Marvin Tyler

Marvin is an accomplished business owner and tennis professional with over 20 years of experience in the Tennis industry. Marvin is the Owner and Founder of Slammer Tennis World; he founded Slammer Tennis World in April 2003 to motivate and educate people thru the game of tennis. On the tennis court, he developed the nickname “Slammer” for his ability to slam any lob that was put up in the air. Through the years this nickname stuck with Marvin and became the ideal name for his company. Marvin is a PTR Certified Tennis Teaching Professional who earned his certification at the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR)/Dennis Van De Meer Tennis University in Hilton Head, SC. Marvin has been teaching tennis for over 20 years and have taught many kids that went on to play high school and college tennis. Some of the players he taught and mentored played in USTA/ATA tournaments and played the #1 spot on their high school tennis teams. Before starting his own tennis company in 2003, he worked at CPG Architects/Link Systems in Stamford, CT for 15 years.

Achievements:

• Marvin is a lifetime member of the American Tennis Association (ATA)

• Slammer Tennis World was the first tennis company to offer an indoor junior tennis program at the Stamford, CT YMCA from April 2004 to October 2006

• Slammer Tennis World is an organization member of USTA New England and Florida

• Marvin is a certified USTA tournament director for New England and Florida

• Served as the Director of Tennis for the City of Norwalk, CT Recreation and Parks from 2009 to 2016

• Won first place in the Fairfield County USTA Mixed Doubles League in 2002

• Won first place in the New England Tennis Association (N.E.T.A) mixed doubles tournament in July 2005

• Was a finalist in the American Tennis Association (ATA) National Men’s 40 Doubles Championship in San Diego, CA

• Board member of the New England Tennis Association (NETA) in 2005

• A top tennis pro (James Blake), who was ranked in the top 10 in the world, visited Slammer Tennis World’s summer tennis camp at Scalzi Park in Stamford, CT in July 2006; subsequently, Slammer Tennis World Summer camp was featured on Connecticut News Channel 12

• Received the Men of Distinction award from the NAACP of Dutchess County, NY in 2007

• Slammer Tennis World received the Community Tennis Association (CTA) award of the year from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) New England in 2008

• Elected as Vice-President of the New England Tennis Association (NETA) in 2008, and was chosen as the delegate/ambassador to attend the ATA national tournaments and ATA national meetings in 2008 and in 2009 • Marvin was the Tournament Director for the NETA Adult single/doubles tournament at Yale University in New Haven, CT in July 2008/2009 • Marvin was also the Tournament Director for the NETA Adult doubles tournament at Scalzi park in Stamford, CT in September 2008/2009

• Received the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Connecticut State Member of the Year award in February 2014

• Marvin was featured on the front cover of the January/February 2017 edition of the International Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) magazine

• Marvin volunteered his time as a PTR tennis pro for the USTA Delaware Tennis in the Streets event in 2018 and 2019; over 800 kids participated in this event.

• Slammer Tennis World expanded to Florida in 2018 and now offers tennis programs to kids & Adults in Connerton Community in Land O’ Lakes, FL

• Since 2016, Marvin has hosted free tennis jamborees in his hometown of Emporia, VA

• In October 2016, Marvin received a proclamation from the then Mayor of Emporia, VA, Mary L. Person, and a plaque from the then City Clerk of Emporia, Bobby Wren for his service and contributions to his hometown of Emporia, VA

• In October 2022, Marvin raised money to refurbish the tennis courts at the Community Youth Center (CYC) in his hometown of Emporia; the tennis courts had not been touched or repaired in over 40+ years

• In October 2022, Thelma Atkins-Riley, President of the Community Youth Center in Emporia, VA named the tennis courts at the Community Youth Center (CYC), The Marvin Tyler tennis courts in his honor. He is the first African-American to have tennis courts named after him in his hometown of Emporia, VA

• In October 2022 Marvin also received another proclamation from the current Mayor of Emporia, VA, Dr. Carolyn Carey for his time/contributions, and for revitalizing the tennis courts at the Community Youth Center (CYC) in Emporia, VA

• Marvin is also a former pro-am basketball player who played and won several championships in New York, Puerto Rico and San Jose, CA

Outside of his professional life, Marvin has been married to his wife Terri for 33 years, and has a daughter, Whitney and a son Marvin Jr. He also has two grandsons, Elijah and Kayden. Marvin of course enjoys playing and teaching tennis, traveling, going to the beach whenever possible, and playing a pickup game of basketball every now and then. Marvin believes in giving back to the community and fostering positive change both within and outside his professional sphere by volunteering his time whenever possible.