Coach Ness

CEO/Founder Annessa Taylor has been in the tennis industry for over 12 years (both playing and teaching) as well as PTR certified. A born and raised Chicago native, Annessa joined Love To Serve, Inc, an non-profit organization that provided quality tennis and education programs for the African American youth in Chicago. As a high school tennis player, her love for giving back grew on and off the tennis court. She realized her purpose in life was to become an elite black female tennis instructor for all players but specifically ones that look just like her.

Coach Annessa recognized throughout her tennis career that majority of tennis academies were geared toward high performance players with little to none diversity. There were programs within certain academy’s that focused on “under-served” communities which seemed limiting. Her goal was to establish an academy that changes how we view “community tennis” & “elite players” within the African American neighborhoods. Love In Return empowers both youth and adults by providing quality tennis instruction for all ages & levels while giving resources to apply the sport within your household so that you and your family can enjoy this lifetime sport.