Meet the players
Find out more about our current Loughborough University National Tennis Academy players
Hollie Smart
Year Joined: 2023
Hometown: St Albans
County: Hertfordshire
Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- July 2023 Wimbledon Girls U14's Singles Runner Up
- Aug 2023 U14's Singles & Doubles National Champion
- Sept 2023 – ITF J60 Rhodes Singles Champion
Rhys Lawlor
Year Joined: 2023
Hometown: Redbourn
County: Hertfordshire
Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- June 2023 Roehampton Tennis Europe Category 1 Boys Singles Champion
- June 2023 Roehampton Tennis Europe Category 1 Boys Doubles Champion
- June 2023 Gloucester LTA Grade 1 Boys Singles Champion
Eric Lorimer
Year Joined: 2024
Hometown: Barnstaple
County: Devon
Plays: Right Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- May 2025 J60 Liepaja Singles Champion
- February 2025 J100 Bloemfontein Doubles Champion
- May 2025 J60 Ventspils Doubles Champion
Niall Pickerd-Barua
Year Joined: 2024
Hometown: Cardiff
County: South Wales
Plays: Left-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- 2024 U14 National Grass Court Championships Singles & Doubles Champion
- June 2025 J30 Edinburgh Boys Singles Semi-Finalist
- Ranked #2 in the U14 Tennis Europe Rankings (2024)
Scott Watson
Year Joined: 2024
Hometown: Bury St. Edmunds
County: Suffolk
Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- March 2025 J100 Loughborough Quarter-Finalist
- October 2024 Tennis Europe U14 Boys Junior Masters Singles Champion
- Ranked #3 in the U14 Tennis Europe Rankings (2024)
Grace Watson
Year Joined: 2025
Hometown: Bournemouth
County: Dorset
Plays: Left-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
• LTA 14U Lexus Grass Court Championships Girls Singles Champion (May 2025)
• LTA 14U Lexus Clay Court Championships Girls Singles Champion (March 2025)
• U14 TE Cat 1 Rakovnic Girls Singles Runner-Up (April 2025)
April Sackflame
Year Joined: 2025
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Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
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Daniella Britton
Year Joined: 2025
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Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
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Milica Sakamoto-Milojevic
Year Joined: 2025
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Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
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Liv Zingg
Year Joined: 2025
Hometown: London
County: Surrey
Plays: Right-Handed, Double-Handed Backhand
Notable Achievements:
- Back-to-back ITF J30 Nairobi Girls Singles Champion (May 2025)
- ITF J100 Hammam Sousse Girls Doubles Champion (August 2025)
- Ranked #2 in the U14 Tennis Europe Rankings (2024)
