Meet the Tennis Pros

Mike Johnston - head Pro

Mike is Vetta Sports Concord's Head Tennis Teaching Professional and Tennis Director.  He has over 25 years of teaching experience.  As an instructor he has coached several Missouri Valley and Nationally ranked junior players.  

Mike was an AMAZING junior tennis player.  He was nationally ranked for 7 years AND was a Missouri Valley Champion.  He also is the ONLY 4-time Missouri State High School Tennis Champion (Clayton).  One year he even won the National High School Fast Serve Championship!

In college, Mike played #1 singles for Miami of Ohio.  Mike has wins over numerous world-ranked players and as a freshman he beat the #1 ranked NCAA singles player.  

 

Kevin Ebert-senior pro

Kevin has been a USPTA certified pro here at Vetta since 2005. His teaching philosophy is to teach people of all ages & ability levels the modern tennis game in a fun & energetic environment. Realizing you can't always teach an old dog new tricks, he strives to show established players the benefits of incorporating modern techniques into their pre-existing game, getting them off to a quick/productive start with the simplicity of the current methodologies.

To get in touch with Kevin, you can call him at 314-842-3111 ext 125 or email him at kebert@vettasports.com

 

Evgeniy Nigmatyanov

-Vetta Teaching Professional Coach

-Former #1 Player at McKendree College

-Ranked 35th Nationally in Intercollegiate Tennis Association

-Ranked 2nd in Missouri Valley USTA Men's Open Singles, 2009

 

 

 

Manuel Prado

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DAVE FUHRIG

Dave has been a USPTA certified pro here at Vetta since 2006. He believes that tennis comes in 3 stages: consistency, placement, then power. He also believes in the natural progression of a student. A student must learn through repetition, then live ball drilling and finally through match play and competition where a student will gain experience necessary for their game to progress. Although some learning curves may be steeper than others, players of all ages and ability levels are capable of improvement. Most importantly, KEEP TENNIS FUN!