Me and My Racquet

Today on the show, we have Rhiannon Potkey! Rhiannon shares her story as a sports journalist and the executive director for her non profit, Goods4Greatness. We discuss her life in sports, her favorite authors, and her advice for people looking to be sports writers. We also talk about her love for nature as well as biking & hiking in the great Smoky Mountains! Goods4Greatness Website: https://www.goods4greatness.org/

Today on the show, we have Rusty Morris! Rusty shares his story as the Director of Tennis for Cedar Bluff Racquet Club in Knoxville, Tennessee. We discuss his career, what it's like being a tournament director, and he offers his advice for people looking to get into the tennis industry. We also talk about his mentors within the industry and watching historical fiction on Netflix!

Meg Bandy shares her story as a tennis professional and as the assistant varsity coach for the McCallie School in Tennessee. We discuss her career, experience as USPTA Elite/USTA High Performance coach, and she offers advice for people looking to get into the tennis industry. We also talk about her role as coach/parent, creating projects to keep yourself busy during quarantine, and HBO's classic show, Six Feet Under!

Connor Van Alstyne (Head) and Allie Will (Assistant) share their stories as college coaches at Santa Rosa Junior College in California. We discuss how they got into the college coaching scene and their suggestions for people who want to get into the tennis industry. We also talk about their budding beef jerky business, their love of the great outdoors, and the show that everyone is talking about- Ozark!

Sarah Evans is a teaching professional and assistant varsity coach in Tennessee. She shares her story about her tennis experience as a collegiate athlete, how she got into teaching and coaching, and advice she has for professionals looking to get into the tennis industry. We also talk about her cooking skills, passion for dance, and love of Grey's Anatomy.

Introducing a new tennis podcast called Me and My Racquet. It's a show about tennis industry professionals sharing their passion, purpose, and connecting over the sport we all know and love! Listen in for more details.