Laguna Beach Tennis Academy
Laguna Beach Tennis Academy, 1098 Balboa Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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Laguna Beach Tennis Academy offers tennis coaching along with field games, arts and crafts, Thursday Splash Wars, fitness, leagues, match play, UTR Match Play, LiveBall, USTA leagues, and team competition. The program also offers private lessons, seasonal camps, and intensive blocks for juniors that include red, orange, and green ball through college prep junior programs and high-energy LiveBall group classes. Rated Saturday UTR Match Play is organized with divisions by level and Grand Finals, and groups in summer camps are capped at 8 kids per group.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer 2026 camps for ages 5–11 run Monday through Thursday from June 16 to August 19, with full-day and half-day weekly options; seasonal training plans run for 10 weeks with either once- or twice-per-week sessions.
• Price: Summer 2026 full-day camps are $495 per week and half-day camps are $325 per week; drop-in training is $50 per session; seasonal plans are $420 per 10-week season for once-per-week training and $840 per 10-week season for twice-per-week training.
Laguna Beach Tennis Academy was established in 2020 and describes its approach with the statements “Where Character Meets Championship. Tennis as craft. Coaching as mentorship. Development as life preparation.” and “Structure creates confidence. Confidence creates results. That's how champions are built.” The academy was founded in Laguna Beach by Andrew Mateljan, a GPTCA-ATP certified coach with 25 years in tennis who is a former top-ranked junior, ITF Futures professional, and training director at Sánchez-Casal Barcelona and in Croatia. The program reports a timeline that includes its founding in 2020, its first Division 1 college placement in 2021, an ATP partnership in 2023, expanded programs in 2024, and over 20 students placed in Division 1 college tennis programs by 2025, with 20+ Division 1 placements, 4 expert coaches, and 100+ active students. Guiding principles include movement-first coaching on every court, clear progression from first swings to competition, personalized training based on goals, timeline, and potential, and honest feedback with no sugar-coating, along with a community that includes players from 3-year-olds to ATP players. The academy offers a complimentary trial session, a 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, and no long-term commitment. Programs and leagues include USTA leagues and organized competition in Laguna Beach, and players compete globally and earn college scholarships.
One junior parent reports, “Our son went from hating lessons to asking when he can get back on court. The structure and atmosphere at LBTA made all the difference.” An adult program player states, “Coaching here is calm, clear, and honest. As an adult player I feel pushed without being talked down to.” A Laguna Beach family notes, “There is a real community feel—coaches know every player by name and treat the work seriously.”
Last updated June 14, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer 2026 camps for ages 5–11 run Monday through Thursday from June 16 to August 19, with full-day and half-day weekly options; seasonal training plans run for 10 weeks with either once- or twice-per-week sessions.
• Price: Summer 2026 full-day camps are $495 per week and half-day camps are $325 per week; drop-in training is $50 per session; seasonal plans are $420 per 10-week season for once-per-week training and $840 per 10-week season for twice-per-week training.
Laguna Beach Tennis Academy was established in 2020 and describes its approach with the statements “Where Character Meets Championship. Tennis as craft. Coaching as mentorship. Development as life preparation.” and “Structure creates confidence. Confidence creates results. That's how champions are built.” The academy was founded in Laguna Beach by Andrew Mateljan, a GPTCA-ATP certified coach with 25 years in tennis who is a former top-ranked junior, ITF Futures professional, and training director at Sánchez-Casal Barcelona and in Croatia. The program reports a timeline that includes its founding in 2020, its first Division 1 college placement in 2021, an ATP partnership in 2023, expanded programs in 2024, and over 20 students placed in Division 1 college tennis programs by 2025, with 20+ Division 1 placements, 4 expert coaches, and 100+ active students. Guiding principles include movement-first coaching on every court, clear progression from first swings to competition, personalized training based on goals, timeline, and potential, and honest feedback with no sugar-coating, along with a community that includes players from 3-year-olds to ATP players. The academy offers a complimentary trial session, a 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee, and no long-term commitment. Programs and leagues include USTA leagues and organized competition in Laguna Beach, and players compete globally and earn college scholarships.
One junior parent reports, “Our son went from hating lessons to asking when he can get back on court. The structure and atmosphere at LBTA made all the difference.” An adult program player states, “Coaching here is calm, clear, and honest. As an adult player I feel pushed without being talked down to.” A Laguna Beach family notes, “There is a real community feel—coaches know every player by name and treat the work seriously.”
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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