Meet Pete

Pete Francis is joining the USTA Missouri Valley as the digital assistant covering USTA Heart of America and USTA Kansas. 

One thing I’ve always regretted was not playing tennis earlier. I grew up across the street from tennis courts. Growing up, I was very active playing sports.

However, when I was younger, I found tennis more difficult to pick up than other sports. I realized very quickly that tennis is a mental game.

When I got to a high school, a friend of mine convinced me to join our school tennis team. I finally began to take advantage of living within walking distance of tennis courts and spent my summers working hard on my game.