COACHING
OUR COACHING TEAM
Coaching Director
Luciano Cestari LTA Level 3 Qualified - Accredited +
I have played competitive tennis in Argentina and South America. I have
more than 25 years coaching experience at Performance and Club standard. I
have worked in prestigious tennis academies in Spain and Portugal, namely
Sanchez-Casal, Barcelona and The Vale de Lobo Tennis Academy in Portugal.
I was a Director-Partner of a large Tennis Academy in the Algarve, my role
involved directing an ITF 10k and a 25k International Tournament each year.
I have also been on the management team of the Portugal Grand Champions Tour
(2003-2008) working with top tennis players such as Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe
and Thomas Muster. During the 10 years that I have worked in the UK, I have
developed 2 UK N*1 players, one of them has won several national
competitions. I still enjoy playing and competing at club level.
Mobile number 07538 656905
Email [email protected]
Head Coach
Roberto Pacheco-Escobar LTA Level 3 Qualified - Accredited +
I am a very enthusiastic coach who enjoys coaching players from beginners to
competitive standard. I have helped beginner players achieve a standard
that allows them to play league matches and compete with people at their own
club and at other clubs too. I have a great rapport with Junior players,
some of whom started playing tennis with me at a very young age and now
represent the county in U8, U9, U10 and U12 competitions.
Mobile number 07703 770917
Email : [email protected]
Master Performance Coach CLAY ILES is also available for lessons. Clay is a former international player, Clay competed 6 times, singles and doubles, in the Wimbledon Championships. He is an L.T.A. Level 5 Master Performance licensed coach. For several years he was coach to 7 British junior champions. 3 of these became leading players in the country. Clay was a national trainer for 6 years responsible for the leading under 12s. Tim Henman was in the squad for 2 years. Clay is available to coach all standards, juniors and adults, from beginner to open tournament level. [email protected]
Clay's mobile is 07773 491531
INDIVIDUAL/SHARED LESSONS WITH LUCIANO, ROBERTO or CLAY £35ph.
For our Junior Groups and Camps we also bring in additional qualified coaches who meet our high standards