Lessons
Private & Group Lessons with Lisa Mackey
PPR Certified Coach
Lisa has held a racquet in her hand since she was 8 years old. Originally from Rhode Island, she began playing in local, regional, and national tennis tournaments. During her university days, she played #2 singles and #1 doubles while attending a Division 1 university in Washington, D.C. After a move to California and NYC, she returned to Rhode Island and expanded her love for paddle, tennis, squash, court tennis and included pickleball. She has won both local and regional pickleball tournaments. After playing in a national pickleball tournament, she became certified as a PPR coach. Lisa believes strongly that pickleball can provide adults a way to stay active and social. She has a special knack for helping beginners to feel confident and comfortable in the sport. If you are an experienced tennis player, she can be very helpful translating how to transition to playing pickleball. If you are an advanced player, she can provided experienced coaching to continue to advance in the sport. She is excited to help support the growth of the sport in her home state.
Private & Group Lessons with Nancy Tache
IPTPA Level 1 Instructor
Nancy Tache is an IPTPA Certified Level I Pickleball Instructor (International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association). For the past 7 years, Nancy has traveled from Canada to Florida and everywhere in betweenplaying in high-level APP and PPA Tournaments. She has played in the U. S Open Pickleball Championships, the Ballpark Series at Fenway Park, Boston, MA. Some of her recent accomplishments include taking Gold in 4.5 Women’s Doubles in the Delray Beach (FL) Pickleball is Life Tournament in 2025 and Silver in 4.0 Women’s Doubles in 2024, as well as playing in the MLP, Southeast Florida Team Challenge (DUPR 18) 2025 in West Palm Beach, FL. She also won back-to-back Gold medals in 4.0 Women’s Doubles at the Boca Raton (FL) Masters in 2024 and 2023 and Gold 4.5 in the Indoor Nationals in Atlantic City, NJ in 2025. For the past several winters, Nancy has been teaching pickleball at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach, Florida, and in the summer she is back in the East Bay teaching pickleball. Nancy has a proven record for elivering excellent instruction, focusing on fundamentals, technique and strategy. Come elevate your game, whether you are a beginner or seasoned player.
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