John Lister - Head Coach.

LTA Level 4 Licensed Senior Performance Coach

John is our Head Coach with over 19 years of coaching experience. As a coach he has seen Junior players he’s worked with individually win National Championships, achieve British number 1 status and go onto compete at Grand Slam level.

In his playing career John has achieved a World ranking at doubles and has won all of the Senior County titles. 

As a coach John gets the most enjoyment out of creating an environment where every player will thrive whether a beginner, new to the game, or an aspiring Wimbledon champion.

Available for individual, group, Junior or Senior coaching. Contact mobile: 07725 646219 or email: john.lister83@sky.com

Margot Mather (Nee. Knowles)

LTA Level 5 Licensed Coach

Margot has been a member of Markland Hill for many years and has built up an exceptional reputation as a first rate tennis coach, particularly with the junior section. Margot is one of the leading tennis coaches in Lancashire and teaches a broad range of standards from junior to senior level. Her tennis career spans several decades and she has enjoyed success at many levels including Wimbledon as a junior quarter finalist.

Available for junior, individuals, groups and senior coaching. Contact mobile: 07703 569058 or email: temather@hotmail.co.uk

Philippa Fulchini Tomlinson - Junior Coach & Social Media Coordinator

LTA Level 4 Licensed Coach.

Phillipa is keen to give people of all abilities the opportunity to play and to improve their game through her coaching and experience. She has been coaching since the age of 18 and in that time has been Vice Captain for the U12 Lancashire girls team and Captain for the U11 Lancashire girls team. As a player she has been coached at Bolton Arena IHPC since the age of 10 and trained full time on the AASE performance program, competed in Junior Lancashire county competitions and achieved a No.1 ranking in both U16 and U18 age groups, and Nationally gained a top 40 U18 ranking. Phillipa represents Lancashire in County cup events which she has done since the age of 12.

Available for junior, individuals, groups and senior coaching. Contact mobile: 07734 083808 or email: phillipa1995@hotmail.com.

Jordan Halsall

LTA Level 3 Fully Licensed Coach.

Jordan has over six years experience working with a range of ages and abilities. Jordan’s sessions are always fun, engaging and maximise the learning opportunities for each player. As a player Jordan represents Markland Hill's Men’s 1st team and has several Bolton titles under his belt.

Jordan is available for individual and group sessions and coaches both adults and juniors.

Contact mobile: 07772 752894 or email: jordanhalsall@yahoo.co.uk

Ben Clarkson

LTA Level 2 Fully Accredited Coach.

Ben always brings great enthusiasm and energy to his sessions. As a player Ben has represented Lancashire and has already broken in to Markland Hill’s Men’s 1st team. He has a great future ahead of him both as a player and a coach.

Ben assists numerous groups and is available for 1-1 training.

Contact mobile: 07802 865850 or email: benclarky123@icloud.com

Josh Kay 

LTA Assistant - Distinction

Josh brings great enthusiasm to all of his sessions and can work successfully with all levels and abilities, his high playing standard is a huge attribute to how he can contribute to a players game development.

Josh is a Bolton Singles and Doubles champion, he has also competed successfully in numerous LTA competitions as both a junior and senior, additionally he has represented Nottingham university.

He is available for group or individual coaching.

Contact Number: 07736 379225

Charlotte Harris

LTA  Assistant

Charlotte is already successfully contributing to the success of our coaching programme, bringing high energy, fun and technical/tactical detail to every session.

Charlotte has won several junior and Senior league titles for the club, both in the winter and summer leagues. She is an exceptional player and has represented the senior first team from being 15 years old.

She is available for both group and individual coaching.

Contact Number: 07306 512211