L❤️ VE Tennis Coaches
Richard Jones - Head Coach
Rich has over 27 years of coaching experience and started coaching at the club when he was 16. Rich holds an LTA Level 4 coaching qualification, is a licensed LTA coach as well as having a current DBS, Safeguarding qualification and First Aid qualification.
Rich has coached juniors from beginner level right the way through to County and National standard. He has played in the Men's First team for nearly 30 years and has been Club Singles champion 6 times since he first won it in 1998.
We L❤️ VE Rich as he has so much experience and energy with our top Juniors.
Andrew Jones - Assistant Coach
AJ has been a member of the club since he was a Junior and has well over 20 years of coaching experience. AJ holds an LTA Level 3 coaching award is LTA accredited and has up-to-date DBS, Safeguarding and First Aid qualifications.
AJ is a regular Men's First Team player and successfully captained the Men's winter team to 6 consecutive promotions.
AJ has extensive knowledge of the LTA tournament structure and is always available to give advice about which tournaments are the most suitable for your child.
We L❤️ VE AJ as he has such passion and dedication for all of our players regardless of their ability level.
James Mundy - Head of Adult Programme
James has been coaching at the club for over 6 years and was previously a player on the programme. James or 'Mundy' as he is more commonly known is an LTA Level 2 accredited coach and heads up the Adult beginner programme which is extremely popular with adults just starting off. James has a huge passion for tennis and is always coming up with innovative ways in which to engage those he coaches.
As well as a regular Men's team tennis player James is also the drummer in a local band, The Rogues, who are destined for big things.
We L❤️ VE Mundy as he's a true rockstar and amazing with the adults.
Carys Salter - Junior Coach
Carys has been coaching at the club for the last 4 years and is a highly regarded coach. Carys predominantly coaches our younger juniors and due to her excellent playing level has also helped develop some of our County Juniors. Carys currently holds an LTA Level 2 qualification and is accredited with the LTA.
Carys currently studying at Swansea University is Ladies Tennis captain and remains committed to the club by travelling home on weekends to represent the Ladies First team and coach when the team are short.
Carys had an excellent rapport with all our juniors and acts as a fantastic role model.
We L❤️ VE Carys because she always puts so much thought into her sessions.
Jack Williams - Mini Tennis Coach
Jack has been coaching at the club for about 12 months and has recently completed his LTA Level 1 coaching qualification.
Jack a former Junior at the club has an excellent rapport with the Juniors he coaches and can usually get found coaching the Mini Red players and our amazing Tots.
We L❤️VE Jack as he's such an energetic coach with bags of enthusiasm.
Neva Hughes - Mini Tennis Coach
Neva's main passion is Basketball and has experience of both playing and coaching at National level. Neva a previous Junior player at the club started coaching in 2023 and has developed into an exceptional tennis coach bringing a range of transferable skill with her from her basketball background. Neva has an excellent rapport with the younger juniors and is definitely one of the children's favourites.
We L❤️ VE Neva because of her endless enthusiasm and always coming up with new and exciting coaching ideas.
Fraser Cook - Tennis Assistant
Fraser has been a Junior at the club for the last 10 years and last year completed his LTA Level 1 coaching qualification. Fraser can usually be found at the club on a Friday coaching the Mini Orange and Green players. Fraser has recently started playing senior tennis representing the Men's 5th Team
We L❤️ VE Fraser, when he joins in with the Juniors he always gives 100%
Jake Dunn - Tennis Assistant
Jake has been an active junior at the club for many years and has recently completed his LTA Level 1 coaching qualification. Jake currently volunteers every Saturday morning assisting James with the Mini Red players. Jake is growing as a coach and is an asset to the coaching team.
We ❤️ Jake, organised, enthusiastic and willing to learn ..... that's exactly what want on our programme.