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Tennis Program
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TENNIS TEACHING PROFESSIONALS
HEAD PROFESSIONAL - DIANNE LOWINGS
Dianne came to USL from Durban, South Africa in 1985 and in 1985/86 and 1986/87 she played No. 1 singles and doubles, winning conference in both. In 1986 she earned a National singles ranking of #74 (first USL female to get a ranking) and was named Louisiana Athletic Directors Association's Athlete of the Year and Louisiana Sportswriters Athlete of the Year. In 1988-89 and 1989-90 Dianne played #1 and #2 singles and #1 doubles for the United States International University, San Diego, a nationally ranked team. Dianne is the coach of the LA Junior Davis/Federation Cup team and represented the South in 25 Intersectional team tournaments.
STAFF PROFESSIONAL - CHRIS MAYER
Chris is a native of Lafayette. He was a nationally ranked Jr. player and has twice held the #1 ranking in LA once as a Junior player and also in Men's 30 singles. He is a certified professional by the USPTA and USPTR. Chris has over 15 years of teaching experience.
STAFF PROFESSIONAL - PONTUS LAVEFALK
Pontus is a native of Sweden and came to the U.S. in 1985 where he attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles as a four year letterman where he was later inaugurated into the Hall of Fame. He received a BS degree in Marketing and a BS degree in Management. He won the Southland Conference Championship in 1985/86. He was named the “Louisiana Player of the Year” by the Sportswriters Association in 1987. After finishing school he worked as the Head Pro at Lake Charles Country Club and then at Lake Charles Racquet Club. In 1992 he opened The Tennis & Soccer Shop in Lake Charles and ran it for 4 years before moving to Sweden in 1995. Pontus was ranked no. 831 on the ATP Tour. Pontus is a USPTA Certified Professional and a Certified Professional in Sweden with over 17 years of teaching experience.
The tennis staff at Red's is dedicated to serving the needs of all its members. With three qualified instructors on hand, please feel free to ask them any question you might have regarding the game of tennis. For lessons, all the Pro Shop at 984-7738.
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LESSON FEES
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Private Lessons
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$40.00 per hour
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Group Lessons
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2 persons
3 persons
4 or more
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$20.00 per person
$15.00 per person
$10.00 per person |
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Once a lesson has been made, the cancellation procedure is as follows:
PRIVATE LESSONS:
If cancelled 24 hours in advance of the lesson time there is NO lesson charge. If the cancellation is made
LESS than 24 hours prior to the lesson time the member WILL be charged.
GROUP LESSONS:
If you miss, you will be charged. This is to insure that those who do show up
will not be penalized by paying a higher price than expected.
COURT FEE
Outdoor - None
Indoor- The fee is divided equally among participants
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Red’s Tennis Academy (RTA)
The RTA consist of 7 steps. The first 3 are what we call our Kids Programs (K1, K2, and K3). This is where the kids between the ages of 4 and 7 will start to develop their eye/hand coordination, balance, footwork, and learn some basic tennis skills through fun games.Next we have our Junior Development Program. This program is divided into 4 steps, Tennis 1 (T1), Tennis 2 (T2), Tennis 3 (T3), and Tennis 4 (T4). The first 3 are where they learn all the basic tennis skills, rules and regulations, strategies, gain match experience, etc, to develop into a more advanced tennis player. The last and final step, T4, is for the most serious players who wants to compete at the highest level and has a minimum goal of receiving a scholarship at a College or University.
Since tennis is a sport where you compete against each other by playing matches, we will also have regular match weeks where we focus on teaching the students everything they need to know about playing matches including rules and regulations. This will help them feel more comfortable when it’s time to play in a “real” tournament. To reinforce this we will also incorporate several junior tennis tournaments within the club during the year to give our students the opportunity to gain even more match experience.RTA will be the only junior tennis program in town that offers this unique structure.
So, if you want your children to have the best tennis experience we really hope you will consider RTA when choosing a tennis program for your children.
To enter RTA please fill out an entry form and return it to the Pro Shop
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