COACHES

USPTA ELITE PRO & PPR PRO

Courtney Hance has been teaching tennis for over 35 years. Courtney grew up playing junior tennis in So Cal and was a top ranked junior. She started coaching at the very young age of 19 and has loved it ever since. Courtney's ability to coach players of all abilities and make it fun time after time has made her one of the most popular coaches in Southern California.

Courtney played college tennis for UC Irvine where she played number 1 all four years. She still loves to compete but rarely has time to practice now that she has four children. Kenadi (25), Connor (24), Kimmi (19), and Keaton (14) all hang around South Bay playing tennis all day!!!

She started SBTC with her husband Ken 30 years ago out of Rolling Hills Plaza Racquet Club. When RHPRC closed its doors for good, SBTC temporarily relocated to the Miraleste Intermediate School and Peninsula High School tennis courts. She even hosted a Grand Prix and Satellite Junior tournament there. Courtney has been at Las Canchas for over 26 years and has greatly enjoyed her experiences here. She loves introducing new beginners to the game and specializes in very fast pace, cardio, instructions strategic workouts as well as high level workouts.

Text Courtney directly to schedule a lesson or get on her wait list at 310-415-1969

Instruction Rate: $150.00 per hour, $80.00 per 1/2 hour

Equipment sponsor: Babolat

USPTA ELITE PRO

Ken Hance has been a USPTA Certified Elite Coach for almost 30 years. He is also a certified High Performance Coach. During this time he has worked with many of the top juniors from the South Bay area.

Players he has developed have gone on to win every top SoCal Open junior tournament, as well as most of the top National Junior Tournaments . These wins include all the Super Nationals Championships (National Clay Courts, National Hard Courts, Easter Bowl and Winter Nationals).

His students have held number 1 open SoCal rankings in the boys and girls 10s, 12s, 14s, and 16s and top 10 in the 18s. His students have also had number 1 or top 10 USTA rankings inn the 12s, 14s & 16s.

His emphasis with his students is on developing a complete game (You are only as good as weakest shot). He has also been very effective help his players to deal with the pressures of tournament play.

In addition to working with many top USTA juniors, Ken has also coached many ITF world ranked players.

You can reach Ken by phone: (310) 944-5170

Instruction Rate: $150.00 per hour, $80.00 per 1/2 hour, 5 lessons paid in advance $700

Equipment sponsor: Babolat

USPTA PRO & PPR PRO

Kenadi Hance has recently become one of the top group workout class coaches at South Bay Tennis Center! You can find all of her classes on the SBTC adult tennis schedule. She loves getting the most out of her teaching by working with her players on the technique and physical aspects of the game. As a Pac-12 D1 college player she learned how to become an extraordinary competitor, and transitions her passion for competition to all that she coaches!

Kenadi is our pickleball director. She teaches private pickleball lessons for $125 per hour, and is in charge of all of our pickleball group classes, leagues, tournaments, and events. Kenadi is currently on the PPA professional tour.

To schedule a tennis or pickleball lesson with Kenadi text or call her at (310)-561-3100.

Instruction Rate: $125 per hour

Equipment sponsor: Babolat

USPTA PRO

I started playing when I was 5 in Ukraine. I recieved a full scholarship to a Division 2 University in Tennessee. I did my bachelors in Biology Pre Med and my master’s in mental health counseling at Lincoln Memorial University. I worked as an assistant coach to my team for two years while completing my masters. I then moved to California in 2019 and started working as certified as an independent tennis coach at PRC. I got my professional certification in 2020 and started working at South Bay Tennis Center where I work with juniors and adults as well as offer private lessons.

