Meet the team

Junaid is the Director and Head Coach of University Tennis Academy. His 30+ years in the sport, encompassing his extensive playing and coaching background in multiple countries around the world, sees him bring a vast amount of experience and coaching methodology to lead the team. Junaid is highly certified and has a strong working background in Strength & Conditioning, creating programs and training high level athletes across multiple sports.

Fun Fact: Junaid developed an electronic filter which is in space!

Karina is a highly experienced and certified coach, with more than 25+ years in the sport. She was a Fed Cup representative for Kazakhstan, as a top junior and travelled the world playing many pro level tour tournaments before heading to the states for Division #1 college tennis. She was at the top of the line-up and made the All American Team, graduating with the highest of honours in Accounting/Finance.

Fun Fact: Karina has travelled and played in over 40 countries during her junior playing career.

Ash have been coaching tennis for over 10 years. His experience includes coaching in tennis clubs in Singapore, Australia and Europe. Ash is a strongly qualified Tennis Australia and ITF coach. He has also attended numerous coaching conferences and ran coaching camps across 3 continents and a has a huge passion for tennis and the life skills it brings with it.

Fun fact: Ash has scored a goal playing as a goalkeeper from his own penalty box.

Kevin Zhou has a 5+ years of coaching experience in multiple countries and is a certified Tennis Australia coach. He is a BComm graduate, always open for conversations and is passionate about sharing his tennis knowledge and advice! Kevin represented Melbourne University in the National Team and can teach in Mandarin!

Fun Fact: Kevin's father runs a tennis club in Shanghai!

Mohit is a passionate and dedicated coach with over 5+ years of coaching experience, with a high level playing tennis background as a top junior in India. He has played and coached internationally with an impressive competitive resume. Mohit is a 2X Tennis Victoria MVP, a national level team player and is a Data Science Masters graduate.

Fun Fact: Mohit's father owns and runs a popular restaurant in India!

Francis has been coaching tennis for numerous years among kids, teenagers and adults. He is a Graduate Professional coach with ATPCA and has coached the Collegiate Tennis Team in the top university in the Philippines. He is also a personal trainer and passionate about coaching people to get better.

Fun fact: He has a corgi named Chewie!

Jerry is an Actuarial Science major at Melbourne University. Spending numerous years playing high level tournaments as well as representing his school as the captain of the tennis team, Jerry is driven by a strong desire to see his students improve. Jerry is a certified Tennis Australia coach and he loves to share his passion for tennis with you in both Mandarin and English!

Fun Fact: Jerry has caught more fish than you!