Staff
Hannah Higgins
Club Manager
Hannah Higgins is a lifelong Burlington resident, OFRC Member and is a graduate of Williams High School, Go Dawgs! Hannah and her family joined OFRC in 2006 where she became an active member of all OFRC aspects.
Hannah grew up playing tennis under Jag Gowda, Racquet Sports Director, and played through the Alamance Junior Tennis Foundation. After playing tennis at Turrentine Middle School, and Williams High School, she continued her career collegiately. After four years of tennis at Methodist University and one year at Meredith College, Hannah finds herself back to her roots at OFRC!
Hannah holds a degree in Resort Management and Professional Tennis Management from Methodist University. Most recently, Hannah worked at The North Hills Club in Raleigh. She also has worked at Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, CT.
Jag Gowda
Director of Racquet Sports
Bio coming soon…
James Wright
Racquet Sports Professional
James Wright is from High Point, NC, where as the son if a tennis coach, he grew up playing tennis and junior tournaments, and was a graduate of Randleman High School.
He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from UNC Greensboro in 2022m and upon graduation, he went to Methodist University to complete the Professional Tennis Management (PTM) program in 2025. Through PTM, James earned his RSPA Level 1, 2 and PTR level 2 Tennis Certifications. James is also PPR Certified in Pickleball.
James comes to OFRC from Methodist University where he was the Assistant Coach for the men’s tennis team. James has also worked at Gates Four Country Club in Fayetteville, NC and The Chattooga Club in Cashiers, NC.
Olga Copplestone
Accountant
Bio coming soon…
Keith Multerer
Maintenance
Bio coming soon…
Ivy Henry
Office Staff
Bio coming soon…
Caroline Day
Office Staff
Caroline Day is a lifelong resident of the Burlington area attending Williams High School. She and her family joined Olde Forest Racquet Club in 2006.
Caroline is a spring 2023 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelors in Human Development and Family Science. Caroline will be going back to UNC Chapel Hill in the Fall to obtain her Master of Arts in Teaching.
Caroline has worked at OFRC for 7 summers, starting as a pool gate attendant, and now is part of the office staff.
Samuel Durham
Tennis Assistant & Pro Shop Staff
Samuel Durham began playing tennis in the 6th grade when he became a part of the Alamance Junior Tennis Foundation sponsored middle school tennis team at Western Middle. Through this program, he learned the game of tennis and moved from playing exhibition matches to winning the spring season’s AJTF middle school doubles championship. He continued to play tennis throughout middle and high school, playing number one for both teams. He has competed in USTA and UTR tournaments, winning a local USTA tournament for his age group in 2019. As a high school player at Western Alamance, he has made All Conference and qualified for Regional competition.
As a senior, he was a team captain. Samuel helped lead his team to the Dual-Team state playoffs. In the spring of 2023, Samuel qualified for the doubles state championships with his brother, Luke. He also served as assistant coach to the Western Middle school team. Samuel worked at Burlington Tennis Center before coming to work for Olde Forest Racquet Club. Samuel attends UNC-Wilmington where he plays on the University’s Club Team
