Our Philosophy
To groom winners, we instill an offensive, aggressive style of play that leverages offensive abilities.
Trust the technique.
Embrace a “never say die” attitude.
Hate losing more than you love winning.
Winning isn’t everything, it’s how you play the game that really matters. You must enjoy the journey. The bigger the challenge, the bigger the effort required. Along with the Street Dog Tennis technique that we teach, this is the attitude and mental fortitude we impart in all of our students. It may be different from most tennis coaches, but we firmly believe it’s the difference between a “decent” tennis player and an “excellent” tennis player.
About Us
Street Dog Tennis was formed by a father whose son wanted to be one of the best tennis players around. As people watched them train, they were asked by other parents to train their kids as well. And in 2005, Street Dog Tennis was officially born as a father and son partnership.
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Coaches
Justin Maurer
Justin was a Super-Champ in Texas Junior Tennis. He currently plays Men’s Open tennis tournaments along with coaching and teaching tennis. Justin has had the opportunity to be around numerous great players and coaches such as John McEnroe, Jimmy Parker, Ross Persons, John Wilkerson, Jim Courier, and Goran Ivanisevic.
Achievements
5 Time U.S. Open Texas Qualifier (2010-2013, 2015)
Men’s Doubles U.S. Open Texas Qualifier
Ranked #5 in Texas Father and Son Open Doubles (2012)
Participated in National Clay and Hardcourt Father and Son Championship (2018)
John Maurer
John has been privileged enough to have been associated with so many great coaches and players, such as Jimmy Parker, John Wilkerson, Ross Persons, Matt Rainey, Felipe Arnold, and countless others. He has taken ideas and techniques from them and created his own style.
Achievements
Ranked #5 Texas Men’s 40 Doubles (2007)
Rank #5 in Texas Father and Son Open Doubles (2012)
Participated in National Clay and Hardcourt Father and Son Championship (2018)