My name is Melissa Stuart. I have had a passion for many sports throughout my life.  Tennis was my focus, spending my early years playing USTA tournaments in California and continued playing competitively through college and beyond.  Once I started teaching elementary school and having a family, I put down my racquet for a while and began coaching youth soccer and whatever sports my children were involved in. Seven years ago, my husband’s job brought us to McKinney, Texas.  I continued teaching school and was fully involved with our boys’ baseball and hockey schedules.  Three and half years ago, I decided to go check out this thing called Pickleball.  Within minutes of playing, I was hooked.  I went and earned my PPR Instructor Certification.  Teaching pickleball has combined my two passions of teaching and playing pickleball.  I have been doing lessons for 9 months now. I recently retired from teaching after 36 years and I am now fully dedicated to sharing the fastest growing social, fun sport, Pickleball, with as many people as I can.  

Don is PPR certified and has been playing competitive pickleball in DFW for the last 2 years. Has a huge passion for helping people improve at the game and can't wait to meet you on the pickleball court!

As a former tennis player, Michelle has playing pickleball recreationally and competitively since 2017. She has been teaching and sharing her passion for pickleball since becoming PPR certified in 2021. She is excited to join the dynamo PB team at Courts of McKinney.