Miles Ahead Tennis: From Tennis Academy to Tennis App

We built a matchmaking app that helps DMV tennis players find a match at their level, and turns a local coaching business into a membership business.

At a glance

Client	Miles Ahead Tennis
Industry	Sports & recreation: tennis coaching and community
Location	Maryland, USA (serving DC, Maryland & Virginia)
Services	Web & mobile app development, full stack development, payments & subscriptions, marketing automation, landing page & on-page SEO
Deliverables	iPhone app, Android app, web companion and landing page, member admin dashboard, membership billing, automated onboarding emails & push notifications
Launched	September 2026 (App Store v1.0)
Links	app.milesaheadtennis.com · App Store · Google Play

The challenge

Miles Ahead Tennis already had a strong local brand. It ran group clinics, private lessons, school programs, events and a foundation across the DMV, and had a loyal following online. But the business had a ceiling. Revenue depended on court time and coach hours, and players only connected with Miles Ahead when they were booked into a lesson.

Players had a problem of their own: finding someone to play with. Adult players lean on group chats, word of mouth and guesswork to find a partner at the right level, at the right time, on a court near them. Matches fall through and people stop playing.

Miles wanted a product that would:

• Make it easy for any DMV player to find a match at their level.
• Keep players connected to Miles Ahead between lessons.
• Create recurring revenue through memberships, not just lesson bookings.
• Put Miles Ahead’s coaching in players’ pockets.

The solution

We built and launched a tennis matchmaking, coaching, and community platform for adult players (18+) across DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) on iPhone (v1.0.10, 5.0-star rating), Android, and the web. Start for free: join and answer open match requests.

Matchmaking that actually ends in a match

Players create a profile with their skill level, then post a match request with their NTRP range, a time that works and where they want to play. Other members apply, the poster picks a partner, and the two confirm details in built-in chat. It works for singles and doubles, including doubles roster spots, game-link sharing and friend suggestions. Every request shows the court, the skill range and who is behind it, so there are no group chats and no guesswork.

Courts, coaching and community in one place

• Singles & Doubles Matchmaking: post open match requests with NTRP level range, court, and time, or apply to join open games, including doubles roster spots, game-link sharing, and friend suggestions.
• 2,400+ Mapped Courts (2,456 courts): search public and private courts across the DMV by distance, indoor/outdoor, and access type.
• Coaching Video Library & Courses: 65+ technique clips across serve, forehand, footwork, and strategy, plus structured courses.
• Coach Evaluations: written player evaluations from Miles Ahead coaches delivered in-app with reference clips.
• Friends & Messaging: 1:1 chats, game group chats, friend connections, and Community Builder introductions.
• Score Logging & Classes Discovery: live score logging and browsing upcoming local classes and clinics.
• Safety built in: detailed profiles and skill levels, public courts, and reporting and blocking tools.

A membership business, not just an app

Start for free: join and answer open match requests. Memberships come as monthly and annual plans plus a Founding Member tier (with a 10% member discount on classes), powered by Stripe, Apple IAP, Google Play Billing, and RevenueCat. A private admin dashboard shows every member, plan, status and monthly recurring revenue in one view.

Onboarding that runs itself

New sign-ups get automated emails and push notifications that guide them from “just downloaded” to a finished profile and their first match, with no manual follow-up from the Miles Ahead team.

Connected to the brand

The app has its own landing page at app.milesaheadtennis.com, written for DMV players looking for a game, with one-tap links to the App Store and Google Play. The main milesaheadtennis.com website promotes the app and the founding-member offer from its homepage and a dedicated App page.

App screenshots

Design & tech

We built the product for speed now and growth later:

• Mobile apps: Expo / React Native (iOS & Android), so one codebase ships to iPhone and Android.
• Web: Next.js on Vercel (app.milesaheadtennis.com), a web companion and admin dashboard.
• Backend: Supabase (Postgres, Auth, Edge Functions, Realtime), with row-level security on member data.
• Payments: Stripe + RevenueCat, covering web memberships plus App Store and Google Play subscriptions.
• Messaging: Resend for lifecycle emails, plus push notifications.

The design keeps the energy of the Miles Ahead brand with a clean, sporty and mobile-first look. The flow takes players from Create Profile → Find Players → Chat & Play → Track & Improve in four steps.

We ship quickly. Version 1.0 went live on the App Store in September 2026, and five updates followed within the first month, adding friends on the Home screen, clearer message requests and smoother profile setup.

Links

• Web App: https://app.milesaheadtennis.com
• iPhone App (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6777628359
• Android App (Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.milesaheadtennis.tennisapp

Results

• Launched on iPhone, Android and web in September 2026, with 6 App Store releases in the first month
• 2,400+ DMV courts mapped and searchable in the app (2,456 courts)

What’s next

The roadmap is already moving:

• In-app class booking: group class packages, drop-ins and credits, paid in the app.
• More ways to stay in the game: ladders and player ratings.
• Community growth: a Community Builder program and new-member welcome flow.
• Doubles: now live, with roster spots and game group chats; next up is more depth for doubles play.

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