Santa Clarita's #1 Youth Tennis Program

Marcel Contin

Tennis Instructor

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.

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.

Contact Gabe Harmat.

René Heger

Tennis Director, USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor

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. 

Contact Proyfon Lohaphaisan

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 $60 per hour. 

Contact Chris Null.

KP Puvogel

USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor, Pickleball Instructor

Jackie Resler

USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor

Darren Woodford

USPTA Certified Tennis Instructor

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. 

Contact Aleksey Zharinov