Mark Bloomfield: Mark is the owner and operator of Everton Tennis & Gear. He is a qualified Level 1 member of the TCAQ (Tennis Coaches Association of Queensland), a member of USRSA (United States Racquet Stringers Association) and also a Chartered Accountant. Mark purchased the centre in the year 2000 and has since built up the centre to be widely regarded as one of the best managed tennis facilities in Brisbane. Everton Tennis proudly boasts the most successful specialist tennis pro-shop in South-East Queensland. Mark is dedicated to tennis facility administration while maintaining the highest level of customer service and tennis equipment knowledge.
Shane Mikic: Shane began working with Everton Tennis in 2003. His role as Proshop Manager involves the administration of our proshop and staff, as well as co-ordinating our fixture programs. He began his tennis working life in Townsville where he was employed as a tennis coach. After his move to Brisbane he worked in retail while continuing to work as a coach and a restringer. We are very proud to have Shane working for Everton Tennis, his tennis knowledge and stringing ability is second to none. Shane is a regular participant in the local open tennis tournaments, is a member of the USRSA and well known in the tennis community for his extensive knowledge of tennis equipment and string. In 2010, Shane was invited to string at the Sydney International and also joined the Wilson Global Stringing Team at the Australian Open.
Gareth Keating has returned to Brisbane after 11 years playing and coaching overseas. After a strong junior career in Queensland, he was awarded a scholarship in the USA to play 4 years of Div 1 College tennis. After completing a Business degree, Gareth worked for 2 years coaching at a country club in Minnesota and 5 years coaching at a high performance academy in Nice, France. Recently Gareth has worked as a travelling/touring coach for some of the top doubles players in the world, travelling to the Grand Slams and other pro tournaments. Gareth is now our Head Coach and is responsible for the coaching programs at Everton Tennis and Shaw Park.
Dominic Andrew: Dominic has been a full time coach for over 15 years and earned a Level 2 TCAQ qualification in 1995. Since then Dom has been a trainer coach and mentor to over 20 coaches who have been successful in achieving their personal Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. Dom was the Hardcourt Manager and Head Coach at the State tennis centre at Milton during the years before the land was sold for development. He has since leased 2 tennis centres and been a team manager for numerous tournaments and trips including the Australian Open. Dominic regularly invests his time researching all aspects of tennis, especially varied teaching methods and latest innovations used by pros in their technique.
Craig Pickering brings his knowledge from England where he is a LTA Level 4 Coach. Previous roles have seen him work closely with the Hot Shots Program and some of the top juniors in the UK. Craig has coached for the past 9 years and was the Head Development Coach at the Carnegie High Performance Centre in Leeds. Craig also played Div 1 British University Tennis. We welcome Craig as the Head Coach at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre junior tennis program.
Neil Hickey: Neil is a qualified level 2 coach. He has over 27 years of coaching experience. He was a top 10 singles player in Queensland and also Queensland’s top 2 Doubles player in his younger years. He has played doubles with a lot of Australia’s great tennis players. Neil is a full-time tennis coach and his knowledge and experience will be of great benefit to your child.
Matthew Faulkner: Matt is a qualified Level 1 ATPCA coach and has been coaching with us for the past two years. Matt is our Rock Climber of the team. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world for Rock Climbing. Which we think is a great effort! He is a qualified Level 1 tennis coach. Before becoming a coach he was one of our students at the centre for 8 years.
Jon Tregidgo:
Jon is our newest Full Time Tennis coach at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre. He has over two decades of coaching knowledge and experience in Australia and Europe. Jon has worked with Junior players up to as high as 100 on the Junior International Tennis Federation Ranking lists. Jon has also been the Director of Tennis at clubs in England and New Zealand. Jon is also the Head Coach of the Padua College Tennis Teams that train and play at Shaw Park.
Jenny Metzler:
Jenny has had coaching and playing experience in her home town of Cairns in North Queensland. Jenny relocated to Brisbane in 2010 and has been with us ever since. She is currently sitting her Tennis Australia Junior Development Course. Jenny is based at the Everton Tennis Centre and does a wide range of lessons in our after school and before school programs.
