Santa Clarita's #1 Youth Tennis Program
Get your child involved in tennis at the Paseo Club!
Your child will learn proper fundamentals, stroke improvement, technical analysis, singles and doubles drills, games, and more!
* Sign-up begins July 29 and classes start August 19
The skills your child learns in tennis will carry them as they grow.
Your child will enjoy their court time all the time!
- Have fun
- Build stamina
- Learn footwork
- Make new friends
Junior Tennis is available to the Santa Clarita Valley community — members AND nonmembers of the Paseo Club.
*Contact Tennis Director René Heger for more information.
Fun for All Levels of Tennis!
We have tennis lessons for youth ages 3 through 18.
Members and nonmembers are welcome to play!
Preschool Performers
These shorter classes help to focus on Agility, Balance, and Coordination — the ABC's of early athletics.
- Beginners Ages 3-5
- Saturdays 10-10:30 am
Future Pros - Weekdays
Building on the ABC's of early athletics, kids will learn basic strokes, footwork, and correct grips as they continue to grow and develop.
- Beginners Ages 5-8
- Tuesdays & Thursdays
4-5:00 pm
Future Pros - Saturdays
Building on the ABC's of early athletics, kids will learn basic strokes, footwork, and correct grips as they continue to grow and develop.
- Beginners Ages 5-8
- Saturdays 10-11 am
Challengers
Kids learn point construction for both doubles and singles play while taking a bigger focus on fitness and endurance.
- Beginners/Intermediate Ages 10+
- Tuesdays & Thursdays 4-6 pm
Tournament Training
Kids in this class experience full match play, bringing the chance to compete against mom and dad and looking to take the win!
- Advanced Ages 8+
- Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 4-6 pm
High Performance
This fast-paced, high-level program takes students to the next level. Work on point play and drill scenarios. By approval only.
- Tournament/College Prep
- Mondays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays 4-6 pm
Meet the pros
Marcel Contin
Tennis Instructor
I began my tennis journey at the age of 5 in Santa Clarita, receiving training from top coaches in the area and across Southern California. While attending West Ranch High School, I competed in doubles. After high school, I enrolled at Glendale Community College where I got scholarships to play at some 4 years but unfortunately, my collegiate playing opportunities were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, this setback led me to shift my focus towards coaching. Throughout my coaching tenure, I've successfully guided players to secure spots at various colleges, spanning from Division 3 to Division 1 institutions. Additionally, I've had the privilege of serving as a hitting partner for WTA and ATP professionals, as well as high-level collegiate athletes.Adam Davidson
Tennis Instructor
Adam is a homegrown Valencia native who played tennis at Hart High where he set the record for most singles wins in a season and advanced to the QF of the CIF tournament.
He earned a scholarship to play tennis at Azusa Pacific University, where he played for four years. As team captain in 2005, he led the Cougars to win the school’s first ever NAIA National Championship. He won the prestigious Ojai Valley Invitational twice in doubles (2003, 2005) and once in singles (2004) and was a First Team NAIA All-American selection three times (2003-2005). He and his doubles partner, Sam Fletcher, were ranked #1 in the country for three years (2003-2005). His highest singles ranking was #14 in the country (2003).
After graduating with a bachelor’s in business, Adam turned pro and took his racquets around the world for the next three years, competing on the ATP tour. Traveling to over 35 countries, he notched several victories over top 100 ATP opponents in doubles and reached a career high of #527 in the world. Davidson played two seasons of World Team Tennis for the Sacramento Capitals, where he played alongside the likes of Pete Sampras, Anna Kournakova, Mark Knowles, and the Bryan Brothers.
With 15 years of coaching experience, in addition to a USPTA certification, Adam has coached a wide variety of players — from beginners to several Division I collegiate players. He has a passion for coaching and mentoring players who want to improve in tennis but also glean from it lessons for living a successful life.
Adam charges $95 per private lesson. Contact Adam Davidson.
Raisa Grinberg
Tennis Instructor
Raisa Gurevich was a national tennis champion in Russia at the age of 7 for the under-14 division. She won the European Championship twice at 14 and was a world championship runner up. She turned pro at 14 and ended up as number 8 in ITF juniors in the world. She began to play WTA at 14 and then moved to Spain to Palma de Mallorca where she was coached by Uncle Tony (Rafa’s uncle) for 5 years. Her singles highest was 300 and doubles highest 170.
Raisa retired at 22 due to knees surgeries. She went to Egypt and played there for a year and then came to LA where she worked at Braemar Country Club and Porter Valley Country Club. She has worked at Warners for close to 15 years.
