Jim Klousia has been teaching tennis to Hickory families for over 30 years, richly enhancing and expanding their youth, men’s and women’s programs. He began his coaching career at Missouri State University in 1978, and retired as the third longest tenured coach in the school’s history. He has played and won numerous USTA Missouri Valley tennis tournaments, Missouri Valley Sectional Championships and National Public Parks Championships. Hickory and its members are proud to claim Jim as their Tennis Pro.