TENNIS

Program Overview

The MSA Tennis program is designed to compliment the developmental programs of each student and works to ensure that players, coaches and parents are working in unison. It focuses on player education and aims to provide a great training environment to serve as a part of a player’s schedule.

The MSA Tennis Program aims to allow students to take ownership of their development whilst our coaching staff provide feedback and support. We aim to create several pathways for student athletes to follow after the completion of their VCE studies and to support them through the balance of sport and academic progress.

High Performance Coaching

At MSA we always have the individual’s best interest in mind when deciding practice, matches and training groups. We focus on being an athlete centred program and we aim to achieve the best possible result for each individual athlete. Keeping in mind that each player may have a private coach, or train in different environments, MSA aims to provide a training structure to help increase the volume of training without taking away from anyone’s current structure. Our coaches design the program based around competitiveness, intensity, hard work, tactical awareness and individualism when it comes to game teachings and fundamentals.  

Morning Sessions - Based on hitting, drills and tactical point play.

Afternoon Sessions - UTR Matchplay sessions

Coaches

Marc Sophoulis - Head Coach

  • Head Coach Melbourne International Tennis School,

  • Worked with professional players including The Bryan Brothers (16 Time Grand Slam Champions), Victor Hanescu (Former world No.26) & Olympians Anastasia and Arina Rodionova.

  • Tennis Australia and AFL Assistant Coach Richmond Football Club VFL.

  • AFL Level 3 Coach,

  • Former Tennis Victoria State Teams coach.

    •

Nicholas Busuttil - Assistant Coach

  • PhD candidate at La Trobe University and specialises in biomechanics and skill development for tennis.

  • A strong background in sports science, he has trained future sports scientists in the crafts of Research Skills, Exercise Physiology, Advanced Biomechanics, and Advanced Skill Development.

    •

Rani Goodland - Assistant Coach

  • Former MSA Student with a Bachelor of Marketing.

  • Currently working for Tennis Australia in Marketing.

    •

Benson Pisanelli - Assistant Coach

  • Former MSA Student

Shane Liyange - Data Analyst

  • Held multiple roles with professional Sporting Organisations, tour level tennis players and Media Organisations.

    •