Raisa teaches all ages and all levels. She charges $90 per hour for private sessions. Contact Raisa Gurevich
Gabe Harmat
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
Gabe was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1963 he was introduced to tennis for the first time. He was 13 years old.
In just two years he won the juniors and adult championships at his club and a year later he made the national junior team and represented Israel in Germany.
After completing his three-year military duty, he settled down in the US and continued pursuing his tennis ambitions by coaching and simultaneously competing on the US and European tour.
His best win came in 1983 in doubles over Shlomo Glickstein who was the French Open doubles finalist a year later, and also was 22 on the ATP in singles.
After experiencing a lack of sponsors and running out of funds, he turned to coaching.
Gabe has worked in several clubs in the valley and in LA , establishing himself as a prominent pro by winning the USPTA Pro of the Year twice and producing many college players. He also got to work with ATP and WTA players such as Dan Dan- China fed. Cup, Nir Welgreen – ATP 160.
At age of 35, Gabe returned to competition on the senior tour. Staying fit was quite handy leading to a high So Cal ranking, US national ranking, and number 5 I.T.F ranking. Some of his best accomplishments were winning the Macabia gold medal (1986), the sectionals in So. Cal, and reaching semi-finals twice in I.T.F world championships.
Gabe is looking forward to sharing with you a lifespan of coaching and playing experience and is ready to assist you with your tennis aspirations.
Gabe charges $90 per hour for private instruction.
René Heger
Tennis Director, USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
René is originally from Germany. He started playing tennis at age seven and immediately fell in love with the sport. Recruited by talent scouts of the BTV (Baden Tennis Federation) at age ten, and with the unrelenting support of his parents, he started traveling to tournaments all over Germany. Winning the local Men’s tournament at age twelve caught the attention of scouts from bigger clubs and René signed a contract with Karlsruher ETV at age 14. Playing during an era where lots of Russian talent played in German higher tier clubs, he got to hit with the likes of Andreij Medvedev, Andrei Cherkasov among others.
It was during the 1994 season preparations that René started to experience lower back spasms, followed by consistent pain in his lower back region. Over the next year the problem continued to worsen and after specialist consultation, René had to finally abandon his pursuit of a professional tennis career at age 17 having barely started playing Challengers.
The biggest win of his youth career was beating Tommy Haas in straight sets at the Baden-Baden Championships. René never lost his passion for tennis and transitioned to coaching over the years. He is certified by the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR), an internationally recognized organization, for “10 and Under” as well as “High Performance.”
René has been coaching at The Paseo Club since December 2018, and has been the Tennis Director of Paseo since 2023.
Rene charges $85 per hour for private training.
Nick Joyce
Tennis Instructor
Nick Joyce is a Santa Clarita local and was introduced to tennis at the age of 12. Joyce was a slow starter — he was the last pick on his high school’s junior varsity (JV) tennis team, ranking 15th on a team of 15 — he played in a whopping two season matches.
Despite getting cozy with the reserve bench his freshman year, Joyce ditched the 5 in 15, and worked his way up to the #1 JV spot his sophomore season, and claimed the title of team captain. He continued to play throughout his high school career, graduating as a top 5 district player, and captaining his varsity team, under the the coaching helm of Jen Azevedo (AKA “Favorite”).
Since high school, Nick Joyce has been pursuing a career in music, while sharing his knowledge for tennis. Joyce has coached two seasons at his alma mater, leading to an undefeated record in both bouts, and has helped train kids, teens, and adults alike.
Nick charges $65 per private lesson. Contact Nick Joyce.
Dustin Kua
Tennis Instructor
Hello! I’m Dustin Kua, a former division 1 men’s tennis player from Cal Poly and the University of Portland. I grew up playing at the Paseo summer tennis clinics when I was 8 years old and have gained the foundation, enthusiasm, and grit to go onto the collegiate level. I helped coach several of my college teammates as well as kids of all levels to find their inner drive, confidence, and ability to perform on the tennis court.
Gaining the wisdom from many coaches ranging from Paseo pros all the way to former NCAA division 1 champion from USC and UCLA, I have gained experience and knowledge on how to improve not only my game, but those around me. I’m super excited to be a part of the staff at the Paseo Club and I’m looking forward to working with all kids, adults, and people of all ages!
Dustin charges $70 per hour for private instruction. Contact Dustin Kua.
