Calvin University Women's Tennis

John Ross is in his 21st year as head mens tennis coach and an associate tenured professor in the Kinesiology at Calvin College.  [In April of 2022,he was named Calvin University Professor of the Year. ](https://calvin.edu/news/archive/john-ross-named-professor-of-the-year) He has been a USPTA Elite Tennis Professional since 1994. Ross has compiled a won-loss record of 306 -158 in dual match play, including one MIAA regular season title, one NCAA tournament appearance.   Ross played college tennis at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.   He has coached at Eastern Illinois University and at Earlham College.    Ross taught at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy where he worked with future tennis stars including Lleyton Hewitt.   He also spent time as the Head Tennis Pro at Fox Cities Racquet Club in Appleton, WI, where he worked with Bethany Mattek-Sands .   Ross earned a Masters in exercise physiology from Eastern Illinois University in 1994, and a Masters + 30 in athletic administration from Michigan State. Ross received a Bachelor in K-12 health and physical education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1990.