Meet the Coaches
Varsity Coach: Peter Schwallier
Coach Schwallier is entering his 11th year as the Varsity Coach for West Ottawa Tennis. He played tennis at Coopersville, and then attended Grand Valley State University, where he played tennis and earned majors in Mathematics and Social Studies. As a player at GVSU, Coach Schwallier was a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete and GLIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention. Through college he worked as an instructor at Ramblewood Tennis and Health Club. After playing collegiately, he was Grand Valley's Assistant Tennis Coach for a year, then served as Coopersville's Varsity Coach the following three years.
In 2007, Coach Schwallier moved to West Ottawa to teach math and to coach the Varsity Men and Women at West Ottawa. In 2012, Coach Schwallier formed WOcademy, now serving about 150 K-8th Graders each summer/winter. In 2014, to improve as an instructor and coach, Coach Schwallier became PTR Certified as a High Performance Trainer and in 10 & Under Instruction. He uses those certifications part time as a tennis instructor at MVP Athletic Club in Holland. At West Ottawa, Coach Schwallier teaches Geometry and Alegebra II. Pete is married to Pam, and has two children, Landon and Avery.
Seasons as Women's Tennis Coach (2008-present): 10
OK-Red Duel Record: 42-12-6
Conference Titles: 1
Regional Titles: 2
State Finals Appearances: 8
Seasons as Men's Tennis Coach (2007-2017): 11
OK-Red Duel Record: 44-7-9
OK-Red Conference Titles: 8
Regional Titles: 8
State Finals Appearances: 9
Coach Schwallier is entering his 11th year as the Varsity Coach for West Ottawa Tennis. He played tennis at Coopersville, and then attended Grand Valley State University, where he played tennis and earned majors in Mathematics and Social Studies. As a player at GVSU, Coach Schwallier was a two-time ITA Scholar Athlete and GLIAC All-Conference Honorable Mention. Through college he worked as an instructor at Ramblewood Tennis and Health Club. After playing collegiately, he was Grand Valley's Assistant Tennis Coach for a year, then served as Coopersville's Varsity Coach the following three years.
In 2007, Coach Schwallier moved to West Ottawa to teach math and to coach the Varsity Men and Women at West Ottawa. In 2012, Coach Schwallier formed WOcademy, now serving about 150 K-8th Graders each summer/winter. In 2014, to improve as an instructor and coach, Coach Schwallier became PTR Certified as a High Performance Trainer and in 10 & Under Instruction. He uses those certifications part time as a tennis instructor at MVP Athletic Club in Holland. At West Ottawa, Coach Schwallier teaches Geometry and Alegebra II. Pete is married to Pam, and has two children, Landon and Avery.
Seasons as Women's Tennis Coach (2008-present): 10
OK-Red Duel Record: 42-12-6
Conference Titles: 1
Regional Titles: 2
State Finals Appearances: 8
Seasons as Men's Tennis Coach (2007-2017): 11
OK-Red Duel Record: 44-7-9
OK-Red Conference Titles: 8
Regional Titles: 8
State Finals Appearances: 9
Varsity Assistant Coach: Brian Metz
Coach Metz has been with the West Ottawa Tennis Program for four years. In his five years at West Ottawa, he has:
At West Ottawa, Coach Metz teaches a variety of Physical Wellness Classes. He is a Physical Education teacher at Woodside Elementary. He is recently married to Courtney and the two of them have moved into the West Ottawa community.
Coach Metz has been with the West Ottawa Tennis Program for four years. In his five years at West Ottawa, he has:
- - Coached the Middle School girls to their first undefeated season ever.
- - Coached the JV Boys team for 3 years.
- - Served as an assistant coach for the boys and girls teams for 3 years.
- - Directed WOcademy for the past 3 years.
- - Lead Strength and Conditioning in the Winters.
- Basically, he's done everything West Ottawa Tennis except Varsity. To fix that, starting this Fall, Brian will take over as the Boys Varsity Coach.
- Coach Metz played high school tennis at Comstock Park. After that, Brian played tennis for Grand Rapids Community College. Coach Metz completed his undergraduate degree at Grand Valley State University with his Bachelors of Science in Physical Education K-12 Professional Instruction and a Minor in School Health Education.
At West Ottawa, Coach Metz teaches a variety of Physical Wellness Classes. He is a Physical Education teacher at Woodside Elementary. He is recently married to Courtney and the two of them have moved into the West Ottawa community.
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Varsity Assistant Coach: Mark Doren
Coach Doren has been officially with West Ottawa tennis for the past two seasons. Really though, he's been a crucial part of our success for the past decade. As the Head Pro of MVP Athletic Club, Mark has coached more West Ottawa players than any instructor since I've been at West Ottawa, including the majority of our current team. The commonality amongst players coached by Mark is that they get good, and that they get good quickly. Mark's career and skill set have evolved a lot over the past few years. Because he works so well with people, he quickly made a successful transition into real estate. More recently, he has taken a position with Ferris State University in their Professional Tennis Management program. He has quickly increased the size of the Ferris PTM program since joining their staff. And as always, he is doing an outstanding job developing tennis talent at our school. Mark is married to Beth, and they have lived in the area for several years. |