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Tennis Gear Team Members

Team Director : Mark Bloomfield

Mark is the owner and operator of Tennis Gear, a tennis centre management team that operates four of Australia’s largest and most successful tennis centres – Playford City Tennis Centre, Shaw Park Tennis Centre, Morningside Tennis Centre and the Roy Emerson Tennis Centre. All centre’s boast premier tennis pro-shops, offering the best customer service and highest level of tennis equipment knowledge. Mark has recently been appointed as the President of Tennis Queensland and as a former President of Tennis Brisbane and tennis coach, Mark has proven results in growing the game of tennis and business acumen. Mark and his team have a passion for the future of success of tennis and delivering a first class tennis centre management operation to the tennis community.

General Manager : Gareth Keating

Gareth 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 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. A recognised “Talent Development Coach”, Gareth is now responsible for all of the Tennis Gear clubs and programs: at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre, Morningside Tennis Centre, Roy Emerson Tennis Centre and the Playford City Tennis Centre.

Gary Ward: Business Development Manager

Gary is a recent addition to the Tennis Gear team and is responsible for growing and developing all areas of the business. Gary has a strong history of working with children and has 15+ years of experience as a Kindergarten teacher. He also has a keen interest in sport having worked as Football Development Officer for New Zealand Football. Tennis Gear is excited and lucky to have Gary and his wide range of skills and experience onboard.

Damian Roberts: Coach and Development Manager.

Hot Shots Coordinator: Dominic Andrew

Dom is the Hot Shots Coordinator at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre. He is responsible for leading an experienced coaching team, the Hot Shots Rally Awards, designing lesson plans, progressions and Hot Shots Leagues. In 2014, Dom was recognized by Tennis Queensland as the Hot Shots Coach of the Year. Shaw Park has one of the largest and most successful Holiday Tennis Clinics in Australia thanks to some great organization and planning by Dom that caters for up to 90 children per day. Dom has been a full time coach for over 15 years and earned a Level 2 qualification in 1995. Previously, Dom was the Manager and Head Coach at the State tennis centre at Milton. He regularly invests his time researching all aspects of tennis, especially varied teaching methods and latest innovations used by pros in their technique.

Adult Coordinator : Neil Hickey

Neil has over 30 years of coaching experience and he is a qualified level 2 coach. Neil was a top 10 singles player in Queensland and also Queensland’s number two doubles player in his competitive years. He has played doubles with a lot of Australia’s great tennis players including Mal Anderson and Ashley Cooper. Neil is in charge of the Shaw Park Tennis Centre Adult Social Program. He has built up a number of adult social programs on Monday and Thursday mornings and Friday nights. Neil is one of Queensland’s most experienced professional tennis coaches and his knowledge and experience continues to benefit a range of players. Neil does a large number of adult and junior private lessons.

Senior Coach & Assistant Manager : Glenn Moodie

Senior Coach : Chris Lee

Senior Coach : Michael Morton

Senior Coach : Declan Pearce

Squad Coach : John Stoddart

John has been a professional coach for the past 20 years. He played at the highest level competing at the Australian Open – winning a round and losing to Pat Cash. After an amazing junior and adult career as a tennis playing professional, John turned his hand to coaching. He has coached and managed commercial programs in Hong Kong, and is commited to growing the game at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre. John also spent two years as Head Pro of the Lismore Tennis Centre. He has a good track record of producing high level tournament players, as demonstrated by his son who is in the top 5 player in Australia for 14 and Under. John is a recognized Talent Development Coach for Tennis Australia and can now be found developing juniors and organising the Adult Coaching Nights at Shaw Park.

Assistant Manager & Coach : Frank Hunjas

Frank is a qualified Junior Development Coach after learning his trade under some of Queensland’s best coaches. He has a great passion for tennis as well as a variety of other sports including AFL and Cricket. Currently he splits his time between organising fixtures teams at the front counter, working at the Pro Shop, or on court coaching at the Shaw Park Tennis Centre. After completing his double degree in Sports Science and Psychology he wishes to work with some of Australia’s athletes in improving their own games, physically and mentally.

Senior Coach : Matthew Webb:

Matt is a Tennis Australia qualified coach and has a background in cricket and tennis played at Villanova College in Brisbane. He was guided and coached as a junior under our own coach Ross Orford. Matt is dividing his time coaching between the Shaw Park Tennis Centre and the Roy Emerson Tennis Centre and attending University where he studies Business. He has developed a strong following of juniors across both venues and Clayfield College. Matt coaches the Clayfield girl’s teams and led them to a regional victory where they played at the 2013 Brisbane International.

Other Key Tennis Gear Team Members

Tennis Gear Retail Manager : Sally Value

Accounts Administrator : Shane Gordon

Shane brings a wealth of experience to his Accounts position having complete a Bachelor in Commerce. He is a customer service specialist for all of our Tennis Centre’s and keeps our operations running smoothly. His role is to prioritise ensuring your fortnightly payments are correct. Shane can be contacted at accounts@tennisgear.com.au