Proyfon Lohaphaisan
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
Proyfon Lohaphaisan is a native of the Santa Clarita Valley and began competing in USTA tournaments when she was 11 years old. She played varsity tennis at Hart High School for four years. In her junior year, she and Jackie Resler took the team to their first CIF Southern California Sectionals. In her senior year, she and her doubles partner, Natalia Muñoz, reached the CIF Southern California Sectionals' doubles quarterfinals.
After she graduated from Hart High School in 2015, Proyfon played for Quinnipiac University, a Division I tennis team, in Hamden, Connecticut. At Quinnipiac University, she played both singles and doubles for all four years. In 2016, she had 46 Division I Single-Season Wins, which placed her #3 in Quinnipiac's single-season record book. For her All-Time Career Wins, she had 120 wins, which placed her #18 in Quinnipiac’s tennis record book. During her time at Quinnipiac, Proyfon and her team won 3 consecutive conference championship tournaments and played in the college tennis NCAA tournament three times.
Proyfon earned a bachelor’s in Health Science Studies with a minor in Biomedical Sciences. She is USPTA certified and hopes to share her knowledge and experiences, coach players, and mentor young player's values and skills to use on and off the court. See you on the courts!
Proyfon charges $75 per hour for private instruction.
Chris Null
Tennis, Pickleball Instructor
Chris had his first tennis lesson ever at the Paseo Club almost 15 years ago and has been involved as a member and coach since that time. He played four years at Valencia High School and coached six more for both girls' and boys' teams.
In early 2019 he picked up pickleball and hasn't been able to put it down. His favorite part of coaching is working with kids and helping them find the love for these sports that he found here.
Chris teaches both tennis and pickleball at Paseo Club, and is available for private pickleball instruction for $70 per hour.
KP Puvogel
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor, Pickleball Instructor
Kenny Puvogel, better known as Coach KP, started at the Paseo Club as a tennis teaching professional in 2006 and is celebrating his 11th year teaching at the club.
He’s been teaching tennis for over 20 years, including taking a short venture to NYC in 2012 to teach at the prestigious Vanderbilt Tennis Club in Grand Central Terminal where he also served as Director of Fitness Programs and Personal Training. He also taught at the indoor courts at Sutton East Tennis and Yorkville Tennis Club; and at the Riverside Clay tennis courts.
He returned to Southern California and the Paseo Club in 2013 for a year before deciding to take another brief journey to teach tennis in the Atlanta area at the Manor Tennis Club, Polo Tennis Club, and Oz Tennis Academy.
Calling himself an ambassador of tennis, he loves working with all ages and believes his passion, energy, enthusiasm, and devotion to the sport transcends and inspires his students. He loves introducing the sport to beginners and teaches a high-energy, calorie burning, and fun-filled cardio tennis class. Additionally, he works with his clients to build a balance of tennis skills and fitness and strives for nothing but the highest quality program attainable while seeking to build lasting relationships with all of his students. He is a great motivator and is known affectionately to many as the “Pied Piper of Tennis.”
Before entering the tennis profession full time, Kenny spent over 25 years in the promotion, marketing, and sales fields of the music industry, 23 years with the legendary Warner Brothers Records family – the most successful, powerful, and prestigious label of the time – the last 10 years serving as Vice President of Rock Promotion.
With music being very popular among touring tennis pros, good fortune would bring Kenny together with former #1 world professional Jim Courier backstage at a R.E.M. concert in Atlanta in 1995. Through his ongoing relationship with Courier, Kenny has had the chance to spend time behind the scenes of professional tennis, meeting and learning from the pros, their coaches, and trainers and chatting with anyone who wants to talk tennis or music. While exchanging ideas on tennis and music, he absorbed everything the sport has to offer and has a wealth of priceless knowledge that he yearns to share.
Kenny’s tennis journey continued while he managed Sammy Hagar (Van Halen) and his travels took him to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico often where he began to teach part-time at the Adan Bries Tennis Academy and at local resort hotels. Looking for a new direction, he realized tennis was it and this is when he decided it was time for a change in pursuit of sharing his love of the game.
In 2000, he became a full-time tennis coach teaching independently in the Santa Clarita Valley. He has been the head coach at four of the six local high schools as well as directing the high school summer tennis program for College of the Canyons. With his West Ranch girls’ tennis team, he holds the distinction of having the first team of any sport at the school to make the CIF playoffs in school history.
Kenny believes the many people he met and continues to meet along the way give him a unique perspective on teaching tennis. He takes pride in his passion and considers himself to be what he calls a “tennis concierge” handling his clients’ every tennis need.
*USPTA certified
*USTA Roving Umpire
*Babolat team member
*ASFA-certified personal trainer
KP charges $80 per hour for private tennis instruction and $70 for pickleball.
