Our Coaching Philosophy

Tennis is highly complex and demanding, requiring its athletes to bring an elite level of athleticism, intelligence, fitness, and mental discipline in order to be competitive at the upper echelons of the sport.

It is our goal to inspire an ethic of hard work and intensity and a passion for the sport, within which we intentionally guide each player to develop an understanding of how to capitalize on their unique strengths while also edifying their weaknesses.

We teach our players how to analyze a situation and select correct strategic choices, as well as how to execute under pressure.

As strategy, technical ability, mental toughness, and fitness all go hand in hand, we plan to incorporate a blend of drilling, situational point play, and supervised set and tournament play to develop versatile players that can withstand the rigors of competition.

It is here that we equip our players with the physical and mental tools necessary to handle the adversity they face every time they step out onto the court.

Key Components of Our High Performance Program

Make-Up Policy

If we cancel a session for any reason, we provide a make-up.

Company Info

Looking to get in shape, improve your technique, or simply make new friends? If so, welcome to Basha Tennis!

Why Take Tennis Lessons?

Tennis is a great activity to maintain and grow your health, fitness, strength, and agility in shape. It offers social and psychological advantages as well.

As a social activity, you can play with friends and family on our private indoor tennis courts or outside on courts. Tennis is a sport that may be played competitively, by entering in tournaments, or recreationally on weekends and evenings.

Picking up a tennis racquet and merely striking the ball isn’t enough. Instruction includes proper grips, technique, footwork patterns, balance and hitting positions, by a certified coach. Proper instruction makes learning the fundamentals of tennis much more enjoyable, plus there are many long-term advantages; physical and mental development!

The fundamental goal of Basha Tennis is to have fun, and to grow! We design beginning tennis lessons around exercises and activities to help children and adults develop skills like accuracy, consistency, and court awareness – all while having a great time doing so! We aim to make playing patterns and pattern recognition second nature with repetition.

Group tennis lessons are great for players of all ages and abilities. We offer Juniors (ages four to 18) and Adults (all ages) classes to better hone one’s skills. Classes are organized based on skill level to ensure players develop at a consistent pace.

Have you ever taken a private tennis lesson and smashed amazing backhands or blasted strong serves but couldn’t duplicate your performance in a match?

A private lesson, assists you in accomplishing two goals: acquiring and/or enhancing a skill and then maintaining that skill. Our highly-skilled coaches design lessons to help you learn with your preferred learning style reinforcing the skill when it matters most, during match play.

We focus on correcting tennis technique, building consistency, and developing positive routines to perform better in competition. We also promote good lifestyle habits and can provide feedback on match results (live in-play critique – what happened and why).

The more you play, the more the tension in your racket strings changes. The instructors at Basha Tennis are qualified to execute custom re-stringing on your racket to bring it back in shape and improve its performance.

Your game will stay in top shape if you restring your racket regularly, especially if you notice it’s losing its “punch.” When the tension in your strings decreases, your strings stretch more upon impact, softening the ball’s landing and reducing the “squashing effect” of your racket’s design. This results in a lack of control and erratic play. Restring your favorite tennis racket several times a year to keep your game at its best.

In order to place the ball on the court with the spin and pace you want, you must have a proper grip on your racket. Because players tend to grasp more hard on an undersized grip, a grip that is not of the right size increases your chances of missed shots. Striking a tennis ball with a poor grip makes it harder to control your shots, reduces your chances of making firm contact, and delivering a firm impact.

Our History

Basha Tennis was established September 20, 2010 in Chandler, AZ, where we contracted with the Chandler Tennis Center to provide exceptional adult and youth tennis programming and competitive junior programming. We also contracted with the PGA Tour Super Store to provide all tennis programming for their facility. Additionally, we worked with the Chandler Unified School District and Phoenix USTA to provide tennis in the schools and after-school programs.

