Meet Our Professional

Mary Hannsz

Director of Racquets

Mary Hannsz is our Racquets Director and Professional with Hanalei Racquets Sports. Mary has been with Hanalei Bay Resort since 2012. She is certified with USPTA, PTR and USTA Cardio Tennis.

Coaching adults and juniors, teaching clinics as well as directing their hugely successful summer tennis camp programs. Mary’s passion for teaching at all levels and ages compliments her interpersonal skills and ability to pay close attention to the students and aspire them to perfect their game. With Mary’s keen eye for detail, she combines positive reinforcement with training. Mary attended the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and achieved her Marketing degree in LA, California. Soon after, she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, majoring in Business Management, and later to Pepperdine University, California where she graduated with a Business degree in International Business.

Mary started playing tennis at a very young age. She coached a high school girls’ tennis team in California and went to CIF state finals. After playing as a highly ranked doubles player throughout high school, she continued to compete in tournaments during her college years and after. Later, Mary worked and assisted in featured films, short films, and television which lead her to LA and back to Hawaii. In 2007, she moved to Austin, Texas where she continued her tennis competitions and was the founder of “Mary Hannsz Tennis School for Kids. Mary was fortunate to train with iconic tennis legends in the business. Ever the athlete, as a Karate champion, Mary also enjoys running, working out, long boarding, skateboarding, and hiking.