About Us

I got a late start playing tennis at the age of 14. I was offered an opportunity to go to Nick Bollettieri, because my brother was a coach at the academy.

I played college tennis at Eastern Kentucky. Immediately, after I finished playing, I became the Assistant Women’s Coach at the University of Kentucky for 5 years.

I went on to become a Tennis Director In Topeka Kansas before settling in at Knoxville Racquet Club for the last 23 years.

I love helping players of all ages and enjoy the game of tennis. Throughout the years, I have really enjoyed getting junior players to the college level.  I estimate I have helped over 50 players make it to the college ranks.

This is David’s eighth year at the Knoxville Racquet Club and his twenty-eighth-year coaching tennis.

David coached collegiately for ten years as the Head Women’s Coach at Middle Tennessee State University and as the Assistant Women’s Coach at Vanderbilt University. In 2014 David was the interim Assistant Coach at Vanderbilt.

David worked at Ridgeland Country Club from 2003-2013.

He has coached and developed many top level junior players and has received multiple Collegiate “Coach of the Year” awards.

David played tennis at Middle Tennessee State University and is a native of Galway, Ireland.

Kata Szekely was ranked top 2 in Hungary and was part of the national team throughout her junior career.

She played tennis at the University of Tennessee where she received two All-America honors for reaching the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament in doubles.

Following her collegiate career, she coached at the Depaul University in Chicago for two years.

She has been at the Knoxville Racquet club for seven years. Kata works with juniors and adults as well.

I grew up playing Junior tennis in the U.S., after which I played D1 college tennis at Purdue University.

I have enjoyed working here at KRC for going on 15 years, and love getting to work with people of all ages, to help them reach their goals on and off the court, and have fun while doing so!

I’ve also had the privilege to help many hard-working junior players reach their goals of earning college tennis scholarships to various universities all over the country.

This is my 12th year, at KRC, teaching tennis and doing court maintenance.

When I’m not working I’m backpacking the Smokies and working on my photography.

I played tennis at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1990-1995.

I have had the pleasure of working at the Knoxville Racquet club for the past 24 years

During that time I have met some of the most wonderful people, many of whom I now call friends.

I look forward to continuing serving our guests and making KRC the #1 tennis club in Knoxville, TN.