carla mckenzie

Three-time All-American and two-time National Doubles Champion. PTR Master and USPTA Elite Professional.

Carla McKenzie is a graduate of Methodist University where she is a three-time All-American, two-time National Doubles Champion and still holds the school record for highest percentage of wins in doubles at 93.5%. She was ranked #1 in the country for three straight years with her doubles partner Elena Blanina. In 2010, she was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame as an individual and again in 2016 as a Team of Distinction. Carla majored in Physical Education and Professional Tennis Management as an undergraduate and has a Master’s of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Golf, Tennis and Resort Management.



Carla is a PTR Master Professional and 2019 PTR Clinician of the year. Carla is certified by PTR with Professional standards in 10&U, 11-17, Adult, Senior and Performance development. She’s an USPTA Elite Professional, a certified RacquetFit professional and a Master Racquet Technician. She is a certified Master of Tennis Performance Specialist (MTPS) by the (International Tennis Performance Association), certified Mental Tough Specialist by the (Human Performance Institute), a Tennis Serve Specialist (Kovacs Institute,) Pickleball Certified PPR Professional, a Licensed Cardio Tennis Provider, USTA Sport Science Level 1 certified, CPR/AED certified and she has a certificate from Cornell University in Performance Leadership.