Mel S.

My teenage son, an advanced beginner, has been taking lessons with Mel for about 4 months now. Mel is a fantastic coach! My son, who was lacking in confidence and motivation, now looks forward to every lesson!
Mel is punctual, kind, a good communicator, and a very knowledgeable tennis coach. And he keeps it fun! I highly recommend Mel!

My teenage son has had 2 sessions with Mel so far—both have been positive and productive!
My son is a beginner, and not very confident in his athletic ability, but with Mel’s kind and supportive teaching style, my son’s confidence is growing.
We look forward to more sessions with Mel—we’re excited to see my son’s tennis skills continue to improve!

Mel was a fantastic teacher. I’m a lefty player and although he’s a righty, he made sure to send links of lefty players doing whatever he covered in the lesson. I’ve been playing casually for years and finally feel ready to play in a league. Overall, Mel is incredibly patient and consistent. Thank you Mel!

Mel is a fantastic coach and great to work with - highly recommend to anyone and everyone!!

Mel was a knowledgeable, kind, and patient teacher. I am an advanced beginner and Mel knew just how much new technique to share with me each lesson, which allowed me to advance quickly without feeling overwhelmed. He is a great teacher and a really nice person!

Excellent coaching! Highly recommend.

Great start!! My daughter had her first lesson with Mel today. He was prompt, professional, and covered a lot of instruction in a very productive and positive way. She’s looking forward to building her skills at their next lesson.

Today I learned to enjoy the feel of the game, enjoy the feel of the ball. I've never had a coach make me feel psychologically and emotionally connected to the ball, my body, and the game. I feel like I made a LEAP in progress today.

Amazing teacher. Great lessons!!

Mel is an awesome coach. He's patient and explains things in an easy-to-apply manner. His lessons are always organized well and tailored to specific areas of focus. He's also very prompt and has an encyclopedic knowledge of courts around the city. I'd highly recommend Mel!

It was an absolute pleasure to learn tennis from Coach Mel. He is patient, kind, and very helpful with his pointers. The lessons were fantastic and I would recommend him to anyone who wants to improve their tennis while also having lots of fun. He is amazing!

Excellent coach!

Mel is very patient and thorough. He is approachable and supportive of working with you whatever your skill level. I highly recommend him.

I had a wonderful experience with Mel. He was patient, professional and friendly. After only 6 lessons, I feel comfortable on the court. I hope to take some advanced lessons with him in the future.

Brooklyn loves Mel Swanson tennis! He's been so helpful for my individual game and is well respected in the community for both adult and youth tennis!

Worked with Mel for a total 6 hours to help me pick up basic tennis.
We worked on forehand, backhand, serve and volley.
Mel is patient coach. Recommended

Mel is an excellent coach. He is patient and works with my weaknesses to turn it into my strength. I am very inspired by him and would recommend him to anyone as the best teacher I have encountered. Thank you Mel!!

I worked with Mel for 6 months and he was very punctual, professional and responsive.

We would set up the lesson a week or so in advance and he would confirm with me the day before the lesson. Each lesson started with a honing in on and improving a new skill and then finished with serving and rallying.

I was a beginner who had never had lessons before and Mel helped me feel comfortable on the court, in tune with what I need to continue to work on and taught me about how the game works.

Mel is excellent and a true gentleman. My wife and I purchased lessons from Mel during the summer / fall of 2015. We did not have any tennis experience prior to our lessons. He was able to provide us with basic tennis fundamentals that allowed my wife and I to hold matches on our own. More advanced lessons were provided as we progressed and improved upon our skill level. We would absolutely consider purchasing additional lessons for the 2016 season. Mel is always on time, professional, and truly cares about his clients. I would be hard pressed to find a better instructor for beginner/moderate tennis players such as me and my wife. Thanks Mel.

Amazing! Mel was great with my 6 and 8 year old girls. He made it fun and they improved a ton!

Mel is fantastic! He is prompt, patient and he taught me more in my first lesson than friends of mine have learned with other instructors in a month.

Mel was exactly what I was looking for in a coach, especially after such a long layoff. We hit a ton of balls, and he picked up on the area of my game that needed the most work after a few short minutes. I'm already looking forward to our next seesion.

We loved our first lesson! Mel is very professional, thorough and great with adults and kids alike! We are looking forward to our next lesson!

Mel is simply the best! My wife and I love our tennis lessons!

It's been a long time since I picked up a tennis racket. Mel started with the basics. He was patient and explained every position/form. I enjoyed my lesson. Great instructor. Highly recommended.

Mel was a great tennis instructor. We learned a lot very quickly with Mel, and he also provided us with great resources for in-between lessons to help reinforce and expand upon what we did during the lesson. I would highly recommend Mel.

I have had 2 lessons with Mel so far. After both of them I left feeling like I had learned a lot. Mel is an excellent communicator - he has taught for a lot of years and he is very good at explaining things a number of ways until he finds the one that makes the lesson click. He finds a way that makes the lesson intuitive and also fun. I am very happy with him and feel like he has a lot more to teach me. Mel is organized and is easy to schedule lessons with.

Mel is not only a great tennis instructor but a great person that I am so happy to have been introduced to through MyTennisLessons. He was always punctual and in fact tended to be there early for our lessons which I appreciated. He was very patient with me while I was getting through my beginning jitters. He sent me helpful tools such as Youtube videos to help further reinforce his instructions and to get down to the basics. I was very pleased with him overall and would recommend him to anyone interested in improving their game, no matter what level of tennis you are at.