Jacaranda Tennis is led by Coaching Director Tim Fitzgerald and Head Coach Hiroko Nakamura
Coach Tim grew up playing tennis on the Far North Coast of New South Wales, competing in numerous events up and down the coast between Tweed Heads and Gosford. From the age of 15, Tim began coaching in the Lismore area and continued coaching into his early twenties. After a hiatus from tennis, Tim rekindled his love for the game in his mid-thirties and has been competing and coaching since. Tim currently competes in the 40+ age category in Masters tennis events and has reached a top-5 Australian ranking and top-50 world ranking for his age group. Prior to taking on responsibility for coaching at Woongoolba Tennis Club, Tim was Senior Coach at West End under international tennis coach Brian Laver, and subsequently Head Coach at Beaudesert and District Tennis Association.
Coach Hiroko played high school and university tennis in Japan and has more than 20 years of coaching experience. In addition to her Tennis Australia coaching qualifications, Hiroko is certified with Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association as an Advanced Professional Tennis Coach. Prior to joining Jacaranda Tennis, Hiroko coached and managed competitions for a large Sydney-based tennis organisation. Hiroko is fluent in English and Japanese and, in addition to standard English language classes, offers Japanese language coaching for groups and individuals.
The Jacaranda Tennis coaching team also includes several highly capable assistant coaches. All of our coaches are Tennis Australia registered and insured.
