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Junior Tennis Team

Pro Staff - Trainers

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Carl Crawford - VTC Professional
Carl has been a part-time tennis teaching professional, tennis promoter and overall "Mr. Jack of All Trades" at VTC since 1990. Carl's tennis background includes numerous specialized tennis training classes including those for disabled/wheelchair players, pee-wee programs and inner-city youth. Carl is currently our "weekend" specialist providing professional instruction on Saturdays and Sundays. Carl, an avid tennis competitor/enthusiast and world traveler, enjoys competing and traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest, the United States and around the world. Carl is a tremendous asset to VTC's program and is also a USPTA certified tennis professional. E-mail Carl.

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John Heim - VTC Professional
John has been a member of the VTC Tennis staff since September 2001. John brings over 30 years of playing experience as well as 5+ years of teaching to our staff. Some of John's tennis highlights include: Washington State community college men's singles champion in 1981 which helped land a scholarship position at the University of Portland. John played #1 doubles and #3 singles respectively, at UP from 1982-1984. More recently, John won the Nike Oregon State(a category 2 national championship), 40's singles title. John is also a USPTA certified professional. E-mail John.

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Tony Nelson - VTC Professional
Tony Nelson came to VTC all the way from the land "down under." He has been a full-time tennis professional at VTC since July of 2000. Tony brings to the VTC tennis program over 18 years of coaching and playing experience starting in his hometown of Newcastle, Australia. As a junior, Tony has had a number of great coaches, one being a former #2 singles player in the world, Tony Roache. Tony's playing career consisted of being state ranked and nationally ranked as a junior and played the Satellite Tour in Australia before residing in Vancouver Washington. Tony is a USPTA certified tennis professional. E-mail Tony.

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Brent Waddle - VTC Professional
Brent Waddle has been a full time teaching pro with The Vancouver Tennis & Racquetball Center since June 1998. Brent is our "home grown" teaching pro. As a junior, he played for Hudson's Bay High School and took lessons here at VTC under Kevin and Hector. Brent has a wide range of responsibilities at the tennis center including teaching tennis to juniors, adults and seniors of all ability levels. Brent runs various segments of VTC's outstanding junior development lessons program and is the Tournament Director for all of VTC's top-notch tournaments. Brent is also a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional. E-mail Brent.

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