Larry Nykerk, USPTR has been teaching and coaching tennis in Traverse City since, well, let's just say a LONG TIME! Larry leads the state in Dual Meet wins at 658, 354 Tournament Titles, and is 1st in the State with total Career Victories of 1012 wins. In addition to coaching the TCC girls varsity team, Larry came back in 2007 to coach the Trojan boys varsity team from retirement in 2000 after 31 years at the helm. Nykerk has been named Michigan Tennis Coach of the year three times and was inducted into the Tennis Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999. Larry is a hands on Director and is present at Camp all summer long. I guess you could say "Fundraising" is also an integral part of his job description! The Tennis Center at TC Central High School is one of only a handful of facilities in the State like it. Over $500,000 has been raised through Grants and Private donations and the tradition continues each year with the Annual "Friends of TC Tennis Tournament" held each year on Memorial Day weekend. The Mission of the "Friends" is to help maintain the courts at Traverse City Schools.