What we’re about
Please check our digital course below to learn all modern tennis strokes and take our free forehand Challenge practice drills.
https://Love2learntennis.com
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Founder, Joseph Awadalla: USPTR certified. Joe has been playing and coaching tennis for over twenty five years. He won several championship tournaments in the DMV. His passion to help people improve their game and techniques regardless of their level. He also like to give an excellent workout by maintaining dynamic drills with minimal wait time.
OUR STAFF:
Ebenezer Dadzie: Ebe is a highly experienced coach and tournament organizer. Ebe is passionate about teaching with nurturing his players in the game of tennis, promoting low-cost tennis to kids and adults in the community for igniting a lifelong passion of the game. Ebe also organizes various individual and team tennis matches broken down by NTRP and UTR ratings.
Tony Nguyen: Tony has been playing tennis for 12 years and coaching for 4 years. He enjoys teaching and making sure players are having fun. Tony likes to offer an engaging experience to his students to identify their weaknesses to improve.
Thomas Cyrnak:
Thomas started cometitive training for tennis in his late teens and soon fell in love with the sport. He competed in multiple leagues around the Northern Virginia area to reach 4.5 ntrp. He has a passion for coaching to share what he learned throughout the years. Thomas is the nightmare of league players in doubles for his big serve and putaway poaching.
Tony Piro: Tony has been around tennis his entire life, from playing junior level national tournaments as well as D1 collegiate tennis, to teaching tennis to youth and adults.
Tony encourage his students to have fun, improve their technique with game strategy and most importantly their fitness. While being a native of NY state, Tony has been immersed in the DMV tennis scene for over 15 years now, from instruction to providing stringing services to area country clubs.
Michael Disanto: Mike DiSanto played DII at Bloomsburg University. During his tenure, he has played number one singles and doubles and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Mike taught tennis for two years and then him and his fiancé moved to Arlington in November 2021. Mike still has a passion to coach all levels and play competitively.
Joseph Awadalla, Phone: (202)746-1094
GOALS OF THIS MEETUP:
1.- TO LEARN
2.- TO HAVE FUN
3.- Have a great WORKOUT.
4.- WANTING TO COMEBACK.
Rules of conduct:
• Please maintain a friendly attitude on the courts since we are all here to learn and have fun. Be aware that everyone has a different skill set and we have to respect each other. Please don't be offended if we address you individually if we observe any bad sportsmanship. Continuing bad behavior may result in removal from the meetup group. we hope everyone understands.
This is a tennis group for adults beginners, intermediates, and advanced who want to have fun learning and playing tennis.
Beginners:
• New to tennis, as took few lessons or haven't taken lessons at all.
• Technically dont have the basic strokes forehand and backhands, serves, volleys and overheards.
• Not able to mantain a consistent rally due to poor eye hand ball coordination.
• Focus on improving technique, footwork, and consistency with rally play.
Intermediate:
• Have taken lessons and played before but not too often.
• Technically is able to hit serves consistently in the court and are able to rally with fluent forehand or backhands with players or their same level. Have basic knowledge of volley and can rally.
• Tactically can place and hit tennis balls across the court and down the line and also have a variation on power and height.
• Intermediate lessons are focused on improving consistency, control, and placement on the court while improving footwork.
Advanced:
• Take lessons regularly and play matches often, for practice or competitively.
• Focus on match play with strategy and developing more power and accuracy on shots while improving fitness conditions.
STUDENT-TO-COACH RATIO:
Coach/Player Ratio:
Maximum 1/6 for 90 minute session.
Maximum 1/8 for two hours session.
1. One or Two Person policy:
• If only one or two persons RSVPd for a group lesson it will be canceled. The minimum requirement for a group is three participants.
• If a session is canceled, the single or two players that RSVPd has the option to take a private or semi-private session with the same meetup group rate. A single person will get a thirty-minute private and two players get one hour lesson.
MOVING UP A LEVEL
• The coaches are the only ones that will determine if you are ready for the next level or not. Please consult us in advance if you have questions about your level.
Meetup lessons: All meetup hours are group lessons, (not private). Private lessons have a higher price and are not handled through meetup but by meetup messages, phone calls or text messages.
Steps for morning group lessons.
1.-RSVP "YES" if you are coming to secure your spot on the lesson. Update RSVP to "NO" if you are not attending.
2.-Groups might mix sometimes, so be aware that coaches might regroup you according to your level, so everybody can work on exercises for their own level. we hope everyone understands.
Steps evening lessons 6 pm to 9 pm:
1.-RSVP "YES" if you are coming to secure your spot on the lesson. Update RSVP to "NO" if you are not attending.
2.-Make sure you RSVP for the lesson according to your level, if the coaches don't think you belong to the lesson you RSVP the coaches might regroup you. We hope everyone understands.
Meetup location:
These meetup lessons take place at different locations that we think are more accessible for everybody, but any new suggestion for new locations is welcome in the DMV area as long as there are 3 or more people attending to those locations. Feel free to suggest a meetup event.
Guest Policies:
1.-Anybody is allowed to bring a guest to any lesson but the guest has to be on the same level as the member.
2.-All guests have to pay the same-day single session cost as discounts only apply to members.
3.-Any member that bring one guest to a lesson, the member will get up to $10 depending on the location they are bringing their guests. Discounts will be listed in the session details.
Rates:
• Group lessons: please check session details.
• Private lessons: Ask the coaches.
-Contact us through phone number or meetup APP to book a private lesson.
CANCELATIONS: The session will be canceled and comments will be posted. The message will be sent when the lesson is canceled.
-One or two-person policy cancellation.
-Outdoor and below 40 degrees cancellation.
-Rain cancellation.
Payments:
Cash, Venmo or Paypal. Please check the session information for more details on the payments.
Thanks a lot for your support and let's meet up and play tennis!!!
NOTE: Please text Joe for any questions.
THIS MEETUP IS ONLY FOR PLAYERS 13(+), NOT SENIORS OR BEGINNERS ABOVE 70 yrs old OR KIDS.
For players under 18, please bring your parent at the first session as consent to join the session.
