The 2026 RSPA PNW Conference concluded after a couple exciting days serving all the more than 100 attendees on Friday and Saturday, June 5th and 6th, 2026.

The West Hills Racquet and Fitness Club in Portland, OR was an awesome venue for the event and we thank the members that made the event possible, including RSPA Members Dave Edwards, Sydnay Huck (Board Member) and other instructors from the club.

We want to thank all the attendees, speakers Mark Bay, Susan Nardi, Sam Fecteau and Travis Rood; RSPA National representative Jenny Gray; sponsors from Dunlop, Head, Wilson, Volkl, Court Reserve and Centerline.

Your RSPA PNW Board of Directors would also like to ask your input about the event: please keep an eye on an upcoming email with a Survey about the Conference to help us continue improving the event next year!

Click here to register:

‍ ‍RSPA/PNW Division 2026 Conference Registration

Click below for a detailed list of the events that took place:

‍ RSPA/PNW Division 2026 Conference Schedule

Exciting workshops featured awesome Speakers:

Mark Bey

US Davis Cup assistant coach and a former assistant coach to the Bryan Brothers. Mark has coached eight players to the #1 USTA national ranking and 13 players to ATP & WTA career highs. He's been a junior developer for 35 years, currently working at the Glenview Tennis Club in Glenview, Illinois. Mark is also a 9 Time Mid-West Coach of the Year Award winner.

To see the documents that show the key points mark touched in his presentation, click here

To see Mark’s detailed bio, click here

Susan Nardi

A highly accomplished and visionary tennis professional whose coaching expertise spans all levels—from 10 & under beginners to junior development, collegiate athletes, adaptive players, and professionals competing on the WTA and ITF circuits. Susan’s impressive roster of players includes coaching WTA professionals Christina Papadaki and Veronika Miroshinchenko, ITF Pro Wheelchair Player Laura Goodkind, and countless collegiate athletes. Susan is an RSPA Elite Professional, a Senior Contributor for SportsEdTV, is a monthly columnist for Racket Business, and was honored as the 2021 National Double-Goal Coach of the Year by the Positive Coaching Alliance.
Virginia Tech, California Institute of Technology, and Irvine Valley College, as well as high-performance training at the renowned Van Der Meer Tennis Academy.

Samuel Fecteau

Willamette University Tennis Coach and USPTA Elite Tennis Professional with 17+ years of experience developing players of all ages, building elite programs that harness students’ skills, stringing, program management, and community outreach.

Division Board of Directors Members Matt Iversen, David Chun and Chrissie Price

Pickleball Pro Coach Travis Rood

Pickleball Touring Pro (APP, PPA, MLP) and Product development consultant for Babolat. He is the Owner of Sanctuary Pickleball Training Center. Travis is a retired RSPA Elite Professional.