About John Ross

John Ross heads into his 19th year at the helm of the Calvin men’s tennis program and is an associate tenured professor in the kinesiology department. In April of 2022, he was named Calvin University Professor of the Year.

He has been a USPTA-certified tennis professional at the Elite Professional level since 1994. Ross was also the women’s basketball coach here at Calvin College until 2016. He recorded a 299-66 record and made four trips to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal round. In his 17 years as men’s tennis coach at Calvin, Ross has compiled a won-loss record of 235-130 in dual match play, has won one MIAA regular season title, and has made one NCAA Tournament appearance.

Ross boasts an impressive record of 78-35 in MIAA action. He also helped lead Calvin to its first-ever MIAA title in school history in 2013. The Knights went 5-1 in the regular season to finish tied for first along with Kalamazoo and Hope. Calvin has finished in second place in the MIAA eight times under Coach Ross. Over the past 18 seasons, Ross has had 15 All-MIAA First Team honorees. In addition, his Calvin men’s tennis teams have received the MIAA Team GPA Award (3.30 team GPA) 12 times.