· By Bill Durham
Fernando Bulnes
- PTR and PPR certified to teach both pickleball and tennis
- Grew up in San Antonio, TX competing in every age group of Texas junior tennis, and, during his junior year, competed at the super championship and national level
- Attended Earlham College where he was voted first team all-conference as a freshman and holds the 5th best record of all time for singles wins in a season
- As a coach, Fernando has developed multiple nationally ranked juniors and worked with some of the best players in the Dallas area
- In pickleball, Fernando has helped start one of the Dallas’s first adaptive pickleball programs as a part of ACEing Autism, as he serves as a program director and head tennis and pickleball professional for the Dallas branch of the organization
- Furthermore, the Dallas branch (where Fernando is heavily involved) of ACEing Autism was recognized as USTA's "Best of Texas" adaptive program of the year, ACEing Autism national program of the year, and a finalist for USTA national adaptive program of the year