Cedar Bluff Racquet Club: Pro Staff

Pro Staff

	Rusty Morris Rusty is the Director of Tennis at CBRC. Rusty comes back to CBRC after five years at Smoky Mountain Tennis Academy. At SMTA he was head tennis professional; he organized women’s USA leagues and worked with juniors who were top in the nation. He coached three USA women’s teams to State. Prior to working at CBRC, he was a top junior who trained in the CBRC junior programs, he was a top junior player, and attended East Tennessee State University on a tennis scholarship. He transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he was a redshirt team member. He graduated cum laude from Tennessee Wesleyan College. During college, he was the assistant tennis professional at Fox Den Country Club for four years. Rusty has been teaching tennis for thirteen years and he holds a certificate of Pro 1 by the USPTA. Rusty’s private hourly teaching rate is $52.00.
	David Price David began his teaching career in high school, and began working at CBRC while attending the University of Tennessee from 1986 to 1991. David received a B.S. degree in Business Administration. After graduation, David was a teaching professional at Knoxville Racquet Club for 7 years where he directed the junior development programs. He has the highest testing certification of Pro 1 by the USPTA and USPTR organizations and has worked with some of the state’s best players as a USTA Area Training Center Coach. David has played tournament tennis throughout the state of Tennessee and the South, where he has been ranked as high as #2 in Tennessee Men’s Open Doubles. David’s private hourly teaching rate is $42.00.
	Louie Royal Louie is a Knoxville native who grew up on the tennis courts. Both of his parents are tennis professionals and his father is a former men’s tennis coach at the University of Tennessee. Louie was state, sectionally, and nationally ranked as a junior player. He played college tennis at Carson Newman and Cleveland State. Until recently, he was the men’s and women’s coach at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tennessee. Louie is extremely experienced as a tennis teaching professional. He lives in Athens with his wife, Lori, and 2 children, Trey and Kyla. Louie’s private hourly teaching rate is $50.00.
	John Gompert John was formerly a tennis instructor at Kiawah Island Resort in 1985, and became head pro in 1992. His tennis experience includes earning All-American honors during his 2 years at New Mexico Institute and All-Conference honors at Georgia Southern University. He won the Southern Senior Closed Clay Court 25 and over singles title in 1990 and the 30 and over doubles title in 1993. He also coached his sister, Kate Gompert, from 1985 to 1988. Kate reached a ranking of 18th in the world in 1987 with wins over Chris Evert, Pam Shriver and Hana Mandlikova. John’s private hourly teaching rate is $52.00.
	Jeff Brainard Jeff is a graduate of Ferris State University’s Professional Tennis Management Program, a USPTA P2 certified pro, USTA Sports Science Level 5 Certified and a Certified Racquet Technician. Jeff moved to Knoxville from Bethlehem, PA where he was the director of Racquet Sports at Saucon Valley Country Club, one of the largest Country Clubs on the east coast. He has taught several nationally ranked juniors and college players. Jeff’s private hourly teaching rate is $52.00.
	Dana Forsyth Dana is a Knoxville native and a USPTA Level 1 instructor with thirty-eight years of teaching experience. She taught at Tyson Park for nineteen years and was the Head Pro at Holston Hills Country Club for nineteen years. Many of the USA League teams she has coached have advanced to the District and Sectional level, and many of her juniors have received rankings and college scholarships. Three of her children were nationally ranked junior players. She was Knoxville Women’s Singles Champion six times and ranked #1 in Tennessee. In Women’s 35’s and Women’s 40’s divisions she was ranked #1 in Tennessee and #1 in the Southern section in singles and doubles. Other awards include being named Tennessee Tennis Pro of the Year and inducted into Knoxville’s Sports Hall of Fame. Dana’s private hourly teaching rate is $52.00.
	Greg Carter Greg brings a wide range of skills and experience to our teaching pro staff. A highly-experienced, personable USPTA certified tennis professional, Greg has thirty-plus years of professional teaching experience which spans a wide variety of tennis arenas-indoor & outdoor facilities, country clubs, colleges, health clubs, public facilities, and junior & adult camps. He was the varsity coach at the University of Kentucky for five years. Greg has extensive playing experience, which ranges from USTA Junior and Adult competition on the state, sectional, national, international levels and USTA professional circuit as well as four years competing in the NCAA Division 1. Greg’s hourly private lesson rate is $52 per hour.
	Nathan Beckroge Nathan grew up playing tennis at Cedar Bluff. He has extensive tournament playing experience throughout Tennessee. He has been working at Cedar Bluff for over 6 years and works with our JDP group, several High School teams in addition to teaching private lessons. He also is a MTR (Master Racquet Technician) and has been stringing at Racquets and Jackets since 2005. Nathan's teaching rate is $38 per hour.
	Derek Stultz Derek played #1 for Freedom High School for four years. He grew up in North Carolina where he started playing tennis at the age of 7. He has been teaching tennis for 5 years and has the unique ability to simplify the game for his students that is conducive to both learning and having fun. Derek concentrates lessons on stroke technique, explosive footwork,mental focus and strategic shot selection. Derek’s teaching rate is $45.00 per hour.
	Zach Laycock Zach Laycock is an USPTA Pro 1 certified tennis professional. Zach held a Top 5 National ranking during junior college at Columbia State Community College,and played Division 1 tennis at Austin Peay State University. Zach has held positions most recently a the Bellevue Club in Bellevue, WA. His past responsibilities as a director of tennis and head pro include coaching/creating/directing programs for all ages and ability levels (1.0-6.0, Pee Wees, Juniors and Adult), Pro shop operations and racquet repair customization, travel coach for nationally ranked junior, Nike and United States Air Force Academy Summer Tennis Camps, USTA Tournament administration, Adult/ Junior U sta team coaching and scheduling. Zach has an enthusiastic court presence, conducting positive and high energy camps, clinics and lessons. Zach ’s teaching rate is $52.00 per hour.