Kris Stofey

Director of Tennis

In the mid 70s, Kris played on a 5.0 USTA Michelob Tennis Team, (now called USTA League Tennis), having played USTA Tournaments in prior years. Following two serious auto accidents in 1978, she decided to concentrate on teaching & coaching tennis, and has continued to do so for the past 30 years. In the early 80s, Kris coached the Midwest Junior Davis Cup and Bonnie Bell Teams, while teaching at three different indoor clubs. Her Washington Court 14s Advanced Jr. Team Tennis won the USTA Tennis Championships in Indianapolis in 1997, and she has had many teams qualify over the following years.

      Many of her junior students achieved USTA Sectional and some National Rankings.  Many of which competed in the Ohio High School Boys and Girls State Tournament, including several who have gone on to win the Ohio High School Boys State Championship. Some of Kris’ students received Division I Scholarships, while many played Division II and III College Tennis. Three of her students in the late 80s played semi-professional tennis on the Men’s USTA Circuit and on the Men’s Canadian Professional Circuit.

      Currently, Kris is Director of the Jr. Clinic program and Jr. Team tennis. She is USPTA certified and also runs team clinics and coaches tennis leagues. While Kris has enjoyed a productive career working with Elite Juniors, she still loves working with young juniors and adults-regardless of their ability or level of play. You might say she just loves teaching tennis–PERIOD!

Chad Schmock

Teaching Professional

Chad Schmock, a Cloverleaf graduate, lives and breathes tennis, a sport that defines what his life is all about. After making the All Star team three times in high school, Chad pursued his tennis career by playing #1 singles at the University of Tiffen and Malone College. There he made All Conference for singles and doubles, as well as qualified for the All Ohio Regional team in 2003.  Chad began his coaching career assisting the Medina high school boys’ tennis team in 2004, 2005, and then transitioned to assisting the Highland high school boys’ tennis team in 2006, 2007. Currently he is the Assistant Coach for the Medina high school girls’ tennis team.  Throughout his years of instruction, Chad has coached many of his MVP players to Districts and State tournaments. In addition, many of them have received collegiate scholarships at Division 1 & 2 and NAIA levels. Chad runs private lessons, the Jr. Clinic program and Jr. Team tennis along side with Kris Stofey. He also captains leagues and acts as co-Director for the annual tennis and racquetball tournaments. Off the court, Chad is the head stringer for WCAC. Those interested can contact Chad through ext.315.

Elizabeth Hadler

Teaching Professional

A native Iowan but now settling into Ohio, Elizabeth is the most recent addition to the tennis staff. A tennis player all her life, Elizabeth played at the University of Missouri-Rolla with a drive that finished her in the MIAA Conference at number one singles and earned the conference sportsmanship award. She continued to pursue a career in tennis by coaching the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Central College, where she earned the coach of the year award in the Iowa conference and then went on to coach the University of Wisconsin-Stout’s women’s tennis team. Throughout her years in the tennis profession Elizabeth has been recognized for awards in the USTA and served as Vice President of the Missouri District. She is PTR certified and has actively held many youth & adult clinics and leagues, as well as tournaments. Elizabeth continues to play competitively at the 4.5 & 5.0 levels and has taught tennis lessons for 20 years; among her favorite students are her kids! Elizabeth runs Cardio tennis, Kid’s cardio, team & singles clinics, as well as private lessons. Those interested can contact her at ext.320.