To schedule lesson with Lana call or text her at (865)-278-8569

Instruction Rate: $100 per hour

USPTA PRO

For almost three decades Sveto coached players of all ages in Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Serbia and United States, where for more than 15 years he has been coaching tennis at SBTC. Sveto graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education in Belgrade with thesis on selection in sports. His Master's thesis included analysis of determining factors in professional tennis. He is a member of the Association of Tennis Coaches of Serbia, and the USPTA, where he is Certified Specialist in Competitive Player Development. Sveto took part in number of TV and radio shows and was also an Instructional Editor for European magazine "Total Tennis". He is a contributing author for "Tennis Tribe Magazine", a digital magazine for iPads, and he co-authored a book called "Tennis ABC- My First Tennis Book", and published a DVD named "ABCs of Modern Tennis Footwork". Sveto's web site www.svetotennis.com, is a popular site for young competitive players and their parents.

Instruction Rate: $110 per hour, $60 per 1/2 hour

Equipment sponsor: HEAD

USPTA PRO FOR OVER 25 YEARS

I have been teaching tennis to all ages for over 25 years. I was a nationally ranked junior from the time I was 12 thru the age of 18. I played NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Tennis at the University of San Diego. I was Nationally ranked in Singles and Doubles and captained my team to a National Ranking of #12 my senior year. I received numerous accolades over the course of my playing career, including being named an Academic All American as well as my teams MVP in 1990. I also competed in Europe following graduation.

As an instructor I enjoy the challenge of learning to speak the language of each individual student. Everyone learns in a unique way. It is my goal to fluently speak the “learning language” of every player who walks onto my court, and to use this knowledge to access their full potential. I find using “Danalogies” (analogies by Dan) is one of the best ways to help players understand what can initially seem like an impossible language. Tennis technique and strategy can be confusing. I’m here to help make the ideas easy to grasp, to give my students confidence, and to make the process fun. I love the "game" of tennis and I enjoy sharing my strategic knowledge to teach how to effectively compete at all levels.

Tennis is an incredible metaphor for life. Not only will you learn about tennis when you work with me, you will learn about yourself. My tennis instruction is tough but fun. The joy is in the journey. When the journey is traveled in the right way, winning and losing become less important. Focus should always be on improvement. Progress not perfection will become your mantra to a more enjoyable and competitive life as a tennis player.

Instruction Rate: $110.00 per hour, $60.00 per 1/2 hour

USPTA ELITE PRO

Kent Hunter grew up playing tennis in Compton, Ca. From humble beginnings, he would go on to compete at the highest levels of the game playing for some of the top collegiate programs in the country, including UC Berkeley and LSU. Beginning his college tennis career at a junior college, he was awarded the prestigious all-SEC in both singles and doubles during his final year of college tennis as well as being named one of the best SoCal college tennis players by the USTA. Now he seeks to share his knowledge of the game with others as a coach. He has also taken up pickleball in his free time, and when you don’t see him on the tennis court he’s probably playing pickleball. He played his first professional pickleball tournament recently where he got sliver. He is also a PPR certified pickleball instructor who teaches pickleball lessons. Reach him at (323) 635-5389.

Instruction Rate: $120 per hour

Equipment sponsor: Babolat

I studied environmental engineering and horticulture but coaching is my passion. I have coached soccer, surfing, and rock climbing. I’ve played and competed in paddle for over 10 years at Club Deportivo Parque España Puebla and I’m an avid table tennis player. I developed a passion for pickleball and my journey has been nothing but fun, hard work, and training. As a 5.0 player I’m consistently finding the most efficient ways to improve to soon play at the highest professional level. I’m thrilled to be able to share my experience and skills I have learned from my mentors and coaches with people that are as passionate as I am or eager to learn it. With patience and simplified explanations my goal is for you to achieve your pickleball goals, the same way I have been doing for myself.

Reach me at: (310) 938-5260

Instruction Rate: $105 per hour

Basica has an impressive history as a professional tennis coach and has been a hitting partner for top ranked WTA and ATP professionals including Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Jessie Pegula. He also coached Maria Sharapova (formerly ranked #1 in the WTA rankings) at the French Open, Sony Ericsson Open Miami and Istanbul and Zack Fleishman during the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. A local of Palos Verdes, Basica also played professionally on the ATP Tour traveling worldwide and was ranked in the top 100 American players. Basica strong repertoire with the sport and experience training some of the top players worldwide will be a big contribution to the program.

Instruction Rate: $120 per hour