Las Vegas Tennis Player Died While Playing A Match At Country Club

Ryan Vannah, a Las vegas tennis player died on Sunday, January 29, 2023, after collapsing during a league match at red rock country club. The 43-year-old tennis player Ryan Vannah had won back-to-back national 40+ titles. 

According to the Las Vegas review journal, Ryan was playing a mixed doubles tennis match at red rock country club when he suddenly dropped down on his knees, placed his hands on the court, and then lay down flat. 

Doctors in the audience performed CPR on Ryan for 55 minutes, but unfortunately, his heart had already given up. He was pronounced dead at Summerlin hospital. 

The passionate tennis player belonged to a family of hypertensive individuals. Ryan himself was suffering from high blood pressure. According to the doctors and medical staff of Summerlin hospital, he had been taking the wrong medication to treat it.

The coroner’s office has not yet announced the cause and manner of Ryan Vannah’s death. 

Ryan’s sudden demise shook his family to the core. His sister Tami King said, “He took impeccable care of his health. He was so fit. He lifted weights. He looked like a bodybuilder to me. He was huge. We did not see this coming.”

The whole tennis community remembers Ryan in very positive words. According to his friend Dan Michalski, “He was a friend to anyone.”

Ryan Vannah made a name for himself by winning the United States tennis association 40+ national championship in the last two years as part of a doubles team. 

Ryan Vannah’s family life 

Ryan is now survived by his parents, Robert and Marsha Vannah; his siblings, Vannah Kang, Matt Vannah, and Natalie Vannah Dunn; his fiancée; his brothers-in-law, Dave Dunn; and Dr. Parminder Kang, his sister-in-law; Dr. Catherine Vannah; and a total of 13 nieces and nephews.

Ryan was the youngest among his siblings. He was born and raised in Las Vegas, and he graduated from Durango High School and participated in the state tennis championships.

He belonged to a family of attorneys and doctors. Before pursuing tennis full-time, Ryan worked in security and as an athletic trainer. 

He also taught children at local elementary schools, strung other players’ rackets for extra cash, and practiced at Red Rock, Darling Tennis Center, and Life Time in Henderson.

Ryan’s sister called him a big giant teddy bear while remembering him. According to her, Ryan was one of the friendliest people she knew, as it only took him a minute to befriend anyone. 

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