Josh grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and began playing tennis at a young age. In fact, he progressed through Wildwood’s junior pathways. This led him to a collegiate career at Ithaca College (2007-2011) in upstate New York. He became the school’s first All-American in doubles with his partner and holds the record for most career wins in the school’s history. In 2024 he (along with his doubles partner) was inducted into the Ithaca College Athletics Hall of Fame as the first tennis players in program history.
After college, Josh continued his passion for tennis and turned professional in 2011 training at The Austin Tennis Academy (Austin, TX). When his career was cut short due to injuries at the end of 2012, he came back home to Fort Wayne and began teaching professionally at Wildwood Racquet + Wellness Club. He taught all levels of tennis with high-performance tennis as a focus. Concurrently, he founded Synergistic Body, a private training studio training sport specific athletes, general population clients, and anyone looking to improve their performance in their life or sport using a holistic approach to health, fitness, and performance.
In 2016 Josh returned to The Austin Tennis Academy as a fitness and tennis coach. He spent 2016-2020 in Austin, Texas directing the fitness program, training, and coaching the athletes at The Austin Tennis Academy. Josh was excited to move back home to Fort Wayne and bring his experience and philosophy of training back to the Midwest region. Since returning home in September 2020, he reignited Synergistic Body, a holistic fitness and performance studio. At the top of 2024, this morphed into his role as Owner of Wildwood.
Josh’s direction for Wildwood is to create a best-in-class Fort Wayne destination as a full-service Racquet and Wellness club that enhances the lives of its staff, members, and community.
In his free time, he enjoys kettlebell workouts, finding the newest comedy shows and movies, stand-up comedy (watching and performing), seeking out the best cold-brewed coffee in town, trying new food spots, (food and coffee snob), and a good Xbox session with friends and cousins.
