Contributors

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Dave Ernsberger

Player, captain and tennis events organiser doing different things at many different tennis clubs in Hampshire.

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Tom Mitchell

Guests

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George Thomas

George is an experienced Tennis Coach and specialist tennis racket stringer, having previously run and owned "Southampton Stringing". He has taught players from beginner all the way up to national level with 16 years of experience coaching all over the south of the UK & abroad. 

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Jay Barry

Jay is a coach at Riverside Tennis Club in Salisbury, focussing on delivering individual lessons to performance players. A regular for the Riverside A team, Jay has also represented Wiltshire many times.


Before rejoining Riverside in 2020, Jay also coached at Totally Tennis, a big part of tennis development in Basingstoke.

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Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson has been a tennis coach, tennis tutor/mentor/manager for more than 20 Years.


With the highest LTA coaching qualification in the sport,experience of coaching players in clubs, schools and for holiday companies.


Mark has playing experience at senior County level in both singles and doubles.


Racquets manager at David Lloyd Southampton West End, and found at https://www.tennistennis.co.uk/

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Mike Barry

Mike has been Head Coach at Riverside Tennis Club in Salisbury since  October 2024 and has been coaching for ten years at Riverside. He is a strong technical coach and runs the majority of the performance programme at the club.  He is passionate about helping players reach their full potential whilst enjoying tennis.

His coaching style is heavily influenced by Spanish coaching methods, with a focus on developing footwork and techniques required to effectively use a range of tactics and patterns of play. 

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Sam Hunt

Sam Hunt plays tennis in Hampshire, representing Twyford in the Apsley League.