Brian Clark joined NTC in September, 2005; Brian comes to us from Kansas City where he was the General Manager for the Kansas City Racquet Club since 1999. Brian was previously the Director of Tennis at the Yuma Racquet & Fitness Club in Yuma, Arizona and Executive Director of Tennis and Manager of Activities at the Enchantment, a Four-Diamond resort in Sedona, Arizona. Under his tenure at the Enchantment, the resort made Tennis Magazine’s “Top 50 Tennis Resorts” list. Prior to that, he was Head Tennis Professional and Activities Director at Forest Highlands in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Brian played his junior tennis in the Southwest Section of the USTA. He was an Academic All Conference Player at Northern Arizona University. Brian has been a United States Professional Tennis Association certified teaching professional for over two decades. His experience ranges from working with four year olds through all ages. He has coached players to Pac-10, ACC, and Big Sky Scholarships. While in Arizona, he taught and played with Fred Stolle and Bob Lutz.

Before moving to Nebraska, Heather spent three years as the Assistant Coach at the University of Marquette. Prior to Marquette she spent one year teaching tennis in Norman, Oklahoma. Heather joined NTC on July, 2009.

Heather played four years at the University of Oklahoma, where she played number 1 singles during her senior year. During her four years, she played number 1 doubles and as a sophomore and junior went to the NCAA tournament (2003, 2004). During the 2004 Championships they reached the round of 16 and also set a school record of 24 doubles wins in a season. Nationally they reached a high ranking of 13th in the nation. Heather was selected twice to the Big 12 All-Conference First Team. Her singles career record was 66-46 and doubles record was 81-41.

Brand new to our teaching staff this year is USPTA certified teaching professional, Joel Reckewey. In 1996 Joel was the class A Nebraska Boy's tennis State runner up. In 2000 he was the Kansas 6A State High School Boy's tennis Champion. As a junior Joel qualified to play at the national boy's hard court championships in Kalamzoo Michigan 5 years in a row. He posted a top #30 junior national ranking in the 18 and under division. Joel was a four year Varsity letter winner for the University of Nebraska Men's Tennis Team, awarded the weight lifter of the year in 2003, and was captain of the team his senior season. Joel has had tennis teaching experience at the Lincoln Racquet Club, the Overland Park Racquet Club, and the Mike Wolf Tennis Academy as a teaching pro and traveling coach.

Jon Reckewey joined NTC on December, 2009, before joining our team, Jon taught for prestigious facilities like Westside Tennis in Houston and Overland Park Racquet Club in Kansas City. While in Houston, Jon had the opportunity to serve as a hitting partner for ATP professionals playing at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships. His stay in Overland Park included working for the Mike Wolf Tennis Academy and traveling with some of the best junior players in the Missouri Valley and the Nation.

As a junior player, Jon won two National Junior Open Tournaments and was ranked #1 in the Missouri Valley in the Boy’s 14’s, 16’s and 18’s before moving on to compete for the Baylor University Tennis Program. While at Baylor, Jon helped win a National Title in 2003-2004. Although Jon focused on helping the team primarily in doubles, he was a quarterfinalist in the 2005 ITA Regional Championships in Singles. His understanding of teamwork and keen insight into player dynamics made Jon an ideal doubles player. These skills enabled Jon to reach an NCAA ranking of #6 in the Nation, win the 2005 ITA Regional Championships, and be named to the NCAA All Tournament Team. Jon is available to work with all levels and ages but with an emphasis on our competitive junior players.