Tennis Tip: Practice More Tiebreakers to Win More Tiebreakers

GoTennis! Podcast — Season 26, Episode 25

Most recreational tennis players feel uncomfortable in tiebreakers because they rarely practice them. In this episode, RSPA Certified Tennis Professional Rob Carver shares one simple habit that changes that: before your next match, warm up with two out of three tiebreakers instead of going straight into a set. Try different strategies. See what works. By the time a tiebreaker matters in a real match, you will already have been there.

About Rob Carver

Rob Carver is an RSPA Certified Tennis Professional and the author of “366 Days of Tennis: A Tip a Day to Improve Your Game.” He contributes a monthly tennis tip to the GoTennis! Podcast throughout Season 26. You can get his book here: https://amzn.to/3ATtvvl

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Season 26, Episode 23 - Shaun Boyce, Bobby Schindler

Summary

David Pyrzenski, founder of CourtMatch.ai, joined the podcast to explain why he built the platform as a player first rather than as a coach or admin. He walks through the member first approach that puts community, matchmaking, and engagement at the center of club management, and shares how CourtMatch fits into the space between simple court reservation systems and full club automation suites.

Key Topics

* David's path from lifelong tennis player to software developer to founding CourtMatch.ai

* Why CourtMatch is built from the member perspective rather than the club admin perspective

* Where CourtMatch sits in the market: more than court reservation, less than full club automation

* Matchmaking, group chats, photos, and the social features that make an app feel like an extension of the community

* The nickel and diming problem with add on modules across the club management space

* Why David believes competitors will start looking more like CourtMatch over time

* How the pickleball and padel booms are reshaping what clubs need from their software

* David's answer to our signature question, if you were king of tennis

Keywords

David Pyrzenski, CourtMatch.ai, club management software, racket club software, racquet club software, member engagement, matchmaking, tennis club software, pickleball club software, padel club software, court reservation, GoTennis podcast, ARA, American Racket Sports Association, Agency Vendor CoFounder

Sound Bites

"I love our direct competitors. I hope they keep raising the bar and keep pushing us and we keep pushing them, because it's only gonna benefit the clubs, the members, everybody's experience."

"It was just like a tool. It wasn't an extension of community, it was just a tool to use. That was what was all missing, that engaging other people and creating that community."

"The competitors out there will all start looking more like CourtMatch over time. All the stuff they're missing is where we're leaning in."

Full YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/Zn001LjjQsU

King of Tennis Video: https://youtu.be/9wWwv42BhMQ

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