THE TENNIS TEAM

JD Hall joined the Pinnacle Country Club Staff as Tennis Director in May 2011. Prior to his relocation to Northwest Arkansas, J.D. resided in Atlanta, Georgia where he worked at Country Club of Roswell as an Assistant Tennis Director for 9 years working with the junior and adult programs. Before the nine years at CCR, J.D. worked at the Windward Lake Academy working with top juniors from the state of Georgia. J.D. is a certified P-1 United States Tennis Professional and was named Head Tennis Professional of the Year in 2007 by the Georgia Professional Tennis Association. He also served on the USPTA Georgia State Board in 2007 and 2010-11

Manuel has worked as a tennis professional for well over 20 years. Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Manuel has coached numerous junior national champions in Mexico as well as three Davis and Federation Cup players. Manuel earned his degree in Physics from Northeast Missouri State University and earned his second degree in Metallurgical Engineering. Manuel brings with him a strong tennis background as he has played National Junior Tournaments, won the Junior National CDM, won a NJCAA National singles title, played professionally in the Mexican Pro Circuit, and earned the Highest Pro Ranking in Mexico. He specializes in Junior Development and High Performance, competitive tennis.

Bradley joined the pinnacle coaching staff in August of 2023. He grew up playing in Missouri, and moved to NWA at 14 to play competitively and travel across the United States for tournaments. After being ranked number one in the state of Arkansas for four years consecutively, Bradley won a high school state championship with a record breaking 13-0 season, and continued on to play college tennis at Dallas Baptist University where him and his partner held a national ranking in doubles. With over 15 years of match play and tournament experience and coaching experience of all age ranges from 5 years old to 75 Bradley is well equipped to help you get started on your new game, or help you develop as a player.

A native of Lithuania, Denis started playing tennis at the age of seven and quickly became a top Lithuanian junior player.  In 2006 won National Lithuanian Championships, at the young age of seventeen, and represented Lithuania in Davis Cup, being the only teenage team member at that time.  His success did not go unnoticed as he earned a full tennis scholarship at the University of Denver where he studied International Business and International Relations.  Denis began his professional teaching career in 2010, soon after relocating to NWA, where he started teaching tennis at Pinnacle Country Club.  Following his first tenure at Pinnacle Country Club, over the past thirteen years, Denis has worked at numerous premier country clubs across the nation, as well as abroad.  Denis has recently returned home and is ready to settle down in NWA where he will be a valuable addition to the Pinnacle Country Club family. 
Fun Facts: Denis roomed with Novak Djokovic during his junior career and is fluent in English, Russian, Lithuanian, Croatian, Spanish, and German languages.