Meet The Tennis Coaches

Find the right coach for your level, needs and ability.

All of our coaches are fully qualified and LTA Accredited. To book a lesson or to talk over how you would like to improve your tennis, please contact the coaches directly. Profiles of all of our tennis coaches can been found below along with their individual contact details.

Prices vary depending upon the coaches’ qualifications, experience and availability. We only allow coaches that are approved by Westway Sports & Fitness Centre to instruct private lessons.

Emil Pop

Role: Head of Performance Tennis
Telephone: 07887684242
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifi…cations:

• LTA Licensed Level 4 – Senior Performance Coach Award
• Diploma in Physical Education and Sports, with specialisation in Tennis
• Tennis Leaders Award Tutor

Experience:

• Played at National and International Junior Level
• Over 12 years of experience in coaching at all levels in different countries around the world
• Coached/mentored players from Talent ID to World Ranked ITF/TE Junior Players

Westway Responsibilities:

• Works with players of all ages and levels
• Delivery of sessions in the Adult & Junior Coaching Programmes
• Monitoring player progress throughout the Junior Tennis Programme (Mini Tennis Award Scheme)
• Tournament travel
• Player Programming (Goal setting, Tournament Schedule, etc).

David Burwood

Role: Adult Coordinator & Coach
Telephone: 07811328303
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifi…cations:

• LTA Licensed Level 4 – Senior Club Coach Award.
• BSc (Hons) Degree in Business Administration with a Specialism in Marketing.

Experience:

• Over 25 years of tennis coaching experience, helping adult & junior players enjoy & improve their tennis through fun, active sessions on a 1-1 or group basis.
• Has competed extensively in Europe & the USA. Currently competes on the ITF Seniors Tour, achieving an ITF Seniors World Singles & Doubles Ranking in 2014.
• Was awarded a University Blue from Bath for his contribution to tennis.
• European Universities Mixed Doubles Champion 1991.
• LTA Sponsorships Manager (1998 – 2001).

Westway Responsibilities:

• Coaches all ages and abilities across the Westway Tennis Progamme.
• Delivers sessions in the Adult & Junior Tennis Programmes
• Delivers Disability sessions in the Westway Tennis Programme. Coaching availability for private lessons
• Tuesday – Friday, 7am start – 4pm finish & occasional evenings & Saturdays.

Peter Harrison

Role: Tennis Coach
Telephone: 07753281503
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifications…:

• LTA Licensed Level 3 – Certificate in Coaching
• Active IQ Level 3 Certificated in Personal Training
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Sports and Fitness
• LEVEL 2 QCF AIQ Gym Instructor Qualifications

Playing & Coaching Experience:

• Previously coached kids of all ages at Brook Green tennis club
• Previously volunteered for Westway tennis before taking a full on role

Westway Responsibilities:

• Delivery of sessions in the junior coaching programme
• Delivery of sessions in local schools
• Delivering disability sessions in the tennis programme Coaching availability for private lessons:
• Monday – Saturday

Ronnie Maxwell

Role: Tennis Coach
Telephone: 07956 108127
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifications…:

• LTA Licensed Level 5 – Master Performance Coach Award
• BSc (Hons) Degree in Economics and Sociology

Experience:

• 25 yrs experience in coaching, travelling and scheduling tennis player’s programmes.
• Coached players from junior level to world ranked junior and senior level.
• Coached players to represent the Indian Davis Cup team and Finnish Fed Cup team.
• Presently the captain of the Middlesex U18 Girls’ team.
• Coached a number of players to achieve scholarships in US universities including Harvard and Yale.

Westway Responsibilities:

• Pay and Play sessions – Monday (Womens) and Saturday (Mixed)
• Drills – Saturday (Mens and Mixed)
• Adult Coaching Courses – Monday

Kiko Morera

Role: Tennis Coach
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifications:

• LTA Level 3
• LTA Ac…credited+
• PTR Level 3
• Sterngth and Conditioning for sports level 2

Playing and Coaching Experience:

• Over 20 years of experience as a Tennis Coach
• Worked with ITF Junior, ATP and WTA players
• Worked at Academies such as Bisham Abbey IHPC (UK), JC Ferrero (Spain), Academia Tenis David Ferrer (Spain) and Vilnius Tennis Academy (Lithuania)

Westway Responsibilities:

• Development and Performance coach
• Adults coach

Coaching availability for private lessons:

• Monday – Friday 7am – 1pm

Ekow Yusuf Manly-Spain

Role: Tennis Coach
Telephone: 07789 280030
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualific…ations:

• LTA SPC Level 4/RPT/ PTR
• Accreditation +

Playing and Coaching Experience:

• Over 30 years coaching Internationally(Europe & Africa) high level players.

