Kurt Edelbrock came to Taos from Tucson in 1980 to run the tennis program at the Quail Ridge Inn. Since then, he has seen enthusiasm for tennis skyrocket in Taos. He has been instrumental in building the active and exciting tennis community that continues to flourish in the crisp, clean air of the Southern Rockies.From 1983-1993 Kurt worked at the Taos Ski Valley during the ski season running Guest Service while he operated Kurt’s Tennis during the summers. Since 1993, Kurt has devoted his time to teaching tennis and raising his children, Kyle and Rayne.

After 4 years at the University of Arizona, where he was the men’s assistant tennis coach for one year, Kurt went on to be a finalist in the USPTA Natl. Hardcourt Men’s Singles championship in 1981, and was ranked #1 in Men’s USPTA Open Singles. Later he was ranked #1 in Men’s Open Doubles, Men’s 35, 40 and 45 year old Divisions in the Southwest Section of the USTA.As an umpire for the USTA, Kurt officiated for Davis Cup matches, the Women’s Professional Virginia Slims Tour and the largest money tournament in the world at the 1975/76, the American Airlines Tournament in Tucson, AZ.

In 1989, Kurt started the Taos Tiger High School Tennis team with the assistance of Ted Wiard and Marny Schantz, and to this day continues to sponsor and coach the team along with Bob Clawson. Kurt’s latest adventure is his April 2007 purchase of the Quail Ridge Taos: A Condo Resort which includes the 6000sf clubhouse, 10 tennis courts, 2 acre park and swimming pool/hot tub complex all located on 7.5 acres.

Kurt and the Taos High School Team celebrated their 2007 season with the Girls Doubles winning state, Boys Singles coming in 3rd in state, and the team winning District.  2008 again saw the team win District and go to state as a team, and in Girls Doubles and Boys Singles.

Assistant Coach of the 2007 District Champs and Girls Doubles State Champs, Bob Clawson

has coached the Taos Tiger Tennis Team since its inception. In 1989, Bob, along with

Kurt Edelbrock, Marny Schantz and Ted Wiard, started the high school tennis program. He is the

Head Coach for the USTA sponsored Middle School Tennis Program and Asst. High

School Coach, a Life Member of the USTA and member of the Racket Stringers Professional

Association for the last 12 years. He oversees the stringing operations for Taos Tennis. Bob is on

the Professional Tennis Registry as an instructor andhas held that certification for 12 years. He

specializes in working with youth and teaches the Shorty Swatters and Jr. Camps and has been an Assistant Pro at Taos

Tennis since 2005.

Home grown in Taos, Chris Dvorak trained under Kurt for 11 years. He played on the Taos

Tigers High School Team, where he was ranked 3rd in New Mexico, before attending Seward

County Community College in Kansas. While at Seward, his team was ranked 11th in the

nation in NJCAA doubles. He and his partner were ranked 10th in NJCAA doubles. . During

the summer, he teaches the Jr. Tennis Camp and Shorty Swatters at Taos Tennis.

Carl Mickler began playing tennis at the age of ten in Pennsylvania. He moved to
Arizona in 1977 and played collegiate tennis at Arizona State University
and Grand Canyon College. Carl started teaching tennis in 1982 and has
been a USPTA member since 1984. His highest national ranking in open
singles was in #39 in 2002. He was also ranked #4 in open singles in the
Southwest in 2002. Doubles has always been his passion. He has won over
70 doubles titles with 30 different partners. He has enjoyed coaching
all levels of tennis from beginner through world ranked. Carl is also an
accomplished racquetball and squash player and teacher.