David W. Smith

David Smith grew up under the tutelage of his father the late Bruce Smith, 1983 California Coach of the Year and runner-up National Coach of the Year. Dave played tennis in the tennis-rich area of Southern California where he competed regularly with many of the worlds top players.

After high school, (where he set most every school tennis record) Dave went on to play number one singles for Rancho Santiago Community College and California State University, Fullerton while gaining a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and Science. Following college, Dave joined his father at La Quinta High School in the Huntington Beach area of Southern California where the two Smiths led that school’s tennis program to over 700 league match wins against only 8 loses.

In 1991, Dave moved with his wife, Dr. Kerri Smith to Phoenix, Arizona and served as the assistant tennis professional at the 5-Star rated Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park. In 1997, after moving to St. George Utah, a growing community 100 miles north of Las Vegas, Dave became the head tennis professional at the Green Valley Spa and Tennis Resort.

Currently, Dave directs tennis at the St. George Tennis Academy and teaches over 75 junior players including several top nationally ranked juniors. Dave is writing a book called “Tennis Mastery” which identifies why so many tennis players top-out at the 3.0 or 3.5 levels. Tennis Mastery is due out at the beginning of 2003. Dave is a USPTA Certified Professional and is a Wilson Advisory Staff Member.