Teach Me Tennis was founded in 2015 by members of Rome Tennis Management (RTM), a collective of local tennis pros made up of JP Selle, David Araiza, and Cristian Lopez, dedicated to teaching tennis across the region. In 2016, Logan Yerbey became the Program Director and managed day to day operations. This after-school program was born out of the desire to introduce this very individual sport to students in a team environment – giving them something to play for beyond their own personal goals. Over time, Teach Me Tennis grew to introduce tennis to over 1,000 students across nearly 15 schools before the 2020 COVID pandemic caused the program to enter a hiatus.
In 2023, the CVTA entered a partnership with RTM to resume operations of Teach Me Tennis and begin introducing tennis to a new generation of players. The CVTA is proud to continue the deep tradition of providing an affordable and fun introduction to tennis for children in the Coosa Valley area.
JP Selle
Founder
BBA from Shorter College and MBA from Berry College. Certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association as an Elite Professional Coach. Represented Chile as a junior and as a professional in many tennis tournaments around the world. He also represented Shorter College in national competitions and achieved All American status on several occasions.
Cristian Lopez
Founder
BBA from Pikeville University. Certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association as an Elite Professional Coach. Represented Chile as a junior and as a professional in many tennis tournaments around the world.
He also represented Pikeville University in multiple national competitions.
David Araiza
Founder
BBA and MBA from Shorter College. Certified by the United States Professional Tennis Association as an Elite Professional Coach. Represented Mexico as a junior and as a professional in many tennis tournaments around the world.
He also represented Shorter College in national competitions and achieved All American status.
Logan Yerbey
Program Director
BBA from Berry College and MBA from Gardner Webb University. Formerly certified by the Professional Tennis Registry as a Professional Coach. Represented the Berry College Tennis Team across multiple regional and national competitions. Logan is now a volunteer CVTA board member and is heavily involved with all CVTA junior tennis outreach programming.
