Jorge is one of only ten people worldwide that is a Master Professional with the RSPA and an International Master Professional with the PTR. Jorge is a 6-time Michigan Pro of the Year a 2-time Midwest Pro of the Year. Jorge has coached hundreds of ranked juniors including 3 national champions. He is an internationally recognized speaker and author and was inducted into the RSPA Midwest Hall of Fame in 2012. Jorge has been named the Professional of the Year for both the RSPA and the PTR. He is founder of Hope’s PTM program.

Nate has been teaching in Holland and Grand Rapids for since 2002. He has often been ranked highly as a player, including a top 20 national (NAIA) collegiate ranking in both singles and doubles. Nate has also been ranked in the top 10 in the Midwest section in the Men’s Open division. Nate works with many juniors that have rankings as well as players that have gone on to play for nationally ranked collegiate teams.

Adam is the Director of the Hope College Racquet Sports Management (RSM) program. He has served as the men’s and women’s varsity tennis coach at Hope as well as being the head professional at the DeWitt Tennis Center. Adam is a USTA high-performance certified coach and has developed many nationally ranked players. He was a two-time state champion at Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central High School. He played tennis for four years at Division I Northern Illinois University. Often recognized by his peers, Adam is in a unique position to lead the College’s PTM program.

Kyle is a certified tennis professional and graduate of the Hope College Racquet Sports Management (RSM) program. Kyle holds certifications with the RSPA, PTR, and PPR. He is the lead stringer at the DeWitt Tennis Center and presented at coaches conferences. Kyle was the recipient of the RSPA Elevate Awards from the RSPA and was named the the Michigan Pro of the Year by the PTR.

Tim is a PTR Master of Tennis Certified, RSPA Elite Tennis Professional with 20+ years of leadership in the tennis industry. He was chosen by the USTA as a coach developer. These experiences include presenting at symposia, published articles in industry magazines, attending education conferences and completing the Master’s Program in Hospitality & Tourism Management at San Diego State University.

Austin is a native of Odessa, Texas, he comes to Hope after coaching one season at GVSU. Austin played his collegiate tennis at Cornerstone and concluded his tennis career ranked fifth all-time with 94 career combined singles and doubles wins. His 46 singles wins while playing in the top half of the lineup are the fourth-most in team history as are his 48 doubles wins.

Austin Hunt holds a master’s degree in Sport Management from the University of Michigan (2017) and a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Cornerstone University (2016).

Chris Wilton has been a tennis professional since 1990. He has won the RSPA Michigan Pro of the Year 2 times and been honored as the Distinguished Service Award winner for Western Michigan. Chris was the Director of Tennis at Norton Pines taking that club from a 4 court facility to a 9 court facility and winning Organization of the Year 2 times. Currently, he is the Executive Director of the WMTA.

Matt has been a certified tennis professional since 1999. He has been a pro at the DeWitt Tennis Center since 2003. Matt played tennis for Hope College for four years where he earned First Team All-MIAA honors. In Matt’s senior year he was named the Dr. Allen Stowe Sportsmanship Award winner. Matt runs many of our clubs 10 & Under programs.

Marti has been a USPTA certified tennis professional since 1985 and a PTR certified professional over the past 10 years. Marti is a multiple winner of “Player of the Year” awards from the USTA and USPTA. She is also certified as a Mental Toughness specialist through the Human Performance Institute and a Certified Tennis Performance Trainer through the International Tennis Performance Association. Marti was inducted into the Coldwater (MI) HS Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.

Mark is a PTR certified teaching professional with over 25 years of coaching experience.  He has coached multiple State, Regional, and Conference champions in Texas. Mark was honored with the 2018 Texas State High School Coach of the Year award as well as the 2020 4A Conference Coach of the Year award.  Mark also serves as an Assistant Tennis coach at Hope College with his son Austin.