The Bruce Nagel Tennis Academy

 
At the Kailua Racquet Club (808) 262-2057
 
Contact me at brucenagel@aol.com
 
Mission Statement:

To promote health and happiness through the development of mind and body.  At the Bruce Nagel Tennis Academy we promise the opportunity to develop the skills to excel not only in tennis, but in life.

- We promise to provide excellent tennis instruction with friendly, professional instructors
- We promise to help you learn sportsmanship, etiquette, and good work ethics.
- We promise to help you achieve your full potential both on the court and off.
- We promise that you will have fun and be more likely to live a longer and healthier life.

Check out our newest 2010 programs:  Adults and NEW Summer program for Juniors
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Director/Head Pro  Bruce Nagel

Bruce was born in Los Angeles, and raised in Utah and Iowa. 

He attended the University of Iowa on a full tennis scholarship, where he received his degree in Business Administration with areas of concentration in Statistical Analysis and Marketing.

Nationally ranked as a junior and an adult, he has lived in Hawaii since 1980 and considers Hawaii home.  He ran the tennis programs at Hickam Air Force Base for seven years before joining the Kailua Racquet Club in 1989, where he runs the Bruce Nagel Tennis Academy. 

His hobbies include skiing, surfing, and kayak fishing.  He has been a proud member of the USPTA since 1985, is certified as a Level 1 Pro, and currently serves as Regional Vice President of the Hawaii Division.

Bruce teaches the Friday afternoon exer-tennis class from 5-6pm.
 
 Judy Weitz was born in California and lived in Oregon for a short time before permanently relocating to Hawaii in 1984. Her first ever tennis lesson was from Kailua Racquet Club's very own General Manager and Head Pro Bruce Nagel!  She competed in Hawaii Opens from 90-97 maintaining a top ranking in both singles and doubles. She enjoys playing soccer, mountain biking, swimming, running and would prefer being in the great outdoors. Her favorite tennis workout is Exer-Tennis class.   "Exer-tennis is by far the best tennis workout I have ever had."  It is a fun, unique and effective format for all ages and abilities.  Judy has been at Kailua Racquet Club since 1998. She teaches the Games Only classes on Monday and Friday at 9:30. She is also available for private lessons weekday mornings and Saturday afternoon.

 


Derek Morrison comes to us from Washington State where he played junior tournaments, high school and college tennis.  He then taught tennis at Vancouver Tennis Center.  As a sophomore in high school he won the Washington 2A state singles title and was runner up the following year.  His highest junior ranking was #17 in PNW (1999).  He also played two years at Linfield College where he played 1 & 2 singles/doubles and helped lead them to a National ranking of 19 in 2002.  His best singles win was against Dermont O'Grady who had a NAIA singles national ranking #16 (2002).  Recently Derek has been ranked #2 in 5.0 singles and #1 in 5.0 doubles (2006) in the Pacific Northwest. Derek is an avid tennis player and enjoys teaching all levels.  He enjoys keeping up-to-date with the newest techniques of tennis stroke production.  He is known for his patience and enthusiastic teaching style. Derek has been at Kailua Racquet Club since 2008. He teaches Thursday night Exer-Tennis as well as all Exer-Tennis classes on Saturday. He is available for private lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings as well Saturday afternoons.
 

Jared Carstenn was born in Ocala, Florida in 1984 and picked up a racquet for the first time before turning two. While growing up, he competed on several Florida Section Junior Team Tennis Championship teams. He also played all four years of high school tennis at the Varsity level.  Jared started work in the tennis industry at the age of 14 teaching and assisting in club operations at Ft. King Tennis Center in Ocala. He has attended Central Florida Community College, Hawaii Pacific University as well as University Of Hawaii.

Hawaii has been home to Jared since 2003 and there is no other place Jared would rather be! His other sports interests include body boarding, basketball, football, golf, volleyball, surfing, and ping pong.
He is best known for saying extreme amounts of AWESOME!!!  Jared teaches Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday morning Exer-Tennis classes and is available for privates on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and Sunday early afternoon.

Hawaii has been home to Jared since 2003. There is no other place Jared would rather be than competing on the tennis court – look out Men’s Night Doubles! His other sports interests include body boarding, basketball, football, golf, volleyball, surfing, and ping pong.
He is best known for saying extreme amounts of AWESOME!!!

Jared teaches Tuesday – Thursday and Sunday morning exer-tennis classes and is available for privates on Tuesday and Wednesday morning or Monday, Thursday and Sunday early afternoon.
 

Katelyn M Sweeney Ching hails from the neighboring town of Kaneohe. She attended the Honolulu Waldorf School and played #1-2 for Maryknoll and Pac-3, respectively. She was a member of Team Kailua from age 9-18.

Katelyn competed for Wellesley College, a Division 3 school in the Northeast NEWMAC conference. Wellesley achieved a national ranking of #10 during her senior year, and held the conference title from 2004-2008. She was nominated for the ITA Scholar-Athlete award in 2009. She considers her decision to play college tennis as one of joy and accomplishment. As a coach for young players, she hopes to emphasize how success on the court can translate into success in the classroom, and vice versa.

Before coming to Bruce Nagel Tennis Academy, Katelyn worked as an assistant coach for the Kailua Recreational Center, Hawaii Pacific Tennis Academy, Useless Bay Tennis and Golf Club in Washington, and has helped run clinics in Wellesley, MA. She also volunteered with Wellesley Tennis for the Acing Autism tennis program in Wayland, MA.

Off the court Katelyn enjoys reading, cooking/eating, and studying (seriously!). She graduated in June with Honors in Music and a minor in Philosophy. She was the 2009 recipient of the Hubert Weldon Lamb Prize for her work in composition. She hopes to pursue a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Composition. She also teaches piano.