Head Tennis Pro

Steve Kauffman

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Head Tennis Coaches

Audrey Mitchell – Lessons Head Coach

Emily Lin – Team Head Coach

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Tennis Coaches

Emma Nelson, Luke Madath, Mari Brittle, Peter Kosten, and Rylie Gettmann.

Assistant Tennis Coaches

Joe Menanno, Joe Mitchell, and Kate Marquart.

Apprentice Tennis Coaches

Drew Johnson, Eli Agol

Tennis Team Practice Times

June 22 – August 1
(Coaches will determine your child’s placement within the team levels)
U.S. Open players will attend ONE Wednesday practice and ONE Thursday practice.

FRENCH: June 22 – August 1

  • Monday: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Thursday: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

AUSTRALIAN: June 22 – August 1

  • Monday: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

WIMBLEDON: June 24 – August 1

  • Wednesday: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM

US OPEN: June 24 – August 1

  • Wednesday Practice 1: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
  • Wednesday Practice 2: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday Practice 1: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Thursday Practice 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Additional Information

Wednesdays: Coaches will coordinate some tennis team players to go to North Eend Junior Tennis League -NEJTL. These are mostly away matches. Usually French and Australian, with some Wimbledon players invited.

Tuesdays: Open courts for challenge matches, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Updated 7/2

About Klahaya Tennis

Team Klahaya has consistently had the best tennis in the North End Junior Tennis League. The coaches are looking forward to a great year.

Is your child ready to join the tennis team? Can they:

Rally consistently from the base line. Serve consistently from the base line. Keep score?

Tennis Team

What is it? This is definitely the coolest junior program that exists anywhere in the universe! We had almost a 100 kids on Team last year. New players are sorted into teams 🧙‍♂️ Harry Potter Sorting Hat style. There are 2 practices a week led by Coaches and Tennis Pro. Every Friday we have a 🌍 World Team Tennis style match starting with the Tennis Team Kick-Off June 26.

Players will take the strokes they have learned during lessons and apply them to matches. They’ll learn warm up, etiquette, strategy, overcoming challenges, dealing with emotions, playing and supporting each other as a team.

LESSON SESSIONS
Session 1: June 22 – July 3
Session 2: July 6 – 17
Session 3: July 20 – 31
TBD –Session 4A: Aug 3 – 8,  Session 4B: Aug 10 – 14

TEAM PRACTICES
June 22 – July 30 (daytime)

Key Dates

July 11 @ 8:30am — Ladder Cross (all day+evening!)
July 31 — Klahaya Cup – most of the day

Aug 6 -End of Season Celebrations
1:45pm — Tennis Baseball
3:45pm — McDonald’s Run
5:30pm — End of Season Banquet & Awards and SENIOR SPEECHES

Communications 📲 All communications will be handled through a WhatsApp Group specific to Tennis Team. Schedule changes, rainouts, time changes, etc.

World Team Tennis (WTT) Match Schedule

June 26 – July 31
OEW = Old Edmonds Woodway
KLA = Klahaya

Friday, July 3

9:00 AM – Samurai vs. Wombats (@ KLA) & Thunder vs. Crush (@ OEW)
11:00 AM – El Dorado vs. Titans (@ KLA)

Friday, July 10

9:00 AM – El Dorado vs. Samurai (@ KLA) & Titans vs. Crush (@ OEW)
11:00 AM – Wombats vs. Thunder (@ KLA)

Friday, July 17

9:00 AM – Thunder vs. El Dorado (@ KLA) & Wombats vs. Crush (@ OEW)
11:00 AM – Samurai vs. Titans (@ KLA)

Friday, July 24

9:00 AM – Thunder vs. Samurai (@ KLA) & El Dorado vs. Crush (@ OEW)
11:00 AM – Titans vs. Wombats (@ KLA)

July 31 – WTT Final: Klahaya Cup

1st & 2nd Place During Regular Season Are #1 & #2 Seeds → Byes 1st Round
9:00 AM – 1st Round Matches:
3 seed vs. 6 seed
4 seed vs. 5 seed
11:00 AM – 2nd Round Matches:
1 seed vs. winner of 4 vs. 5
2 seed vs. winner of 3 vs. 6
1:00 PM – Final: Last 2 Teams Standing

Tennis Team- NEJTL – Dates and Times

Players wear their WHITE Klahaya Tennis ’26 Team Shirts

July 8 – August 5
Please arrive by 1:45 PM; all matches start promptly at 2:00 PM

Coaches will coordinate some tennis team players to go to NEJTL. These are mostly away matches. Usually French and Australian, with some Wimbledon players invited.

Wednesday, July 8 – 2:00 PM @ Kellogg Middle School

Klahaya vs. Aqua Club

Wednesday, July 15 – 2:00 PM @ Shorewood High School

Klahaya vs. View Ridge

Wednesday, July 22 – 2:00 PM @ Shorewood High School

Klahaya vs. Innis Arden

Wednesday, July 29 – 2:00 PM @ Innis Arden

Klahaya vs. Aqua Club

Wednesday, August 5 – 8:00 AM

Both Girls Tournaments @ Klahaya
Boys 18U tournament @ Shorewood High School
Boys 14U tournament @ Kellogg Middle School

*NEJTL = North End Junior Tennis League

Private Lessons:

Please see the Tennis Lessons page for information on private lessons.


Tennis Team Emails

World Team Tennis Matches

Be sure to check out the Klahaya Frog Tennis Bulletin Board (next to the tennis courts) for updates, snack sign ups, ladders, and more tennis community information

Tournaments, Team Colors, and More!

World Team Tennis Kick-Off  Friday, June 26, 2026- starting at 10:00 AM
Such a great day! Who will the sorting racquet choose to welcome into 2026’s teams? Be sure to wear your colors and join the excitement. Sorting racquet magic, followed by matches beginning at 11 am.

Ladder Cross Tournament Saturday, July 11, 2026 
This is one of the most fun events of the season! Be sure to sign up in advance—look for the sheet on our bulletin board. It’s a great opportunity for younger players to play with older ones.

The Klahaya Cup! – End of Season Tournament Friday, July 31, 2026 
The big showdown at the end of the season between all of our Klahaya Teams. Get your costumes ready!

Senior Speeches/Banquet/Tennis Baseball —Thursday, August 6, 2026