Nate Emge
USPTA · Ex-JMTA Associate Director · Michigan State Assistant · Kentucky Captain
- 14
- years coaching
- 412
- students
- 4h
- avg response
Nate Emge built his coaching career inside the rooms most players only read about. He came up through the junior ranks in Pennsylvania, captained the University of Kentucky men's tennis team, served as an assistant coach at Michigan State, and spent five years as Associate Director of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy on Randall's Island — a program that has shaped a generation of American players.
he started Crosscourt because the standard he held inside JMTA — frame-accurate film review, weekly stroke audits, no padding — could not scale through his calendar alone. The platform is the answer to that problem: a way to put his standard, and the standard of the coaches he trusts, in front of more players without watering it down.
He is direct on court and direct in writing. Players who work with him know within two reviews whether they want to stay. Most do.
"The forehand is not a feeling. It is a sequence. Once you see the sequence on tape, you stop arguing with it."
The record.
- CertificationUSPTA Elite Professional
- PlayingUniversity of Kentucky, Team Captain
- JuniorPenn State Junior Circuit, top-10 ranked
- CoachingAssociate Director, John McEnroe Tennis Academy
- CoachingAssistant Coach, Michigan State University
Defined work, defined outcome.
Single Stroke Audit
One stroke. Frame-by-frame. Written and voiced. Returned in 48 hours.
Foundations
Four video reviews and one live call across four weeks. For players rebuilding a stroke.
Tournament Prep
Eight-week structured block. Weekly review, weekly call, match-play notes, opponent scouting.