Silicon Valley Tennis Academy Camps

Silicon Valley Tennis Academy offers tennis lessons for juniors through beginners classes, practice clinics, private lessons, and group lessons. The junior program includes activities such as Multi-Cultural Outreach Programs, Sound of Hope Play Days, USTA National Training Centers, and Free Community Days. The program has racquets available for rent and provides balls, and students are asked to bring tennis shoes that do not have black bottoms, as running shoes are generally not acceptable.

• Ages: 5–17 years old

Silicon Valley Tennis Academy is led by San Carlos Director Aaron Elbert and Director Francisco Ruiz. Aaron is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) certified teaching professional, and Hans Jensen is a certified USPTA instructor. The academy describes itself as a tennis school for junior players of any age or experience level, with tailored programs for beginners, high-school team players, and nationally ranked competitors, and an extensive junior program specializing in developing beginners into tournament level players. The program states that clinics are structured by goals set at various stages, with a learning step followed by a measurable phase of improvement, and that from the first lesson, students can identify the strides they will be taking. The academy notes that many of the top-ranked junior players in California have come through the program, that the coach to student ratio is small enough that the student will feel that he is really learning and not just another part of the crowd, and that it combines rigorous tutoring with an environment that recognizes the value of fun. It operates at a 4-court lighted facility that is home to the San Carlos Tennis Club and Silicon Valley Tennis Academy and references two locations in the hills of San Carlos and in the heart of Mountain View right next to downtown. The program has a partnership with the USTA and works with the USTA on Multi-Cultural Outreach Programs in Mountain View, Sound of Hope Play Days in San Carlos, USTA National Training Centers at Stanford and UC Berkeley, Free Community Days in San Carlos, and providing facilities for USTA events in Mountain View and San Carlos. Community involvement also includes fundraisers and donations to the Carlmont High School Girls and Boys Tennis Team, the San Carlos Education Foundation, and Musical Bridges I in Redwood Shores. The years listed for Silicon Valley Tennis Academy include Copyright © 2010–2023 and Copyright © 2010–2012.

Last updated March 18, 2026.