About Us

Who is N7 Tennis?

"We are a family run business focused on using the game of tennis to encourage the people around us."

It all started when Sid and Linda met one another at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. Sid was coaching there after his stint on the ATP tour; Linda was a scholarship athlete alongside Andre Agassi. Five kids, and nearly thirty years later, N7 Tennis LLC was created in Lake Nona, Florida.

Currently, our home courts are North Shore at Lake Hart, and we run private lessons and clinics for members of our growing tennis community. Feel free to contact us for any personal or business inquiries, we want to hear from you!

Meet the N7 Tennis Family

Sid Newcomb

The Boss / Dad

USPTA Master Professional | NBTA Coaches Academy | ATP Tour Alum

From 2015- 2022, Sid was the National Head Tester and Director of certification for the United States Professional Tennis Association. After a lengthy tenure as the director of a private club in California, he has relocated to Lake Nona for his new position at the amazing USTA National Tennis Campus. Sid played collegiately at John Brown University and had a short stint on the professional tour before beginning his coaching career in 1990. He has coached numerous top professional and collegiate players and loves teaching all ages and abilities. In 2019 he was awarded the USPTA National Professional of the year by RSI magazine and was elected into the USPTA NorCal Hall of fame in 2023.

Linda Newcomb

The Inspiration / Supermom

USPTA Professional | NBTA Coaches Academy | NCAA Alum

As a junior player, Linda was a full time student at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. From there, she received a scholarship to play for NCAA DI tennis at Middle Tennessee State University. Her coaching career has had her living in Belgium, England, FL, CA, PA, and MA. She has a great ability to connect with children of all ages and create a fun learning environment.

Shepherd Newcomb

The Visionary / Kid

USPTA Elite Professional | NCAA Alum

As a young player, Shepherd established regional and national rankings, and trained with Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL and Newk's Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, TX. He first began coaching at the age of fifteen as an assistant in his father's summer camp, and later got his USPTA certification in 2013. During a red-shirt year, after playing #1 at Marion Military Institute , Shepherd worked as the Head Coach of Junior Programs at Peninsula Community Center. He then went on to play Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles. In 2017, he finished his college career as senior captain of the team with an individual national ranking, having helped lead the Cougars to the NCAA National Tournament quarter finals and the their first ever top 10 finish in DII.

After finishing his collegiate playing career, Shepherd helped launch N7 Tennis in Orlando, and then joined the APU coaching staff to assist the men's and women's programs for the next two seasons. During that time, he also worked as the Program Director of CityTennis, a Los Angeles startup (joincitytennis.com). This effort included writing curriculum, training coaches, and introducing tennis to over 80 schools in the Los Angeles County Public School system! Before leaving Los Angeles for Lynchburg, VA, he coached briefly with Dial Jones Tennis Academy on the beach in Santa Monica (dialjonestennis.com/), and coached one season of girls high school tennis at Larchmont Charter School in 2019.

Shep is currently the Head Professional at Hunting Hills Country Club in Roanoke VA.