The company was formed in Oakham by:
Ralph Clarke

Ex-professional player and Academy coach. Ralph is a performance coach with the ability to teach at all levels.He has coached many county champions and with 14 years experience of coaching is the team’s ‘on court’ mentor.
Richard Wilson

Leisure industry businessman & tennis coach. Richard has a strong desire to get players into tournaments and also mentors the team on and off the court.
About
Their collaboration that started in 2003 led to the formation of R2R Tennis in 2005. Following a rapid growth of business across Rutland, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, Ralph and Richard are now supported by a professional team of LTA qualified coaches with a wealth of experience.
| Peter Lock DCA. R2R Tennis Development Manager (East Northants) AND Head Coach at Kettering TC. Peter has 33 years of management experience from his executive background in the paper industry.Peter has been coaching and working in the tennis industry for over 10 years. Peter has a dual role promoting and developing tennis for all the R2R clubs and leading Kettering’s coaching programme. | peter.lock@r2rtennis.co.uk | |
| 07802 242 838 | ||
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Dan Potter is a DCA who has travelled around the world before settling down to develop his tennis career. His Head Coach roles include Barnsdale Hotel and Oakham Tennis Club. Dan is a highly respected coach in the Leicester area. | djpotter2@hotmail.com |
| 07834 470 940 | ||
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Peter Harding is a DCA who has 7 years of experience including being an integral part of the successful indoor programme at Corby. Pete has a good playing pedigree and has been part of R2R for 5 years. Now Head coach at two Northants clubs, Oundle and Thrapston. Peter is also the R2R stringing manager. | pete@r2rtennis.co.uk |
| 07907 990 226 | ||
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Carole Wilson is an LTA Club Coach and is also a senior county player with Bedfordshire. A fine tennis player and this experience is very much in evidence when she coaches. Carole is Head Coach at Stamford TC. Carole is also a qualified racquet stringer. | c.wilson4040@btinternet.com |
| 07939 095 713 | ||
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Gennaro Vigleoni is a PTR Level 3 coach with vast experience built up over many years of coaching. He is on the Stamford and Oakham coaching teams. | gennaro@r2rtennis.co.uk |
| 07743 102 092 | ||
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Will Rowley is a LTA Level 2 coach who is going through the process of an R2R apprenticeship. Will operates at Stamford and Oakham, buddy hitting, coaching small mini groups, runs tournaments and restrings for R2R at various clubs. | will@r2rtennis.co.uk |
| 07786 955 179 | ||
| Picture to follow | Jon Burrows is a level 2 coach and will be taking his level 3 in 2012. Jon has just graduated from university and joined the R2R coaching team in Autumn 2011. An active member at Kettering for over 12 years, he is very keen to increase participation in tennis and has delivered free schools coaching sessions to over 500 children in the Kettering area. | coaching@ketteringtennisclub.co.uk |
| 07517 421 505 | ||
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Ian McDade is a level 2 coach. Ian’s coaching style is based on a fun and comfortable learning enviroment. Ian has a high quality playing standard. Ian provides high quality racquet stringing in the Leicester area | ian@r2rtennis.co.uk |
| 07841 107 457 | ||
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Andy Wing is a highly experienced multisports coach. Andy coaches both football and tennis at Belvoir Vale TC where he heads up the coaching programme. | andy@r2rtennis.co.uk |
| 07910 740 112 | ||
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CJ Selvidge – Head Coach Westfields – is an LTA Level 2 coach at Westfields Tennis Club. He thoroughly enjoys teaching all ages and has a very motivational & encouraging attitude towards all players. He gains great satisfaction from seeing players improve and enjoys being part of the R2R team. He plans to build on his experience and take his coaching to a full time career. | cj@r2rtennis.co.uk |
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James Spence – Assistant coach Westfield - currently taking his A-levels at Queen Elizabeth 1 College in Leicester. James has played all his tennis for Westfield, progressing through the junior ranks to Westfield’s Men’s 1st team before his sixteenth birthday. He is now a 1st team regular. James is a Level 1 Coaching Assistant, working towards his Level 2 qualification. | james.spence@r2rtennis.co.uk |













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