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The Springbok Paddle Camp Staff bring over 30 years of teaching and playing experience.
We have also enjoyed helping grow the sport of paddle and giving back to the APTA by instructing the “free” APTA Clinics and Exhibitions around the country. |
Owners
Karl Levanat
Owner & Professional Karl was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa and is entering his 16th year as the Director of Racquet Sports at the Country Club of Darien (CCD) in Connecticut. He is a PPTR certified instructor and clinician and has been the host of the APTA Nationals in 2016 & 2020. Karl is a nationally ranked player, winner of the 45 Nationals (2020) and has participated in the Presidents Cup Team competition from 2012-2020. |
Macie Elliott
Owner & Professional Macie, originally for Evansville, Indiana, is the APTA 2020 National Champion and currently ranked #6 in the country. She worked as the Head Racquets Professional at the Country Club of Darien with Karl, before accepting the Director of Racquets position at the Golf Club of Avon in Connecticut in the summer of 2022. Macie is a SMU graduate, a PPTR certified instructor, and was a member of the Region II's winning President's Cup Team in 2019. |
Returning Professionals
Marcela Rodezno
Professional Marcela is the Director of Racquets at Easton Racquet Club in Easton CT. Born in La Libertad, El Salvador, Marcela is currently ranked #4 in the country and the 2020 APTA National Champion. Marcela was ranked the #1 female player in both singles and doubles in El Salvador, Central America and the Caribbean; and was a member of the Fed Cup team. Competed on the Carolina State University tennis team while |
Bernard Schoeman
Professional Bernard is the Director of Racquets at The Elkridge Club in Baltimore, MD and hails from Pretoria, South Africa. He is a top 25 nationally ranked player, PPTR certified instructor who played Division 1 Men's Collegiate tennis for UNLV. Bernard and his partner Marco Grangerio were the finalists in the Duane Hayden Long Island Invitational in December 2021 and has been on staff since 2021. |
Felipe Osses Konig
Professional Felipe was born and raised in Rego Park, New York, He grew up playing on the junior USTA circuit and competed at Elon University. He has been playing paddle since 2018 and has risen up the ranks to #16 in the country. He has taught at Bedford Golf and Tennis Club and currently teaches with Chris Humphreys at Round Ridge Tennis Club. Filipe is also a fitness entrepreneur focusing on fast twitch muscle training. |
Max LePivert
Professional Max LePivert is the Director of Racquets at the Stanwich Club in Greenwich, CT and is originally from Nice, France. Upon completing his college tennis career at University of Miami he moved to the Northeast where he began teaching both tennis and paddle. Max has been a top 10 nationally ranked player for the last 8 years; reaching the semi-final of the 2016 Nationals and winning two Blanchard Cup titles along with a high ranking of #3 in the country. |
