Andres Graterol

Born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Santiago, Chile, Andres speaks three languages — English (Advanced), Spanish (Native), and Portuguese (Intermediate). As an adolescent, he competed in International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior tournaments around South America. Andres received his A.S. from Jacksonville College (Jacksonville, TX) in 2018, B.B.A. in Management from Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, OK) in 2020 and M.B.A. from the University of Mobile (Mobile, AL) in 2022. He played Varsity Tennis at J.C., O.B.U., and U.M, the latter where he also served as Graduate Assistant Coach of both men’s and women’s teams.

Andres was named National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Player of the Week and received the ITA National Player to Watch Award in 2017, Tennis Team MVP in 2018, Student-Athlete Newcomer of the Year in 2019, and Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete in 2021. In 2021, Andres had a record of 12-2 in singles and was awarded NAIA SSAC Second Team All-Conference.

During the summers of 2018 and 2019, Andres was a Tennis Coach at Camp Chipinaw in Swan Lake, NY, where he instructed children of all ages. During the summer of 2021, he was the Assistant to the Director at Milwaukee Country Club in Milwaukee, WI. In addition to providing sales and customer service support, he supervised the tennis program, coaching both adults and kids. Andres is an enthusiastic leader who likes to help his clients identify and overcome inefficiencies.