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Jess Scott
Centre Manager
 Jess Joined TennisGear in 2020 and loves all types of sport. She studied at Griffith University and graduated with a degree in Sports Management and competes quite competitively in rowing. Over the time Jess has been here she was Online Team Leader for just under a year and now has moved into the Pro Shop to be Assistant Manager of Morningside Tennis. Jess believes a smile always goes a long way. We encourage all young and older people to come down and say hi to the friendly and welcoming environment we have.
 
 
Jacqui Pacholec
Pro Shop Member

Jacqui has been with TennisGear for 2 years working across all centres. Jacqui is currently studying to become a chiropractic practitioner and spends most of her time either on the court playing or coaching. Jacqui has always played tennis and seeks to give her customers the best experience and advice when visiting Morningside Tennis Centre 

Mia Lourigan
Pro Shop Member

My whole life I have been heavily involved in sports, my main sport being hockey. However, I love playing tennis for fun and you'll catch me watching the Australian Open with my friends each year on TV! I am keen to have a chat with customers and help in any way I can.

Declan Pearce
Pro Shop team

Declan has a long history in tennis both as a junior player and also as a coach for the past 18 years. During this time he has coached and travelled with several top 50 ATP players. Recently he has transitioned off the court to move into a Project and Strategy Manager role within the business. In this role, he is responsible for the growth of our online retail as well as ensuring the smooth operations of all of our online systems. Declan currently holds a Club Professional Coaching qualification, Certificate III and IV in Fitness, and a Certificate IV in Sports Coaching.

Gareth Keating
General Manager
Gareth has a strong background in tennis as a junior player, student-athlete, coach on the ATP tour and now in tennis center management  Gareth graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management from Indiana State University where he was on a Tennis Scholarship.  He has also coached for 5 years at the most successful tennis academy in France. 
 
More recently Gareth has proven experience building coaching and competitive programs and has a passion for sport and facility management.  He enjoys exploring business development opportunities that are able to involve sport and recreation across Australia.

Gareth has been with TennisGear for the past 10 years in a number of roles: Head Coach, Centre Manager, Director of Coaching, and now - General Manager.   He has been instrumental in taking a sports facility management company from two venues to six, over a five-year period. This growth saw the TennisGear full-time and part-time coaching and pro shop staff grow from 15 to 75+.
Mark Bloomfield
Director
Mark is the owner and operator of Tennis Gear, a tennis centre management team that operates Australia’s largest and most successful tennis centres – Playford City, Shaw Park, Morningside, Nudgee, Northshore Park, and the Roy Emerson Tennis Centres.  All centre’s boast premier tennis pro-shops, offering the best customer service and the highest level of tennis equipment knowledge. Mark has recently served for four years as the President of Tennis Queensland and has also been President of Tennis Brisbane and is a qualified Tennis Australia Development Coach, Mark has proven results in growing the game of tennis and strong business acumen.  Mark and his team have a passion for the future of success of tennis and delivering a first-class tennis centre management operation to the tennis community.