Dear Chris Del Conte,

While I am saddened by the job opening to lead the University of Texas Tennis team, I also believe in the future and I believe God does all things to prosper people.

Today I want to write an unsolicited letter about the former most winning player in the history of University of Texas Tennis whose name is Jack Braisington.    I, as well as a host of other people would like to nominate Jack Braisington to the position of head coach of the University of Texas Tennis team.   Jack has an all-star resume reaching #120 ATP in the world, playing in the quarterfinals of the US Open and other grand slams and currently is the coach of the University of Saint Thomas in Houston. 

 I do not know if you know Jack, but I have had the great pleasure of him coaching all three of my boys who are now 10, 14 and 16.  I have seen Jack excel in both adverse and positive environments both professionally and socially.  Jack is a man of integrity, leadership, inspiration, and personal commitment.  Jack never questions IF something can be done, but rather HOW it will be done.

As a founder and CEO of a technology company for 17 years as well as founder of an international tennis charity named Lobbing Love, I know leadership and capability when I see it.  I don’t question IF Jack will lead the University of Texas to a national championship with integrity, I only question HOW Jack will do it.  I had the great privilege to travel to Pakistan to teach kids tennis in 2015 when Bin Laden had carried an international ban on sports for the country.  The children were suffering for not having professional sports in their country.  We decided the right thing to do was to request that the International Tennis Federation lift the 12 year ban on international sport to let the children prosper.  David Haggerty, the president of the International Tennis Federation agreed and decided that indeed it was the right thing to do and he lifted the 12 year ban.  Pakistan hosted their first international sporting event in December 2017.  Today women and children are learning tennis in a country that formerly banned the sport.  Jack gives generously to these types of endeavors in time and resources.

Today, I can even be as bold as to say one of the all time greats of Tennis named Arthur Ashe is looking down on Jack and saying it would be the right thing to do to give Jack the honor of being the head coach of the University of Texas Tennis Team.  We will root for you Chris, no matter your decision.  It just gives us great privilege and honor to write an unsolicited letter to you about a man named Jack Braisington that will bring honor, integrity and prosperity to the University of Texas Tennis program.  May God Bless you for your role in this decision.

Best,

Erik Simpson

CEO – SeatsX

Lobbing Love