Tennis Staff

Tom re-joined the University as part of the coaching team in January 2016. He is a Level 5 Master Performance Coach and brings a vast amount of experience to the performance programme having worked with various players competing internationally on the ITF, WTA and ATP tour. 

Tom is at the forefront of driving the performance programme vision to be recognised as the leading UK University Performance Tennis Programme. 

Joseph joined the university as tennis co-ordinator in September 2022 after completing his undergraduate degree in sport and exercise psychology here at the university. He represented Loughborough University Men’s first team for four years, has won multiple British tour titles and has experience competing at ITF Futures level. He is a level 3 accredited coach who’s coaching knowledge, playing experience, and holistic understanding of university tennis ensure he has a strong and positive impact on the university programme.

Dave was previously in role as Tennis Coach Development Manager and now back as the University Tennis Coordinator. A level 5 LTA Accredited Plus coach with over 30 years of coaching across all levels from beginners to performance. An LTA tutor and one of 8 LTA National Assessors delivering Level 1 to 3 qualifications along with a number of CPD’s, short and teachers courses. Dave is responsible for developing and mentoring our student workforce.

Megan provides strength and conditioning support to our performance tennis athletes, tailoring their programmes to meet their individual needs and working closely with the on court coaches and the wider interdisciplinary team to achieve this.

Megan holds an MSc in Strength and Conditioning. Prior to taking this role she spent 2 years on a paid placement with Loughborough Sport with the Men’s Rugby, Women’s Cricket and Lightning Cricket programmes. Most recently Megan has been working with the Boxing Centre of Excellence and Motorsport Division that train at Loughborough Sport.  

Naomi joined Loughborough University Physiotherapy Clinic in November 2022 and is the Lead Physiotherapist for Badminton, Squash & Tennis and Netball support.

Naomi qualified as a physiotherapist in 2014 from the University of Nottingham and has since gained a breadth of experience working in public, private and sporting settings.

Naomi began her career in the NHS, working within a variety of areas before specialising in musculoskeletal physiotherapy, where she realised her particular interest was for sports rehabilitation. Due to this, as well as working within the NHS, Naomi also worked with Nottingham Rugby Club, where she could further focus on sports-specific rehab, appreciating the importance of injury prevention, specialised conditioning, and recovery as well as rehab post-injury.