Church Broughton Tennis Club

Ceire Mullins – Head Coach

Level 3 Coach 

Ceire moved into coaching after a decorated career in tennis, playing for GB numerous times as a junior and competing all over the world in ITF tournaments. She earned a tennis scholarship to an American University where she played and studied for 3 years. She uses this experience to coach all levels of play frombegiunners to performance players. In addition to her ongoing love for tennis, she is also very passionate about padel and has competed for Ireland as an International Padel Player.

Jane Rushby

Level 4 Coach 

Jane is a Derbyshire legend both as a player and a coach. At Church Broughton, Jane has played a pivotal role in the development of the club since the start. Her coaching skills at Church Broughton expanded to leading Derbyshire teams from juniors through to veterans. Jane has made over 100 appearances for the Derbyshire team, and has competed for GB in a number of age groups around the world. 

Ellen Taylor

Level 2 Assistant Coach 

Ellen has a Master's degreen in Sport Coaching and is currently working towards her Level 3. She has been a member of the club since she was a child. Her passion for tennis has inspired her to get more girls and women to play. Beyond coaching, Ellen has also been involved in Derbyshire tennis and worked behind the scenes at Wimbledon and the Nottingham WTA. 

Becky Williams

Level 3 Coach 

Becky has been coaching at Church Broughton for a number of years. Her teaching qualification and experience laid the foundation for her outstanding coaching of juniors and adults. Becky brings a combination of enthusiasm, passion and tactical know how to the sessions she leads along with a great sense of fun! She has captained and coached junior county teams. As a player, Becky has competed at county level for Derbyshire and is an important member of our club ladies and mixed teams.

Tom Rushby

Level 4 Coach 

Tom is an amazing coach built from the experience of playing the Junior Grand Slams and on the professional men's tour. He partnered Andy Murray to the semi-final of Junior Wimbledon! Tom coaches some of the best players in the county, region and country. He continues to play at a high level for both county and club. 

Jakob Clarke 

Level 2 Assistant Coach 

Jakob has been coaching at the club for several years helping the development of players through club sessions. He is now also leading the pickleball offering at the club. 

Vejay Pal – Padel Coach

LTA accredited coach

BPCA Padel Coach - Hello Padel Academy Bronze Padel Coach

Vejay has been playing Padel since 2022. He has a tennis background spanning over 30 years, but focused soley on padel since 2022. He is also an avid marathon runner and previously enjoyed competing at Short tennis for the past two decades.