In October 2013, we were invited to oversee and operate tennis programming for Forest Crest Tennis club, with the goal of reestablishing Forest Crest as the Seattle area’s premiere destination for high-quality, high-value tennis instruction and programming. We provide all of Forest Crest’s tennis activities, including; Adult and Junior clinics and private lessons, USTA teams, Seattle Cup teams, Flights, special events, racquet customization and stringing.

Shoreline, Washington

Because the school district limits spanned from “Shore to Shore” (Puget Sound to Lake Washington) and “Line to Line” (Puget Sound to Lake Washington), the name “Shoreline” was given to this area of unincorporated King County in 1944 when it was handed to the school district (the old Seattle city limit of 85th St to the Snohomish County Line). Despite the fact that the city’s contemporary boundaries do not extend to Lake Washington, the region is nevertheless known as “Shoreline.”

The remainder of the Shoreline School District remained an unincorporated part of King County when Lake Forest Park was established in 1961. For numerous decades, the school district was the primary identifier for the region; the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce constructed a series of welcome signs featuring the name in 1983. In 1988, the City of Seattle started considering annexing the region, prompting locals to organize an incorporation proposal in order to save their distinct school system. Shoreline was established as a code city on August 31, 1995, fifty years after it was named, and it adopted the council–manager system of government.

What Shoreline is Known For

Richmond Beach Saltwater Park is a 40-acre park in the Richmond Beach area, situated on the west side of Shoreline. The park, which is bordered by Puget Sound, gives direct public access to the saltwater waterfront. The park offers views of Puget Sound and is often utilized by the community for activities including as beach strolls, taking in the scenery, attending City-sponsored concerts, and hosting family picnics.

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Shoreline, Washington, situated at 20312 Fifteenth Avenue NW. It is presently a private house that is available to the public at certain times throughout the year. It is also available for tours and horticulture seminars by appointment. Prof. Arthur Rice Kruckeberg of the University of Washington and his wife Mareen Schultz Kruckeberg started the garden in 1958. In 1998, a foundation was established to protect their garden, and in 2003, an easement was granted to protect the garden in perpetuity.

The garden includes both native and non-native plants, mostly from China and Japan. Exotic conifers, hardwoods, particularly oaks and maples, rhododendrons, magnolias, a distinctive wingnut, and a variety of other woody plants, as well as remarkable displays of ferns, cyclamens, wood sorrel, and inside-out flower, are among the flora featured. Tanoak, mutant Tanoak, striped-bark maple, and Chokecherry are among the four State Champion trees in the garden. Caucasian Spruce, Brewer’s Spruce, Chilean fire tree, and Eucryphia glutinosa are just a few of the uncommon trees found there.

The Shoreline Historical Museum was founded in 1975 as a Bicentennial Project for the Shoreline School District’s community. At the time, the US government tasked every municipality in the nation with completing a memorial project that would serve as a lasting reminder of our country’s founding. Many localities elected to establish local historical institutions where the nation’s history could be preserved while also being utilized by the public for educational reasons.

Superintendent Bill Stevenson of the Shoreline School District, teacher Kay Bartholomew, and preservationist and historian Barbara Monks were all instrumental in establishing the Museum. The Shoreline Historical Society, as well as several instructors and community members, made significant contributions to the project. The use of the historic 1912 Ronald School at 749 North 175th Street as the new museum’s home was approved by Bill Stevenson and the school board. This building, which was about to be demolished, was given a new lease of life as the Museum, and was subsequently sold to the museum to be kept in trust for the community.

After 35 years, the school system bought the Ronald School building from the Museum for use as part of a high school, and the Museum relocated to 18501 Linden Avenue North, barely ten blocks from its previous home. Today, the Museum is ready to go on with its purpose and create something new for the community.

There are a number of places in which you can go in order to learn the game of tennis. There are online marketplaces that connect students to instructors of all different skill levels. Often these types of lessons take place at a public park with tennis facilities. You’ll also find that tennis clubs, like the one here at Forest Crest, have lessons for all ages that are provided by their resident pro and staff.

Basha Tennis offers lessons at Forest Crest in the city of Mountlake Terrace and serves neighboring areas.

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