Joseph Trivette began playing tennis at North Iredell High School in Statesville, NC. During his Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years he made All-Conference in the Foothills Athletic Conference representing his school in both singles and doubles. After college, he was the Tennis Coach at Davie High School, Mocksville, NC. Trivette has received training from coaches from Florida State University and West Virginia University. He has successfully completed numerous adult tennis clinics from the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy, Hilton Head, SC. His office shelves are lined with 1^st place and runner-up trophies from local tennis tournaments. He has led tennis camps for area students for numerous years and helps promote the annual tennis tournament at Southwest.

As to his college teams, Trivette states “my college athletes will be physically-fit, will be devoted students of tennis strategies, will improve weekly, and will hit more balls in practice per hour than any team. At this point, I’m not sure of the level of tennis at local colleges but I eagerly await the competition.”