Westway Responsibilities:

• Development and Performance coach
• Adults coach

Coaching availability for private lessons:

• Contact via email or mobile

Liana Kiseleva

Role: Tennis Coach
Telephone: 07554 001400
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifications:

• LTA Level 3
• LTA Accredited+
• PTR Level 3
• Sterngth and Conditioning for sports level 2

Playing and Coaching Experience:

Westway Responsibilities:

• Development and Performance coach
• Adults coach

Coaching availability for private lessons:

• Monday – Friday 7am – 1pm

Ollie Plaskett

Role: Tennis Coach
Telephone: 07534 088621
Email: [email protected]

Key Qualifications

• LTA level 3 Licensed Coach
• PTR and USPTA Certified

Playing & Coaching Expe…rience:

• Competed in the professional men’s futures circuit prior to attaining a full scholarship to nationally ranked Div1 University of Auburn/Arizona.
• Attained national single and doubles ranking whilst competing at college.
• Past and current WTA/ATP tour coach for singles and doubles players

Westway & Private Coaching Responsibilities

• Deliver private/group sessions at Westway.
• Works in the Junior Performance/Club and School programs. Adult Beginners/Improvers (Tuesday)
• Delivering LiveBall group classes Monday to Saturday for all levels, along with offering exclusive behind-the-scenes access to all major Grand Slam events and marketing rights through our ATP player sponsorship program

Jorge Hernandez Merayo

Role: Tennis Coach

Key Qualifications:

• More than 20 years of experience.
• LTA Level 4 Licensed Coach • Spanish fe…deration, RFET, Level 2

Playing and Coaching Experience:

• Semi-pro player in Spain.
• Coaching in Spain and the UK.
• Bath International Academy.
• Bisham Abbey International Academy and travelling coach.
• At Westway for the last 12 years. Westway Responsibilities:
• Deliver private/group sessions.
• Work with junior club/performance level.
• Adults all levels

Coaching availability for private lessons & contact details

• Monday all day

• Tuesday until afternoon.
• Wednesday all day
• Thursday until afternoon.
• Saturday until afternoon

Andy Santos

Role: Senior Tennis Coach

Key Qualifications:

• LTA Licensed Level 4 – Senior Coach Qualification Award
• BSc (Hons) Degree… in Business Management & Finance
• MSc Degree in Charity and Voluntary Management

Experience:

• Over 15 year’s experience coaching;
• Works with players of all ages and abilities;
• Former Norfolk U8 Captain;
• Coached a number of players to achieve scholarships in the UK and US universities;
• Monitoring players progress, training programme planning and goal setting;
• Players’ competition scheduling;

Westway Responsibilities:

• Delivery of sessions in the Junior and Adult Coaching Programmes;
• Available for private lessons at Westway Monday to Thursday.

Mark Sheppard

Role: Head of Strength & Conditioning
Telephone: 07779097457
Email: [email protected].…uk

Key Qualifications:

• Level 2 S&C Coaching for Sport Certificate & Associate member UKSCA (UK Strength and Conditioning Association)
• BAWLA Leaders Certificate (British Amateur Weightlifting Association)
• Level 1 Coaching Certificates in Resistance Stretching (Innovative Body Solutions), Tennis & Cricket
• Degree 1 Cheng Hsin Certificate

Playing & Coaching Experience:

• Works with the English Cricket Board (England U19 & England Women’s Squad), the British Paralympic Assoc. & the LTA
• LTA & ECB Executive Committee responsible for advising on LTAD
• Head of Sports Science & Physical Conditioning at Hazelwood Tennis Academy – Produced three WTA top 100 female players (all of whom became British No.1)
• ECB Coach Education Tutor: Level 3 Coaches Course

Westway Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and delivers a physical training programme that educates, develops physical skills and teaches self-management, appropriate to age and ability
• Coaching Availability for Private Lessons