Will Mason:
Will has had over ten years of professional coaching experience ranging from stints at Brisbane Boys’ College (where he was tennis captain), Fairholme Girls’ College, and for the past decade at Tennis Clubs in France and Switzerland. After a 12 year period spent overseas playing and coaching, Will has now returned to Brisbane and is conducting lessons at Clayfield College and Shaw Park Tennis Centre. Will has a strong playing background and has coached at the highest levels. He has had a guiding hand in the tennis career of Oliver Patience, a French player who has spent considerable time inside the top 100 on the world ATP ranking list. Will has also been a former hitting partner at the French Open for our favorite female tennis player Sam Stosur.
Matthew Faulkner:
Matt is a qualified Level 1 ATPCA coach and has been coaching with us for the past two years. Matt is our Rock Climber of the team. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world for Rock Climbing. Which we think is a great effort! He is a qualified Level 1 tennis coach. Before becoming a coach he was one of our students at the centre for 8 years.
Benita Smith:
Benita achieved a Bachelors Degree in Business from the Shorter University in Rome, Georgia and achieved academic merit in Management, Finance, Communications and Human Resources. Benita was educated at Townsville Grammer School and was awarded a tennis scholarship to study and play in the USA. The Shorter University womens tennis team played in the highest college tennis division and were qualifier national champions (NAIA). Benita is also an experienced croupier (Brisbane and Sweden) and a Barista. International travel and a life of tennis gives Benita the necessary skills to make a valuable contribution to our centres.
Jeff Leo:
Jeff is a level one tennis professional and is currently studying Human Movements at QUT. Jeff will be working with developing our juniors at the Shaw Park and Everton Park Tennis Centres. He was a full time member of Kelvin Grove Tennis Excellence Program, and is now helping relay that information to our juniors.
Damian Vejnovic:
Damian comes from a strong tennis playing family in Brisbane. He was guided and coached as a junior under our own coach Adrian O’Sullivan. Damian is now giving back the passion he has for the game of tennis.
Jamie Mason:
Jamie has joined us after a long stint working overseas as atennis coach. Originally from Brisbane he has been playing tennis since the age of 3. Later he became interested in coaching and has coached at various schools such as Fairholme College and New Farm Primary School. Jamie spent several years working as a coach in Nice France and also in Geneva Switzerland. Whilst Jamie is not coaching at present, he is still offering his vast knowledge by working at Shaw Park in administrative capacity.
Staff
Mark Bloomfield: Mark is the owner and operator of Everton Tennis & Gear. He is a qualified Level 1 member of the TCAQ (Tennis Coaches Association of Queensland), a member of USRSA (United States Racquet Stringers Association) and also a Chartered Accountant. Mark purchased the centre in the year 2000 and has since built up the centre to be widely regarded as one of the best managed tennis facilities in Brisbane. Everton Tennis proudly boasts the most successful specialist tennis pro-shop in South-East Queensland. Mark is dedicated to tennis facility administration while maintaining the highest level of customer service and tennis equipment knowledge.
Shane Mikic: Shane began working with Everton Tennis in 2003. His role as Proshop Manager involves the administration of our proshop and staff, as well as co-ordinating our fixture programs. He began his tennis working life in Townsville where he was employed as a tennis coach. After his move to Brisbane he worked in retail while continuing to work as a coach and a restringer. We are very proud to have Shane working for Everton Tennis, his tennis knowledge and stringing ability is second to none. Shane is a regular participant in the local open tennis tournaments, is a member of the USRSA and well known in the tennis community for his extensive knowledge of tennis equipment and string. In 2010, Shane was invited to string at the Sydney International and also joined the Wilson Global Stringing Team at the Australian Open.
Gareth Keating has returned to Brisbane after 11 years playing and coaching overseas. After a strong junior career in Queensland, he was awarded a scholarship in the USA to play 4 years of Div 1 College tennis. After completing a Business degree, Gareth worked for 2 years coaching at a country club in Minnesota and 5 years coaching at a high performance academy in Nice, France. Recently Gareth has worked as a travelling/touring coach for some of the top doubles players in the world, travelling to the Grand Slams and other pro tournaments. Gareth is now our Head Coach and is responsible for the coaching programs at Everton Tennis and Shaw Park.
Dominic Andrew: Dominic has been a full time coach for over 15 years and earned a Level 2 TCAQ qualification in 1995. Since then Dom has been a trainer coach and mentor to over 20 coaches who have been successful in achieving their personal Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. Dom was the Hardcourt Manager and Head Coach at the State tennis centre at Milton during the years before the land was sold for development. He has since leased 2 tennis centres and been a team manager for numerous tournaments and trips including the Australian Open. Dominic regularly invests his time researching all aspects of tennis, especially varied teaching methods and latest innovations used by pros in their technique.
