Tennis Staff
Styrling Strother
Styrling Strother
Styrling Strother
Styrling Strother is the General Manager
and Director of Tennis at Kildaire Farms
Racquet & Swim Club in Cary, North Carolina.
He is recognized as one of the
leading strategic and tactical
coaches in the world today.
He is the Creator of Tennis
MapPlay, the #1 Tennis App that
maps and charts match play based
on the rally length of a point. Styrling
is a Best Selling Author of the books
"The Art of Winning Tennis" and "7 On Court Strategies"
which promote player
development at the highest level.
He is often sought after by players andcoaches in the USA and around the worldto design the practice court in a way that
revolutionizes a player’s mindset to
successfully negotiate the pressures
of competitive match play.
*Strategic Coach of ATP Tour and World Junior Players
* #1 Best Selling Author of 7 On Court Strategies
* #1 Best Selling Author of The Art of Winning Tennis
* World Junior Tennis Strategy Expert
Kirstie Marx
Styrling Strother
Styrling Strother
Kirstie Marx, Director of Junior Tennis, has been a PTR tennis professional for over 25 years and has been a tennis pro at Kildaire Farms since 2005. In 2014, she received the Educational Merit Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Kirstie has won numerous awards from the USTA NC and was awarded the 2009 Volunteer Service Award from USTA Southern. Kirstie is passionate about teaching tennis to all levels and offers private, group and homeschool clinics. She was the Director of Special Olympics Tennis for over 11 years and is a founding member of Abilities Tennis, a not-for-profit tennis organization that promotes tennis for people with special needs. Through her years of working with people with special needs, Kirstie wrote the PEAT school curriculum which is used throughout Wake County and other school systems. Kirstie has been married to her husband Rich for 24 years, and they have two daughters and a son-in-law. She attends Colonial Baptist Church. In her spare time, she loves to play tennis, read, travel and she is a published children’s book author.
Stephen Walker
Styrling Strother
Stephen Walker
Stephen Walker, USPTA Certified Tennis and Pickleball Instructor, has been a certified tennis instructor since 1988. He was the Apex High School coach for both girls and boys teams in the late 1990s and he was the director of tennis programs for adults and youth for Apex Parks and Rec for three decades. He was also the tennis instructor for SAS Institute for two decades. In 2023, he returned to KildaireFarms as a tennis instructor after being a club member since 1985. Since rejoining the club, he has become a Certified pickleball instructor. His focus is on fun and player development.