PONTUS LAVEFALK – STAFF PROFESSIONAL/PICKLEBALL HEAD PRO
Pontus is a native of Sweden and came to the U.S. in 1985 where he attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles as a four year letterman in tennis. He received a BS degree in Marketing and a BS degree in Management. He won the Southland Conference Tennis Championship in 1985/86 and received the MVP award two consecutive years. He was named the “Louisiana Player of the Year” by the Sportswriters Association in 1987. After finishing school he worked as the Head Tennis Pro at Lake Charles Country Club and then at Lake Charles Racquet Club. In 1992 he opened the Tennis & Soccer Shop in Lake Charles and ran it for 4 years before moving to Sweden in 1995. Pontus was ranked no. 831 on the ATP Tour. Pontus is a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional and a Certified Tennis Professional, step 1 & 2, in Sweden with over 30 years of teaching experience.
Pontus is also a Certified PPR Pickleball Professionals since 2021 and had the privilege of starting Red’s pickleball program from scratch in March 2021. Red’s pickleball program has now grown to over 800 players. If interested in pickleball, go to Red’s pickleball home page at www.beta.redlerilles.com/pickleball for more info…
IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN TAKING LESSONS WITH PONTUS, PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW AND FILL OUT THE “LESSON INTEREST FORM”.
If cancelled 24 hours in advance of the lesson time there is NO lesson charge. If the cancellation is make LESS than 24 hours prior to the lesson time the member WILL be charged.
GROUP LESSONS
If you miss, you will be charged. This is to insure that those who do show up will not be penalized by paying a higher price than expected.
