Our Team
Tennis NSW is the largest of the eight state and territory member associations and currently supports 500 Clubs, Associations and Court Operators and over 100,000 registered participants.
It is Tennis NSW’s role to coordinate, manage and promote the sport of tennis in NSW and in doing so, support and service our Members. Our core purpose is to help everyone in NSW have fun playing tennis for life (more people playing more tennis for longer).
The Tennis NSW organisational structure is based around six key business units with access to a shared services team provided by Tennis Australia (TA) based in Melbourne, VIC. A number of the NSW teams also include TA staff based in NSW which are integrated into the structure as well.
The key departments and business units in NSW are as follows:
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
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Darren Simpson
Chief Executive Officer |
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Karen de Ridder
Executive Assistant & Office Manager M: 0490 014 182
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Chris Woodland
Head of Tennis Development M: 0401 791 189 |
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Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie
Head of Tennis Operations & Pathways M: 0439 198 700 |
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Tiarnna Spice
Head of Marketing, Communications & Member Engagement M: 0478 122 677 |
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Matt Allen
Head of Policy, Integrity & Risk M: 0430 207 929 |
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Dora Rosa
Venue Operations Manager M: 0467 316 134 |
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Gavin Cowan
Participation, Programs & Delivery Manager M: 0466 955 203 |
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Nikita Sayle
Inclusion & Diversity Lead |
MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
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Brock Waugh
Marketing & Content Manager M: 0435 410 918 |
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Maddie Kennan
Trade Marketing & Communications Lead M: 0428 420 953 |
SYDNEY METRO
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Daniela Scivetti
Regional Tennis Manager – Metro Sydney |
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Dane-Lucas Kovacevic
Tennis Development Officer – Metro North M: 0467 073 092 |
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Amber Chittick
Tennis Development Officer – Metro Sydney M: 0466 023 330 |
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Sibi Poiyamozhi Tennis Development Officer – Metro Sydney M: 0403 046 400 |
NORTHERN NSW
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Sonia Close Regional Tennis Manager – Northern NSW M: 0417 352 478 |
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Ellie Ryan
Tennis Development Officer – North West M: 0466 252 216 |
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Robert Fitzgerald
Tennis Development Officer – North East Upper M: 0434 518 471 |
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Kylie Hunt
Tennis Development Officer – North East Lower M: 0488 095 836 |
CENTRAL NSW
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Andrew Yapp
Regional Tennis Manager – Central NSW M: 0422044584 |
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Kathy Barber
Tennis Development Officer – Hunter M: 0411 898 340 |
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Dylan Dwyer
Tennis Development Officer – Central West M: 0467 042 655 |
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Talor Hamilton
Tennis Development Officer – Central NSW – Central west & Northumberland M: 0400 491 103 |
SOUTHERN NSW
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Madeleine Farac
Regional Tennis Manager – Southern NSW M: 0456 255 329 |
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Kristina Pejkovic
Tennis Development Officer – South East (Maternity leave) |
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Amanda Culceski Tennis Development Officer – South East M: 0437 463 208
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Paul New
Tennis Development Officer – South West M: 0402 722 267 |
PARTICIPATION, PROGRAMS & DELIVERY
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Paul Conroy
Tennis Delivery Channels Manager M: 0466 317 251 |
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Anthony Napoli
Digital Products Lead P: 0456 227 905 |
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Casey Dellacqua
Women & Girls Lead |
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Inclusion Participation Coordinator |
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Adam Saar
Participation, Programs & Delivery Coordinator |
VENUE OPERATIONS
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Eva So
Event Operations Coordinator |
INFRASTRUCTURE
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Brett Pettersen
Infrastructure & Planning Manager M: 0416 095 042 |
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Shaun Mulraney
Infrastructure & Planning Project Officer M: 0413 625 887 |
COACH DEVELOPMENT
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Matt Edwards
Coach Relationship & Education Manager M: 0466 949 435 |
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Chris Charlton
Coach Education Specialist M: 0466 865 106 |
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
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Patrick Landy
School Development Manager M: 0478 664 450 |
TENNIS OPERATIONS & PATHWAYS
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Susan Harris
Pathways Manager P: (02) 9024 7606 |
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Allira Smith-Connor
State Pathway Coordinator M: 0499 564 176 |
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Adam O’Shannessy
Regional Pathway Coordinator – Metro M: 0437 668 276 |
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Mitchel Maloon
Regional Pathway Coordinator – Southern NSW M: 0460 888 758 |
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Megan McDonagh
Regional Pathway Coordinator – Northern NSW M: 0467 211 887 |
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Selina Turulja
Pathway Program Coordinator
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Micaela Angeloni
Pathway Administrator M: 0467 175 8 41 |
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Rick Lavers
Officiating Development Coordinator – NSW/ACT |
TA SHARED FINANCIAL SERVICES
Tennis NSW have a shared financial services arrangement with Tennis Australia. The staff listed below are based in Melbourne, VIC but provide financial services to the Tennis NSW business.
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Ben Stephenson
TA Legal Business Partner |
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Adriana Bogoevski
TA Finance Business Partner |
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Islay Reymond
TA People & Culture Business Partner |
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
- National Development Squad Head Coach: Ben Pyne
- National Development Squad Operations Manager: Greg Royle
- National Development Squad Physical Performance Coach: Matthew Smith
- National Inclusion Coach NSW: Steve Manly
- Tennis Australia National Lead Tours, Camps College and Wellbeing: Nicole Kriz
TENNIS WORLD AT SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK TENNIS CENTRE
Tennis World Manager NSW & ACT: Tim White Tennis World NSW, Head Coach: Stephan Ehritt Customer Experience Lead: Tijana Bogdanovic Senior Coach and Programs Coordinator: David Renaud Leagues Coordinator, Tennis World NSW: Simon Keogh
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