Tennis Pros

Marvin Glover

Marvin Glover, a Southern Arkansas native and University of Arkansas graduate, Is a current USTA player and has taken his play experience and knowledge to become a teaching pro at Summerhill Racquet Club. In two short years Marvin has developed 6 adult teams and coached two of those teams to state and district finals.

He has engineered a fast growing junior tournament group that meets on Saturdays. With his guidance and instruction this program has already produced 4 novice ranked players and a state ranked open junior!!

Marvin currently offers adult and junior lessons, both private and group, and coaches team tennis. His love of tennis is apparent through his undying enthusiasm to help each of his students and/or team players achieve their ultimate tennis experience.

David Kossover

David Kossover, a native Arkansan, has been involved in tennis most of his life. He had his first teaching job at Walker Tennis Center at the age of 16. After finishing a stellar tennis career at Ouachita Baptist University, his teaching skills reached a new level in 1962 while at Little Rock Country Club, Pine Bluff Country Club, Rosswood Country Club, and Eden Park Country Club. In 1967 he started and coached the University of Arkansas Men's Tennis program and reached a #12 national collegiate ranking in 1972.

Clubs in Kansas, Cottonwood Racquet Club and Woodvalley Racquet Club, called on David's expertise from 1978-1989, but he returned to his Arkansas roots in 1989 and became a teaching pro at Summerhill Racquet Club. He has developed and guided 16 juniors to state championship rankings and 7 juniors to national rankings.  Many more of his students have gone on to successful collegiate careers. He has been instrumental in making Summerhill one of the most dominant and established adult team tennis programs in Northwest Arkansas. In 2003 his 3.0 ladies team became Arkansas State Champions and Sectional Champions and represented Arkansas at nationals. In 2004 David was inducted to Oauchita Baptist University's Sports Hall of Fame for basketball, baseball, and tennis.

He currently coaches both men and ladies' team tennis, teaches group and private lessons and drills for all ages, and develops junior players as he helps guide the Summerhill Tennis program.
   

Bill Maxwell

Bill Maxwell began his professional tennis teaching career in 1990 at Summerhill Racquet Club with instruction to juniors and adults. In 1992 he accepted a job at Sparks Athletic Club in Fort Smith. At Sparks he continued his adult instruction, but added to his junior program and developed it into one of the largest, successful junior programs in the state.  At the same time he added adult team tennis to his programs and became director of tournaments. In 2004, Fayetteville Athletic Club became his new career avenue with ever more responsibilities

Bill became the tennis director and launched their new tennis facility.  Responsibilities included not only teaching and running team tennis, but marketing programming, hiring, managing, training of staff, managing budgets, and managing retail accounts.

While he enjoyed the added responsibility it left little time for watching his own children in activities. Therefore, in 2007 Summerhill became his home once again. He continues his junior development program for competitive youth, adult instruction, and running multiple adult team tennis teams. 

He was 2000 U.S. Professional Tennis Association Pro for Arkansas.  Bill maintains a membership in the Pro Tennis Registry with the highest rating, and membership in U.S. Tennis Association Sort Science with highest certification.  He is also a Section Writer for Southern Exposure.