Art & John Hagan, Class of 2010

Well-known sports business entrepreneurs Art & John Hagan are Colorado natives. Art and his younger brother John both played high school tennis, and both attended college on tennis scholarships.

The brothers worked together at The Aspen Leaf, a tennis retailer. They helped grow the business from one store, to 17 stores across three states.

The Colorado tennis community greatly benefited from the Hagan's support. They brought the first women's professional tennis tour event to Colorado with the Virginia Slims of Denver tournament. The Hagan's stores often donated balls, racquets and shoes to many area charities. For a number of years, their business supplied men's and women's USTA events with trophies.

John served on the product development team for Head Tennis Products, leaving his mark on the design of racquets and shoes. He strung the racquets of some the best players in the world, including Arthur Ashe, Billy Jean King and Bjorn Borg. Art served on the Colorado Youth Tennis Foundation, Colorado Tennis Association, the Intermountain Tennis Association and the Denver Tennis Club boards.