ADVANTAGE TENNIS Utah, Inc.

Professional Tennis Instruction in Utah

AT - Staff & Contacts

Contact us:

Advantage Tennis, Inc.
62 East Clubview Lane
Lehi, Utah, 84043
(801) 331-6006
Advantagetennis@msn.com



Lindsay Rawstorne
Head Tennis Pro/ Manager / U.S.P.T.A

 Work experience

•2006-present: Advantage Tennis Founder & Tennis Director
• 2000-2006: Snowbird Tennis Director
• 1996-2000: Salt Lake Tennis Club
•  • U.S.T.A High Performance Tennis Coach Graduate 2000
• Team Utah Head Coach, 1996 –2001
• David Freed Award recipient 2000
• U.S.T.A Intermountain Developmental Coach of the year for 2002
• Tennis instructor for 15 years 
• 1992. University of Utah, Bachelor of Science, Finance major
• 1987-1989: Weber State College, Associate of Arts

Competing experience

• University of Utah #1 player and W.A.C. tennis player of the year 1992
• Four National French Tennis titles
• Ranked #3 in 1996 and #5 in 2000 national U.S.P.T.A
• U.S.P.T.A Utah president for 2001- 2002 & 2007-2008
• ATP tour ranking #500 in 1989
• USPTA Certified


Francis Rawstorne 
Tennis Technical Director / U.S.P.T.A
Played Wimbledon 3 times!!

           Work Experience

• 2006 - Present: Technical Director Advantage Tennis
 • 2001 – 2006: Teaching Professional at Snowbird Canyon Racquet Club
• 1991 – 2000 Director of 2 Rawstorne Tennis Academies in Dublin Ireland & Alpe d’Huez France
 • 1989 – 1990 Coached World class players on the International Circuit including 2 Grand Slams
• 1974 – 1988 Director of the Pierre Barthes Tennis Camps in France. The most successful tennis academy of its time with 61 tennis courts. Nominated in the top 10 tennis resorts of the world by Richard Evans in USA Tennis Magazine.
• 1970 – 1973 Lecturer at the University of Perpignan, France
• 1966 BA in Economics & English – University of Witwatersrand – Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1967 Honors Degree in English – University of Witwatersrand – Johannesburg, South Africa
• 1972 Masters in English – University of Montpellier, France
• 1975 Professor of Tennis – French Federation, France
• 2000 U.S.P.T.A certified

Competition experience

• Ranked # 10 in South Africa
• 1961 Welsh Open Champion
• 1961 – 1963 played Wimbledon
• 1963 – Holder of 3 Irish titles
• 1974 French Pro Champion



Winnie Rawstorne
Teaching Professional & Front Desk Manager

Work experience

• 2006- 2007: Teaching Professional Advantage Tennis
• 2001- 2006: Teaching Professional at the Snowbird Canyon Racquet Club
• 1991 – 2000: Co directed the Rawstorne Tennis Academies in Dublin, France and Alpe d’Huez France
• 1989 – 1991 Traveled on the International Circuit as a Pro
• 1974 – 1988 Tennis Pro at the Pierre Barthes Club, Cap d’Agde France
• 1973 Monitorat de Tennis Diploma from the French Federation

Competition experience

• 1965 South African Junior Champion
• 1974 Champion of French Professionals
• 1975 & 1976 Languedoc Criterium Champion         
 

Mike White
Junior Tennis Director / U.S.P.T.A Teaching Professional

Coaching Experience

 
2007- present Teaching Professional Ivory Ridge Swim and Tennis Club
2005 -2007 Director of Junior Tennis: Sports mall
 2002 – 2005 Teaching Professional: Gold’s Gym
1997 -1998 & 2000 -2002 Teaching Professional: Ogden Athletic Club
USPTA Professional Level 2 Certification
 Internship with Woody Blocher, coach of several top ATP and WTA Tennis players.
Coached for eight years by Woody Blocher.
Coached by Paul Holbach, coach of a previous #1 WTA tour player
Teaching professional for a national junior tennis camp

Competition Experience

Competed in Utah until the age of 10
From 10 to 18 competed in Southern California
Nationally ranked in the top 50 in the 18's
4 year varsity player and captain of Southern California championship team


Aaron Dyer
U.S.P.T.A
Teaching Professional

Coaching Experience

2008-Present - Tennis Professional at Ivory Ridge Swim & Tennis Club 
2007 - Tennis Professional at Sportsmall
 2007-2005 – Tennis Professional at Pepperwood gated Community
2003 – 2004 – Tennis Professional Nike Tennis Camps Montana & Wyoming

Competition Experience
 

 Competed in Utah, Intermountain and Sectionals tournaments from age 14 to 18
Ranked in top 10 Intermountain in 16’s and 18’s

4 year varsity player at Alta High School.  Played #2 Singles for 1 year and #1 for the next 3 years

 Team Utah member 2001-2003

Cale Planck
Teaching Professional

Coaching Experience

2006: Summer Teaching Professional at Palm Valley Country Club
2009 to present: TeachingProfessional at Ivory Ridge Tennis Club

 
Competition Experience

2002: Member of the Palm Desert High School CIF (California) State Team Champions
2002-2005: Four-time League Champion
2003: Ranked #3 for the So. Cal Section- Boys 16’s 
2003:  Ranked Top 50 Nationally for the Boys 16’s
2005: Ranked Top 10 for the So. Cal Section- Boys 18’s
2005: Ranked Top 75 Nationally for the USTA Boys 18’s
2004-2005: Recruited by Indiana University, Purdue, Brown, Utah University, San Diego State, Santa Barbra
2006: Member and starter of the University of Oklahoma Tennis Team
2007: Member and starter of the Brigham Young University Tennis Team

Alyssia Pyne
Teaching Professional

Alyssia grew up in Denver, Colorado and moved to Utah in 2006 to play tennis for Weber State University. Alyssia played on the Weber Team for four years and in April 2010 graduated with a degree in Family Studies and an emphisis in Education. Alyssia has been coaching tennis at various clubs in Colorado for several years. Alyssia hopes to attend graduate school for Marriage and Family Therapy in Fall 2011.

 

 

 

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