IAN WESTERMANN is the founder of EssentialTennis.com, the world’s #1 online tennis instruction portal. A Milwaukee native, Westermann was the only one in his family of six to take up tennis at age 11. After climbing the junior ranks, he played Division II Singles and Doubles at Ferris State University. He attained an NCAA national ranking of #19 and earned a BS from the Professional Tennis Management program. Upon graduation, he took a job at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, one of the most prestigious private clubs in the country. In January 2011, he launched EssentialTennis.com. Westermann and his staff of coaches, content planners, and production crew guide the improvement of thousands of students from every corner of the world--more that 140 countries in all. Westermann lives in Milwaukee with his family.