Jackie Resler
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
Jackie Lange is a Santa Clarita native who found her love for tennis playing at the Paseo Club in 2004. She became an instructor at the club in 2018.
Jackie graduated from Hart High School in 2014, primarily playing #1 singles and leading the team to their first CIF Southern California Sectionals in program history. Jackie graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2018 and played on the tennis team, starting in singles and doubles for all four years. At one point in her college tennis career, Jackie reached #14 in the West Region for singles. In her final year at Azusa as captain, Jackie led the team to finish #10 in the nation and to the first NCAA DII Regionals in program history.
She received her BS in Applied Exercise Science with a minor in Nutrition. Jackie also received her MA in Psychology with Specialization in Sports Psychology from Ashford University. She is a Sports and Performance Mental Coach.
Jackie is also USPTA-certified, NASM-certified, and TRIBE training certified. Currently, she is coaching the Varsity West Ranch Boys’ Tennis team and Junior Varsity West Ranch Girls’ Tennis tennis team.
Jackie is excited to pass on the lessons and experiences she has learned from her career to youth players, continuing the tradition of finding love for the sport of tennis at the Paseo Club.
Jackie charges $80 per hour for private instruction.
Darren Woodford
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
Darren grew up in Santa Clarita and began playing tennis at the age of 15. He quickly advanced on the junior circuit earning top Sectional and National rankings. Following his junior career, he attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While in school, he simultaneously competed in professional tournaments obtaining a top United States National Professional ranking as an amateur.
After graduating from UC Berkeley, he trained with Grant Doyle, former coach to Sam Querrey and Ryan Harrison, and John Roddick, brother and former coach of Andy Roddick and the current Director of Tennis and the Men’s Head Coach at the University of Central Florida. While working with Doyle and Roddick, he functioned as a practice partner for their stable of Top-200 ATP ranked players.
Darren is a USPTA Certified Elite Professional, who has developed numerous players into CIF league champions and collegiate athletes. Though he works with players of all ages and abilities, he specializes in the rapid development of beginning and junior players. Take a lesson and see the improvements he can help you make in your game today.
Darren charges $95 per hour for private instruction.
Aleksey Zharinov
USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor
A native of Siberia, Russia, Aleksey was a top-ten junior in the country. He came to the US to go pro but decided to attend college instead. He played #1 singles for the University of Minnesota, helping the team to climb to the #8 spot in the country.
Aleksey traveled all over the US to play professional tournaments, eventually achieving ATP ranking in the summer of 2004. He participated in two exhibition doubles matches (St. Paul, MN 2003, and Grand Forks, ND 2004) against the former #1 doubles team in the world the Jensen brothers. The first match also featured Monica Seles and Anna Kournikova, and the second match was between Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi.
Since 2005, Aleksey has been coaching in numerous country clubs as well as full-time at Lifetime Club in Minneapolis. In 2006, he received the “USPTA Northern Section Junior Development Coach of the Year” award. Aleksey has been working at the Paseo Club since 2012 raising half a dozen Division 1 and 3 college players during that time. Aleksey’s specialty is technique, and along with helping juniors establish proper fundamentals, has been helping many adults to do the same. He has drills almost every day for different levels of players, who want to tap into their full potential.
His private lesson rate is $95 per hour.
Junior Tennis Pricing
You can purchase lessons individually or in a pack.
Nonmembers register by contacting the Paseo Club.
Future Pros - Weekdays
Ages 5-8
Day Rate
$50
7-Pack
$224/Members & $265 Non-members
14-Pack
$364/Members & $470/Non-members
21-Pack
$462/Members & $600/Non-members
Future Pros - Saturdays
Ages 5-8
Day Rate
$50
7-Pack
$224/Members & $265 Non-members
14-Pack
$364/Members & $470 Non-members
21-Pack
$462/Members & $600 Non-members
Challengers
Ages 10+ (Beginner-Intermediate)
Day Rate
$90
7-Pack
$385/Members & $475/Non-members
14-Pack
$672/Members & $880/Non-members
21-Pack
$882/Members & $1200/Non-members
Tournament Training
Ages 8+ (Intermediate-Advanced)
Day Rate
$90
7-Pack
$385/Members & $475/Non-members
14-Pack
$672/Members & $880/Non-members
21-Pack
$882/Members & $1200/Non-members
High Performance
Tournament/ College Prep
Day Rate
$90
7-Pack
$385/Members & $475/Non-members
14-Pack
$672/Members & $880/Non-members
21-Pack
$882/Members & $1200/Non-members