Our Team
Nic Jenkins
- Head Coach and Director
- ITF Level 1 Qualified/Tennis NZ Registered Coach
- Tennis NZ 'Professional Coach of
the Year' for 2022 and 13U Coach 2023
- Tennis Canterbury 'Club Coach of the Year' for 2021/22
- Tennis Canterbury 12u coach (2022) and 14u coach (2023)
- Premier Men Player for Edgeware TC
Sam Cribb
- Performance Coach and Head Analyst
- ITF Level 1/JDC Qualified Coach
- Leads the video analysis for our Academy programme
- Competed at the Pacific Nations Cup alongside Davis Cup professionals
- Division 1 Mens Player for Edgeware Tennis Club
Sergey Sanin
- Development Coach
- Runs and assists our interclub coaching, hotshots and academy
- Currently studying at Otago University in Physiotherapy
- Division 1 Mens Player for Edgeware Tennis Club
Louise Oxnevad
- High-Performance Coach
- Offers private and hitting lessons for our academy junior players
- Former USA college athlete playing Division 1 Tennis
- Premier Womens Player
Claudia Wright
- Assistant Coach
- Assists our Hotshots and Junior Aces programmes at Edgeware TC
- Division 2 Womens Player for Edgeware Tennis Club
Aaron Cartwright
- Mindset and Performance Coach for our Academy programme
- Specialises in helping people with anxiety and building self confidence
- Got to a high level in kickboxing and AFL as a teenager, with those experiences now helping form his mindset sessions
Erica Prescott
- Fitness and Strengthening Coach for our Academy programme
- Leads our Fitness Testing sessions and coordinates the academy exercise programmes
- Over 20 years experience in the fitness industry as a personal trainer
- Was an elite athlete competing in rugby and athletics
Amanda Armitage-Baird
- Strength and Conditioning Coach for our Academy programme
- Runs our fitness programmes for academy players during the week
- Massage therapist and personal trainer at Sports Clinic for 20+ years
- Worked with elite athletes in tennis, rugby, swimming, netball and triathalon