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Starfish Tennis offers children’s camps, marine league coaching, USTA team coaching, private and semi-private lessons, and group lessons. The program also provides high school tennis prep lessons, team workouts, partnership lessons, match lessons, and group lessons and workouts for juniors and adults. Starfish Tennis runs on-site after school tennis programs at elementary schools in the South Bay and offers stringing services, along with free lessons to children in the South Bay.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Starfish Tennis was founded in 2005. The program’s mission is “Professional Tennis Instruction Where values and people always come first. Tennis instruction should be a fun nurturing process that develops tennis skills in a natural progression. The Starfish Tennis system ensures that every student will improve all their skills and enjoy tennis for the rest of their lives.” Starfish Tennis uses the United States Tennis Association’s program “Net Generation” in instruction and uses size-appropriate balls, racquets, nets, and courts, including nets and courts set up on the blacktop with racquets and materials provided for every child.
The leadership team includes Head Professional Vasile Beches and Program Coordinator and USTA Assistant Pro Mindy Beches. Vasile Beches is USPTR and USPTA Certified, a Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) member, a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Level 1 Pro, and a United States Tennis Association (USTA) High-Performance Coach. Mindy Beches serves as Program Coordinator and USTA Assistant Pro. The Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) named Vasile Beches Professional of the Year in 2003.
Starfish Tennis conducts after school programs at elementary schools in the South Bay and partners with the Southern California Tennis Association to provide free lessons to children in the South Bay. One testimonial states, “Vasile was my coach when I was eight years old. He helped me develop a more well-rounded game by teaching me how to hit a slice and a lob. Vasile is one of the reasons that allowed me to earn a full-ride tennis scholarship to USC!” Another testimonial notes, “Vasile coached our entire high school’s CIF winning team. My fondest childhood memories were learning tennis with Vasile, and I met many life-long friends from Vasile’s workouts. If more kids grew up with coaches like Vasile, we would see better sportsmanship.”
Last updated June 13, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Starfish Tennis was founded in 2005. The program’s mission is “Professional Tennis Instruction Where values and people always come first. Tennis instruction should be a fun nurturing process that develops tennis skills in a natural progression. The Starfish Tennis system ensures that every student will improve all their skills and enjoy tennis for the rest of their lives.” Starfish Tennis uses the United States Tennis Association’s program “Net Generation” in instruction and uses size-appropriate balls, racquets, nets, and courts, including nets and courts set up on the blacktop with racquets and materials provided for every child.
The leadership team includes Head Professional Vasile Beches and Program Coordinator and USTA Assistant Pro Mindy Beches. Vasile Beches is USPTR and USPTA Certified, a Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) member, a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Level 1 Pro, and a United States Tennis Association (USTA) High-Performance Coach. Mindy Beches serves as Program Coordinator and USTA Assistant Pro. The Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) named Vasile Beches Professional of the Year in 2003.
Starfish Tennis conducts after school programs at elementary schools in the South Bay and partners with the Southern California Tennis Association to provide free lessons to children in the South Bay. One testimonial states, “Vasile was my coach when I was eight years old. He helped me develop a more well-rounded game by teaching me how to hit a slice and a lob. Vasile is one of the reasons that allowed me to earn a full-ride tennis scholarship to USC!” Another testimonial notes, “Vasile coached our entire high school’s CIF winning team. My fondest childhood memories were learning tennis with Vasile, and I met many life-long friends from Vasile’s workouts. If more kids grew up with coaches like Vasile, we would see better sportsmanship.”
Last updated June 13, 2026.
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