John Brunner grew up playing junior tennis in Buffalo, New York. He was a top ten junior player in the USTA Eastern section and played in numerous USTA National tournaments such as the 18 and under Nationals at Kalamazoo, Michigan. He played collegiate tennis at Murray State University helping them to four Ohio Valley Conference team titles, while winning over 100 singles matches. While at Murray State (Division I), John earned a bachelor's degree in Business, majoring in finance. He has served as the assistant coach at the University of Buffalo and Drake University, as well as the Head Tennis Coach at Niagara University.

Most recently, John has been appointed Director of Tennis of the Village Glen where he will concentrate his efforts at promoting tennis excellence and fitness in a fun and friendly social environment. In addition, he will be focused on increasing the breadth and depth of programming drawing on over 25 years of teaching experience as a USPTR certified professional.

John Brunner worked at Windward Lake Club in Atlanta, Georgia from 2004 until 2008 before returning to his native Buffalo home as a tennis instructor at the Village Glen and South Towns Tennis Clubs. While at Windward Lake Club, John taught private and group lessons to many Georgia, Southern, and Nationally ranked junior tennis players. He has also coached many Windward adult ALTA (Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association) teams and traveled to numerous junior tournaments throughout the Southern United States as coach for the Windward Junior tournament players.

John and his wife, Holly, have owned JB's Tennis Shop in Williamsville, New York, since 1993 and have three children: Jenna, Ryan, and Kelsey .