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 at (310) 944-5170

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

Equipment sponsor: Babolat

ENHANCE PICKLEBALL AFFILIATE - 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: $150 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 at (865) 278-8569

Instruction Rate: $120 per hour