MORE THAN A GAME

Jason was born in Hong Kong and is a fully qualified teaching professional under the ITF with over 20 years of coaching experience. He has been playing tennis his whole life and has represented HK on an international level since his junior days and still actively competes today. He brings a passionate approach to performance training that has built him a loyal following over the years.

Andy has been a qualified Tennis Teaching Professional under the USPTA for the past 35 years. He arrived in HK in 1984 to take on the role of Head Tennis Professional at the Aberdeen Marina Club. Following that, he was the Head Tennis Professional at the LRC before setting up TennisAsia and establishing it as HK’s premier tennis management company. As a player, Andy represented HK in international events since 1988, in the Davis Cup (both as a player & later as Captain), the Kent Team Cup and the Ghaffa Cup. Over the years, he has been ranked as high as #2 in HK in singles and #1 in doubles. He is active on the ITF seniors circuit and was formerly the Asian and Australian singles champion in the 45s and ranked as high as #5 in the world in the 45s (2009). Off the court, Andy has been involved with the HK Tennis Association as a long term Council Member and also sat a term as Chairman of Player Development & Tournament Committees. Andy still competes regularly on the ITF Seniors Tour and enjoys fitness, squash, biking and watersports.

Andrew came to Hong Kong from Australia in 1997 and has been with TennisAsia for the past 22 years. He is a fully qualified tennis teaching professional under Tennis Australia and has over 30 years coaching experience. Andrew is a former HK Davis Cup player, and multiple winner of HK National Championships, S.C.A.A Open and CRC Open singles titles, giving him the HK #1 singles ranking on a number of occasions.

David is a fully qualified Tennis Teaching Professional under the R.P.T. (Registro Profesional de Tennis) and has over 18 years teaching experience with players from grassroots to tour level. He came to HK direct from the Cunit Sports Club in Barcelona, where he was a Head Coach in the Performance Academy since 2010. Prior to that David was a Senior Professional in the David Lloyd Club in Barcelona from 2004-2010. As a player, David was ranked as high as ATP 751 (singles) and ATP 372 (doubles), and also competed in the Spanish National League (runner-up team) with players such as Alex Corretja and Joan Balcellis. In 2002, David also won 6 doubles ITF Futures titles in a row partnering with Igor Andreev. David enjoys all action sports.

Josh is a fully qualified Tennis Teaching Professional under Tennis Canada, the LTA (UK) and the PTR (UK) and has been teaching tennis since 2008. He has held Senior Coach roles at the Edgar Sports Centre in New Zealand and David Lloyds in the UK, and Head Coach roles at the Sutton Junior Tennis Academy (UK) and Global Tennis Academy (USA). Josh has a keen interest in health and fitness and holds a Diploma in Sports & Exercise Science. Josh also enjoys travel, golf, basketball, snowboarding and is a self confessed foodie.

Marcos is a fully qualified Tennis Teaching Professional under the USPTA, with over 35 years of tennis coaching experience. Marcos has served as Tennis Director at a number of prestigious private clubs and tennis academy programs, including 10 years as Tennis Director at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, 6 years as Tennis Director at the American Club and 2 years as Tennis Director at The Country Club at Hong Lok Yuen. He also founded and directed both the very successful Crouching Tiger Tennis program at SCAA and The Manhattan Racquet Club. As a coach, Marcos has coached over 150 highly ranked HK juniors, including 24 HK #1 age group juniors. He has placed over 25 juniors in high level USA collegiate tennis, with several All Americans. He has captained and played on several HKTA Premier/A+ Championship teams, as well as coaching a number of successful Men’s and Ladies teams in both the HKTA and Ladies Morning leagues. He has also coached and captained a number of Junior HKTA and Prince Challenge Championship teams. Marcos enjoys world travel, beach sports, hiking, biking, billiards, reading and writing.

Jon is originally from Australia, where he began his Tennis career and became a highly ranked junior player before pursuing a career as a Tennis coaching professional. He has over 20 years of coaching experience and was recognized as one of Australia’s youngest coaches to receive an Advanced Tennis Coaching diploma through Tennis Australia. His 20 years of experience in various coaching & management positions have taken him around the world gaining a vast amount of experience working with some of the sport’s top ranked juniors in the UK & Singapore before settling in Hong Kong 10 years ago. His passion lies in imparting knowledge to build both the athlete and the player, encompassing a technical, tactical, physical & mental approach to the game. He specializes in developing children of all ages from a beginner level through to an elite/competition level.

Anthony is a fully qualified Tennis Teaching Professional under the FTT (French Tennis Organization) and has been teaching and working in the sports arena for over 18 years both in Europe and in Hong Kong. Competing at national level in France over 20 years ago, and then working for a Tennis-studies Academy back in Europe, Anthony continued to improve his skills in teaching tennis and specific fitness preparation. To enhance his teaching skills, he also completed a P.E Master’s Degree in Paris to assist him in his sports and tennis teaching programs. Arriving in Hong Kong in 2010, he first worked as a tennis and fitness coach for full-time juniors playing international Asian tournaments. Anthony then spent 5 years as a Senior Tennis Professional at the HK Jockey Club. His focus now is combining his tennis and pedagogy teaching skills for juniors and adults. He always strives to create for his students, the most efficient and fun way to improve. He is passionate with learning about the cultural differences between countries and how they impact his work through video, website, travels, and projects. Anthony also spent a semester learning Cantonese in Hong Kong and Mandarin at Taipei University.