California - United States Professional Tennis Association

WELCOME
to USPTA!
New Members:
Oliver Andrzejczuk (Buena Park), Kristina
Burleson (Glendale), Jerome Moukouanga
(Irvine), Yelena Olshanskaya (Los Angeles),
Christopher Rapaj (Victorville), Kenneth
Reveteriano Jr. (Victorville), Jed Weaver
(Arcadia), Michael White (Santa Barbara),
Lorene Whitehouse (Westlake Village), Brett
Woodmansee (Calabasas)
Reinstatements:
Nicholas Carless (Santa Monica), David
Gallardo (Trabuco Canyon)
Get to know: Kenny Puvogel
Where you teach: Top Seed Tennis Academy at the
Paseo Club in Valencia
Where you learned to play the game: Uniondale
High School, Long Island, NY
Favorite tennis quote: “Winning isn’t everything, but
wanting to win is.”
Why you are a teaching pro: I love getting people
involved in the “sport of a lifetime.”
Why you joined USPTA: To become certified at the
highest recognizable professional level teaching the
sport I love
Your greatest contribution to the game: My energy
and passion for tennis
Get to know: Mike White
Where you teach: Have my own private practice
teaching in Santa Barbara
Get to know: Nick Provenza
Where you teach: Junction Indoor Tennis Center
College where you played: Mesa State College
Highest ranking: National ITA ranking doubles Fall
2009 – 23rd
Where you learned to play the game: Elliott Tennis
Center in Grand Junction, CO
Favorite tennis quote: “I hate to lose more than I like
to win.” Jimmy Connors
Why you are a teaching pro: I enjoy teaching and
helping others reach their goals.
Why you joined USPTA: So I can continue my
teaching pro career
Your greatest contribution to the game: Extending
my knowledge and experiences to others in order to
help them progress and enjoy the game of tennis
College where you played: Four years for Pepperdine
under Head Coach Allen Fox
Highest ranking: No. 22 nationally for Boys’ 18s;
No. 1 in Colorado for Men’s Open Singles
Where you learned to play the game: Started taking
lessons at age five at the Montecito Country Club in
Santa Barbara
Favorite tennis quote: “From what we get, we can
make a living. What we give, however, makes a life.”
Arthur Ashe
Why you are a teaching pro: I enjoy psychology,
human behavior, and the game of tennis. What a
perfect way to make a living.
Why you joined USPTA: I want that certification
next to my name. It will benefit both my clients and
me to have the backing and support of USPTA.
Your greatest contribution to the game: Without a
doubt, 25 years of promoting the game through my
teaching and the joy of watching a client/friend hitting
that perfect shot, the enjoyment, the smiles - priceless!
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