{"id":11438,"date":"2016-08-23T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T07:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=11438"},"modified":"2016-08-23T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T08:16:04","slug":"meet-the-team-2-brett-marshall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2016\/08\/23\/meet-the-team-2-brett-marshall","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team #2: Brett Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the second instalment of our Meet the Team Series, we would like to introduce you to our resident American on a mission to #maketennisgreat! We hope you enjoy getting to know our Participation Leader Brett Marshall…<\/strong><\/p>\n

QUICK BIO<\/h3>\n

Born: 1980<\/p>\n

Origins: Boston, Massachusetts<\/p>\n

Academia: Studied Business Management at Merrimack College<\/p>\n

Old Favourite Sports Team: Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n

New Favourite Sports Team: Adelaide Crows<\/p>\n

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TAKE 5 WITH BRETT…<\/h3>\n

1. Who is your favourite player?<\/h4>\n

Andre Agassi<\/p>\n

2. Best Tennis Moment?<\/h4>\n

Whilst working at the Tennis Hall of Fame in the US, I was part of organising Andre Agassi\u2019s induction into the Hall of Fame and got to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n

3. Who\u2019s the next big thing in Tennis?<\/h4>\n

Dominic Thiem<\/p>\n

4. Best Player you\u2019ve ever played against?<\/h4>\n

I played against US tennis star, James Blake, in College<\/p>\n

5. What\u2019s on the horizon at Tennis West?<\/h4>\n

The production of a new entertaining and instructional digital content to engage with clubs, watch this space!<\/p>\n

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THE DOWN-LOW ON BRETT….<\/h3>\n

Born in Boston and raised in Rhode Island, Brett is Tennis West\u2019s resident American, on a mission #maketennisgreatagain. Like any Bostonian, Brett played baseball growing up but around the age of 13 he started to really excel at tennis. He began touring around the states playing against tennis stars such as former world No. 4, James Blake, and was scouted to play for the prestigious sports college, Merrimack.<\/p>\n

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After stints working in Major League Soccer and in Baseball, for the San Francisco Giants, Brett leapt at the opportunity to return to Tennis when a job opened up at the American Tennis Hall of Fame. During his time there he realised a childhood dream by getting to meet Andre Agassi during his induction ceremony.<\/p>\n

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Since arriving in Australia, Brett quickly fell in love with our people and culture and, although the Adelaide Crows are still waiting for his membership application, he is set to marry an Aussie lass later this year and thus well and truly settle into the Australian tennis family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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