Meet the Team

 

Andy Malcolm - Treasurer 

Andy Malcolm – Hon. Treasurer.   Andy has been involved in Devon Tennis since moving to the county in 2003. He was chair of Willand Tennis Club for 7 years until 2016, and held other posts. He has been chairman of the Exeter and District Tennis League since 2010 and became league organiser of Culm and Exe Valleys in 2009. Andy has been the Devon Tennis Treasurer since 2012 and is Regional Representative on the Treasurers Working Group

 

 

David Vinall - Chair 

David has been a volunteer in Tennis for over 35 years. He has filled most committee roles a number of times at his club, Atlantic Racquet Centre, as well as being Mens’ Captain. This is his second term as Chairman of Devon Tennis, and he is also Chairman of the LTA South West Regional Forum made up of ten counties. He is a Tennis Referee, qualifying 32 years ago when he organised the first ratings tournament in Devon. This still takes place annually at ARC on the last week of May. His other passion is education. He is currently a Trustee of an Educational Cooperative Trust made up of 12 primary schools and he has been a Governor of three schools.

 

 

 

Deborah Freeman - County Administrator

Deborah Freeman- County Administrator.   Deborah joined the team in July 2018, and is the first point of contact for clubs and members of the public wanting to know about events and membership. She has been a referee in the County for a number of years and has a long association with tennis, both as a parent and club administrator.

 

 

Jemima Morris - Vice Chair 

Jemima Morris- Vice Chair.  Jemima was newly elected as Vice Chair at the start of 2022 and was previously Devon Tennis Competition Co-ordinator.  Jemima has experience in a range of Sport Development Settings. She previously worked for London Sport as well as spending a number of years at the LTA, in both National and County roles. Jemima is a keen tennis player, having played for Middlesex as a junior and now has a coaching certificate and referee qualification.

 

 

Marian Vinall - Safeguarding Officer 

Marian Vinall - County Safeguarding Officer Marian is a tennis coach and referee who was a primary school teacher with specific responsibility for safeguarding, and still acts as that focal point on the Board of Governors of her last school. Her aim in Devon Tennis is to support clubs and coaches to make participation as safe and enjoyable as possible through the application of LTA policies and best practise. She can be contacted through devontennissafeguarding@gmail.com or on 07712216831

 

 

 

Will McNally - Performance Manager

Will McNally -Performance Manager Will is a LTA Level 5 Master Performance Coach with a wealth of experience that spans more than 30 years. His career has brought him into contact with many top players. He was Performance Manager at Berkshire before joining Devon Tennis, and has worked also at Exeter Tennis Centre and in Sutton as Tennis Development Officer. His main role now is coordinating the Devon Junior Performance programme, which currently has over 120 players over the various squads, while keeping a weather eye for emerging talent.

 

Katherine Rowe - Team Competition

Katherine's role is to coordinate the Road to Team Tennis, Wimbledon and Schools Team Tennis,  Katherine is a keen tennis player and is a quaified coach and holds a referee  qualification.

 

Jake Freeman -  Head of Competition 

Jake Freeman joined us at the end of 2022 and is looking at the role of Head of Competition.  He is played tennis from a young ag and enjoyed entering competitions.  He has a Level 2 coaching qualification as well as a Line Umpire with the LTA.  His biggest reward was to be chosen from thousands of entries to be a Ball Kid at the ATP Tour Finals at the O2 when he was 16 years old - an experience he will never forget. 

 

Jane Wilson - Committee Secretary

Helen Greenslade - Head of Teams

Stuart Borthwick - Head of Communication & Sponsorship