to his first stint as a collegiate head coach, Sabedra was the head coach at Great Mills HS from 2002 to 2006. He led the Hornets to a 15-3 record in his last campaign, earning Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Coach of the Year honors. Sabedra captured St. Mary's County Coach of the Year accolades in 2005 after mentoring Great Mills to a 12-5 mark.
He has held numerous coaching positions in the tri-county area. Sabedra has also held two head coaching positions in basketball, leading the Great Mills boys' basketball team in 2004 and The Calverton School Lady Cougars in 2005. He is employed within the St. Mary's County Public Schools system as a behavioral specialist as well.
Sabedra continues to promote the sport of tennis in St. Mary's County and currently serves as secretary of the St. Mary's County Tennis Association. He was recently named as a co-coordinator of junior teams in St. Mary's County and is charged with organizing junior tennis leagues throughout the year.
A Southern Maryland native, he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1992. Sabedra earned his master's degree from Bowie State University in 2000.
Giac Tran will enter his fourth season with the Seahawk tennis programs in 2009-10.
A formerly ranked Maryland top 10 junior player, Tran graduated from Chopticon HS in Morganza in 1994 as the No. 1 singles player. He achieved All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference First Team, All-St. Mary's County, and Washington Post All-Metro honorable mention honors during the 1993-94 season. Tran was also awarded the Louis Benson Memorial Tennis Award.
He continued at High Point University in N.C. but graduated from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in 1998 where he finished his collegiate career. While at High Point, Tran competed in both singles and doubles at a time when HPU was ranked 10th in Division II.
He served as an assistant coach at Chopticon for three years before becoming an assistant at Patuxent during the 2005-06 year.
Tran is currently a tennis pro, running local programs for the Breton Bay Country Club, Calvert County/St. Mary's County Parks & Recreation, and the Calvert County Tennis Association where he has served as the vice president and delegate to the United States Tennis Association (USTA).
He continues to compete in USTA events and is the holder of 30 championship titles in both singles and doubles.
Jason Wynn returns for his second season as an assistant on the Seahawk tennis coaching staff in 2009-10.
Wynn is a local product having graduated from Leonardtown High School in 1998, where lettered for three years on the Raider cross country team and two years on the LHS baseball squad. He also served as a cross country team captain as a senior.
After Leonardtown, Wynn attended Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. He played three years of varsity tennis and received the Quakers' Best Doubles Player Award as a senior. In his final season at Guilford, Wynn was the No. 3 singles player and on the No. 1 doubles team as a team captain. He finished fifth at the 2002 ODAC Singles Tournament.
A 2002 graduate of Guilford with a bachelor's degree in physics, Wynn is back in his hometown as he currently resides in California. Before hitting the courts for practice, he works as an operations research analyst at NAVAIR. Wynn is also a freelance web designer.