Craig Pickering brings his knowledge from England where he is a LTA Level 4 Coach. Previous roles have seen him work closely with the Hot Shots Program and some of the top juniors in the UK. Craig has coached for the past 9 years and was the Head Development Coach at the Carnegie High Performance Centre in Leeds. Craig also played Div 1 British University Tennis. We welcome Craig as the Head Coach at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre junior tennis program.
Neil Hickey: Neil is a qualified level 2 coach. He has over 27 years of coaching experience. He was a top 10 singles player in Queensland and also Queensland’s top 2 Doubles player in his younger years. He has played doubles with a lot of Australia’s great tennis players. Neil is a full-time tennis coach and his knowledge and experience will be of great benefit to your child.
Matthew Faulkner: Matt is a qualified Level 1 ATPCA coach and has been coaching with us for the past two years. Matt is our Rock Climber of the team. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world for Rock Climbing. Which we think is a great effort! He is a qualified Level 1 tennis coach. Before becoming a coach he was one of our students at the centre for 8 years.
Jon Tregidgo:
Jon is our newest Full Time Tennis coach at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre. He has over two decades of coaching knowledge and experience in Australia and Europe. Jon has worked with Junior players up to as high as 100 on the Junior International Tennis Federation Ranking lists. Jon has also been the Director of Tennis at clubs in England and New Zealand. Jon is also the Head Coach of the Padua College Tennis Teams that train and play at Shaw Park.
Jenny Metzler:
Jenny has had coaching and playing experience in her home town of Cairns in North Queensland. Jenny relocated to Brisbane in 2010 and has been with us ever since. She is currently sitting her Tennis Australia Junior Development Course. Jenny is based at the Everton Tennis Centre and does a wide range of lessons in our after school and before school programs.
Will Mason:
Will has had over ten years of professional coaching experience ranging from stints at Brisbane Boys’ College (where he was tennis captain), Fairholme Girls’ College, and for the past decade at Tennis Clubs in France and Switzerland. After a 12 year period spent overseas playing and coaching, Will has now returned to Brisbane and is conducting lessons at Clayfield College and Shaw Park Tennis Centre. Will has a strong playing background and has coached at the highest levels. He has had a guiding hand in the tennis career of Oliver Patience, a French player who has spent considerable time inside the top 100 on the world ATP ranking list. Will has also been a former hitting partner at the French Open for our favorite female tennis player Sam Stosur.
Matthew Faulkner:
Matt is a qualified Level 1 ATPCA coach and has been coaching with us for the past two years. Matt is our Rock Climber of the team. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world for Rock Climbing. Which we think is a great effort! He is a qualified Level 1 tennis coach. Before becoming a coach he was one of our students at the centre for 8 years.
Benita Smith:
Benita achieved a Bachelors Degree in Business from the Shorter University in Rome, Georgia and achieved academic merit in Management, Finance, Communications and Human Resources. Benita was educated at Townsville Grammer School and was awarded a tennis scholarship to study and play in the USA. The Shorter University womens tennis team played in the highest college tennis division and were qualifier national champions (NAIA). Benita is also an experienced croupier (Brisbane and Sweden) and a Barista. International travel and a life of tennis gives Benita the necessary skills to make a valuable contribution to our centres.
Jeff Leo:
Jeff is a level one tennis professional and is currently studying Human Movements at QUT. Jeff will be working with developing our juniors at the Shaw Park and Everton Park Tennis Centres. He was a full time member of Kelvin Grove Tennis Excellence Program, and is now helping relay that information to our juniors.
Damian Vejnovic:
Damian comes from a strong tennis playing family in Brisbane. He was guided and coached as a junior under our own coach Adrian O’Sullivan. Damian is now giving back the passion he has for the game of tennis.
Jamie Mason:
Jamie has joined us after a long stint working overseas as atennis coach. Originally from Brisbane he has been playing tennis since the age of 3. Later he became interested in coaching and has coached at various schools such as Fairholme College and New Farm Primary School. Jamie spent several years working as a coach in Nice France and also in Geneva Switzerland. Whilst Jamie is not coaching at present, he is still offering his vast knowledge by working at Shaw Park in administrative capacity.