Our Staff

Lyle Schaefer

Lyle Schaefer is a hands-on tennis coach and teacher. He brings over 50 years of experience in the tennis business to the Lyle Schaefer Tennis Academy (LSTA). As a player he has earned rankings in the top 3 in the Wisconsin and the Mid-west men's divisions and nationally #2 in the men's 35 division doubles and #14 in the men's 35 division singles.

His teaching and coaching credentials include:

• Tennis Coach with Peter Burwash International in Toronto, Canada
• Assistant Director of Rancho Bernardo Tennis College in San Diego , California
• Tennis Lecturer at Golden Door Health Spa in Escondido, California
• Tennis Director/Head Pro at Cherokee Golf and Tennis in Madison, WI
• Men's Tennis Coach at the Madison Area Technical College in Madison, WI
• High School Tennis Coach at Middleton High School in Middleton , WI.
• 32 Years as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology , P.E. Activity Program , at the U.W. Madison.

Kalla Schaefer

Kalla Schaefer has been teaching tennis for 12 years and enjoys working with players of all skill levels. Kalla was a two-time all American and was ranked in the top 10 nationally in doubles and the top 20 in singles in Division 3 college tennis. She believes in having a strong technical foundation and being able to utilize a large range of tactics in a player's game.

Her teaching background includes:

• Teaching for MCR
• Working with Junior team tennis and coaching JV, Varsity and freshman boys and girls at Middleton high school.
• She has been working with the LSTA full time since she graduated from UW-Whitewater.