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Craig arrived from South Dakota in 1971 to attend Washington U. and coached there two years. He joined Sunset Tennis Center in 1977 and helped build its learning center. Craig coached juniors and adults, state champions, sectionally and nationally ranked players, college players and league winners. He served as district officer, on sectional committees and on the board of the Dwight Davis Tennis Center. He was a five-time state champion, a two-time Big Ten runner-up at Iowa and won the Iowa Big Ten Medal as its top scholar athlete.

Jack made a major impact on St. Louis tennis as a promoter, organizer, tournament director and co-founder of the St. Louis Aces of World TeamTennis. Previously a professional baseball player, he worked in the NBA and founded the Mizzou-Illinois basketball series in St. Louis before turning his attention to tennis in the 1970s, when he brought a WTT event to the Checkerdome, followed by men’s and women’s pro tournaments in the ’80s. Jack ran the Aces from 1994 to 2005, a period that included a WTT championship in 1996.

Kelly was a three-time state singles champion at St. Joseph’s Academy and No. 1 in the Missouri Valley 14s, 16s and 18s, as well as No. 10 nationally in the 16s. At Indiana, she was all-conference all four years, a two-time Big Ten player of the year and two-time doubles All-American, and member of the IU Athletics Hall of Fame. As women’s coach at Washington U., she led the Bears to 11 consecutive berths in the NCAA Division III tournament, including three times in the Elite Eight. In 2015 she was the NCAA Div. III Coach of the Year. 

Through his Beginner’s World Tennis, Mark introduced thousands of players to the game. He attracted new students with an innovative format of tennis parties and team tennis leagues, along with community-based lessons and special events. Mark also established leagues in several area school districts. His work was recognized by the USTA with the Eve Kraft Community Service Award in 2004 and the Janet Louer USTA Junior Team Tennis National Organizer of the Year Award in 2018. Mark also received a Tennis magazine Top 5 Teachers USA award.

Terry won multiple city championships and was the city's top-ranked player. He was a teaching pro, tennis director, manager and co-owner of Frontenac Racquet Club, and tennis director at Old Warson Country Club. He played at the University of San Diego. In pro events, Terry was a singles finalist in one tournament and won four times in doubles. He achieved a world ranking in singles and doubles. He was active on the business end of tennis and invented the Turboliner, a machine that removes nails from clay court lines.