Contact information for all of our staff is available at the Welcome Center, call 989.631.6151 or stop in any time.

JEFF REKEWEG,
Executive Director

  • 25+ years of leadership and business experience in the Midland community & beyond


MIKE ROSE, USTA/PTR
Director of Adult Tennis & Pickleball

  • From Grand Rapids, MI

  • Aquinas College - Bachelors in Business Administration and Sports Management

  • Two time All-American

  • Two consecutive years won ITA Regionals and Advanced to Small College Super Bowl

  • 2007 Named NAIA Senior player of the year

  • 2008 named west Michigan player of the year

  • PTR Certified: Adult Tennis, 11-17, High Performance and Pickleball

  • Northwood Head Tennis coach 2020-2023

  • Coached Women’s team to regular season GLIAC Championship 2022

  • Named GLAIC Women’s coach of the year 2022

  • 20+ years of coaching experience


JARED FLICK, USTA/PTR
Director of Junior Tennis

  • PTR Master Professional Junior Development

  • PTR Master Professional High Performance

  • USTA High Performance

  • Coached players who competed in the Orange Bowl, Easter Bowl, Eddie Herr, All L1 USTA National Events, All Junior Grand Slams, ITF Events

  • Worked and placed players at the University of Michigan, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke, Harvard, Princeton, John Hopkins and more

  • Personal Coaching Achievements include -#1 Sectional ranking in every age division, Two, #1 National ranked players in last 5 years, Multiple National Championships, #1 individual ranked NCAA in 2022


JASON WINEGAR, MS, USPTA High Performance, CSCS, CPSS, TPT, PN1-NC
Director of Performance

  • NCAA Division 1 Coach at the University of Texas & Marshall University

  • Professional ITF/WTA tour coach

  • Coached tour female player traveling all over the world

  • While Academy Director, had 35 nationally ranked juniors, including 6 sectional #1’s at one time

  • Midwest: #1 G10 – G18 and B10 – B16

  • National: #1 G12, G16, B18, and Top 10 in every age group

  • ITF: Junior female- Top 100 in the world, Male top 200

  • Little Mo 8's National Champion

  • Nationally Ranked Division 1 singles and doubles players

  • Coached players to titles at ITF grades 5, 4, 3, 2


IEUAN LISTER
Tennis Professional

  • From London, England

  • Played on the circuit in ITF Future Tournaments 

  • D II tennis & track & field athlete at Lake Superior State University

  • Trained in Spain

  • Studied at Lake state University where he played collegiate tennis and track and field.

  • Earned degrees in Athletic Training, Kinesiology & Health and Fitness


TIM GAUL
Tennis Professional

  • Started playing tennis at 10 years old

  • Four year Varsity Tennis Player for Port Huron Northern

  • Reached the State Semi-Finals as a Sinlges Player

  • Carries a UTSA rating of 4.5

  • Taught at the VanderMeer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and other clubs throughout Michigan and New York

  • Certified in Junior and Performance Tennis, and enjoys teaching players of all ages


DIANA MONSALVE
Tennis Professional

  • From Cucuta, Columbia

  • Has been playing tennis for 18 years

  • Ranked #1 in the country in the 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories

  • Has earned ITF and WTA rankings

  • Played Division I Tennis for the University of Southern Alabama and for Jacksonville State University

  • Has a Bachelors degree in theatre Arts and a Masters degree in Sports Management

  • At nine years old, Diana auditioned for the X Factor in Columbia.


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JANE HEISS, PTR
Tennis Professional

  • NCAA Division 1 Tennis Coach (Big East) Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

  • Wightman Cup Coach - Midland

  • Coach at Arthur Ashe Kids Day - US Open


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TERRY HICKS, USPTA/PTR
Tennis Professional

  • Certified by both USPTA and PTR

  • Made live ball hitting instruction popular with members looking for steady improvement

  • Actively helping to host Racquet Demo Days

  • Available for Adult Lessons and Groups


Sally Wasserman Assistant Director of TennisWhizz

Sally Wasserman
Assistant Director of TennisWhizz

SALLY WASSERMAN, PTR
Tennis Professional

  • Northern Michigan University Graduate

  • Greater Midland Tennis Center since 2001

  • Professional Tennis Instructor since 2011


MAUREEN ACKER, PPR
Pickleball Coordinator & Certified Pickleball Instructor

  • 30+ years of leadership and business experience at The Dow Chemical Company

  • PPR Certified, Pickleball Coach

  • Gold Medalist Michigan Sr Olympics, Pickleball

  • Bachelor of Science degree, Chemistry and German


EMILY KISSANE
Program Coordinator

  • From Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Played collegiate tennis at Davenport University

  • Mom of two

  • Currently pursuing her Masters in Counseling Psychology

Supporting Staff

Cricket Krengel
Director of Membership Services

Valerie Dvorak
Pro Shop Manager

Jessie Lehr
League, Tournament & Events Coordinator

Sarah Ismail
Marketing & Design Specialist

Jeremy Eastman
Maintenance

Operating Board

Greg Bunker
GMTC Board Chair

Mike Szabo
GMTC Board Vice Chair

Missie Freier
GMTC Board Treasurer

Bob Plishka
GMTC Board Secretary

Sara Ladwein
GMTC Board Member

Dan Morgenstern
GMTC Board Member

Jandwani Pankaj
GMTC Board Member

Chris Parrillo
GMTC Board Member

Kristin Riddle
GMTC Board Member