Nirus Tennis Academy is happy to announce that Ganesh Vaidya or KV as he is popularly known will be joining Nirus Tennis Academy. KV is a certified USPTR professional and has tons of experience as a travelling coach for top juniors as well as in private and group lessons.

Prior to this KV was Assistant Director of Randy Mani Tennis Academy, New York from July 1997 to September 2002. He was also the Co-ordinator for various programs in the academy which included implementing new drills, emphasizing the discipline and the fundamentals of the game to reach the players' highest potential. With Randy Mani Tennis Academy,KV got the opportunity to coach various USTA Eastern sectional ranked tennis players who participated in the Super Nationals at Kalamazoo,Michigan, National Open tournaments held at various cities around the United States and international tournaments including the Orange Bowl.

KV was also the coach of the former No.1 Woman's tennis player in India, Mrs. Nirupama Vaidyanathan Sanjeev, whose highest world ranking was No. 139 in the Woman's Tennis Association (WTA) professional tour.

KV was the Official Coach of the Indian National Junior Tennis Team which participated in Junior Wimbledon, Junior French Open for the years 1995-1996 and official Coach of the Indian Men’s' and Women’s' teams, which participated in the Ford Australian Open 1997.

Tennis Achievements:

A.T.P World Ranking for the year 1997 - 800. A.T.P points earned - 10.
National Ranking in India for the year ending 1997-98 - No. 3
National Ranking in India for the year ending 1996-97 - No. 1
Winner of the South India Tennis Championships '96 in the Men’s' Singles and Doubles titles.
Winner of the Men's Singles and Doubles titles in the Tamilnadu State Tennis Championships '95.

Justin Snodgrass has been a coach with nirus Tennis Academy for the past 2 years. He attends San Jose State University and is a USPTR certified coach. Coach Justin teaches in all the junior programs and does private lessons too.His private lesson rates are $55/hr or $525 for 10 pk.

Christian Maltbaek is a recent graduate of USC with a bachelor's and Master's degrees. For three summers from 2005 to 2007 he was a coach at Nike Tennis Camp Santa Clara and played 2 years on Bellarmine's Varsity Tennis Team in high school. He is a USPTR certified caoch. He is also very well versed in Quick Start tennis and runs all our Quickstart programs. His favorite current pro is Andy Murray and is also a big cricket fan following the England national team and the IPL seasons. His lesson rates are $55/ hr or $525 for a 10 pk.

Landon was a top Junior in USTA NOR CAL BOYS 18’s Singles and also Nationally ranked in the USTA Boys 18’s Singles. He played #1 for his High School at Soquel High. After High School he trained a year in Barcelona, Spain at Sachez-Casal Tennis Academy. He played #1 singles and doubles for Cabrillo College. He is a top rated PTR-Professional and has taught tennis in Atlanta, GA amongst other places. He is eager to help out in any way he can, including hitting lessons, and private lessons as well. His lesson rates are $55/hr. A 10 lesson package is discounted at $525.

Dan was a top ranked Jr. in Northern California. When he was 18 he played #1 singles and Doubles for Diablo Valley College. He soon realized that he had a passion for teaching tennis and decided to make this his profession. At the age of 22 Dan discovered the benefits of Bikram yoga. He was amazed by how much a consistent yoga practice had helped his tennis game. Dan incorporates his understanding of human anatomy and yoga into teaching tennis. After only 2 years of practicing yoga Dan placed 3rd in the Northern California Asana yoga competition. He also completed 200 bikram yoga classes in 100 consecutive days. A feat that has yet to be accomplished by anyone. Dan's Philosophy is simple. "With a strong mind and strong heart, anything is possible." Dan is a USPTA Certified tennis Instructor. When Dan is not on the tennis court or in a yoga room he enjoys playing guitar, golf, and cooking.