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DAVE EDWARDS, Tennis Director
USPTA Certified Tennis Professional, sponsored by Nike and Prince. Dave attended Southwest Texas State University on a Tennis Scholarship and was Captain of the TSU Tennis Team for two years. Following college, he toured the country for a year playing in semi-pro tournaments. His first tennis coaching job was at John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in New Braunfels, Texas. In 1982, Dave took a Head Tennis Pro position in Anchorage Alaska where he worked for three years. In 1986 Dave made his final move here to West Hills and for 20 years has been the Tennis Director. In that time he has been ranked in the Top 10 for Open players and ranked number one in both 35 singles and doubles. Dave has coached many high school state champions and nationally ranked juniors. In addition, he has helped many kids go on to play at the collegiate level.
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Alex Martin
Alex grew up in Everett, WA and was a Top 10 player in the Pacific Northwest before heading off to college. He attended Linfield College where he played #1 singles for all four years, leading his team to two Northwest Conference Championships in the process. After college, Alex joined the coaching staff at Linfield as the Assistant Men's & Women's Tennis Coach. In his two years there, the women's team won two conference championships and also won their first ever match in the NCAA Tournament. His first teaching pro job was at the Spokane Athletic Club where he worked with Patrick Dreves in builing a successful junior develpment program. Alex is a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional and is on the Advisory Staff with both Adidas and Babolat.
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