
The Team
Meet Our Head Coach, Beatha Rice
Beatha Rice is an enthusiastic and professional Level 4 Senior Tennis Coach. As the head coach of our new program, Beatha brings over a decade of experience to the table, as well as high-performance competitive playing experience. Beatha spent her teenage years training full-time at Sutton Tennis Academy and under various performance coaches before deciding to take her playing experience and pursue tennis coaching. Since then she has had the privilege of working for The Annabel Croft Tennis Academy and progressed to become the Senior Coach for the National Tennis Centre's community program. With her expertise and experience, Beatha is dedicated to helping her students, children and adults, to improve their skills and achieve their goals on the court.
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Testimonials
Beatha's coaching style has transformed my game, and I couldn't be happier with the results!
- Aiden.
Beatha's tennis lessons are the best we could find in the area! We are so happy to hear she is relocating and we are happy to follow her.
- Josh.
Beatha's dedication to her students is unmatched. I've seen remarkable progress since I started training with her.
- Florence

Rob East
Level 4 Senior Coach
Rob East is an LTA level 4 accredited+ Senior Coach.
He was Head Coach at Putney LTC 1990 to 2015, lead coach Annabel Croft Tennis Academy 2015 to 2020, lead coach WJTI junior program 2016 to 2023, lead Coach Junior program Queens club Sept 2023 to July 2024, lead Coach Queens Club foundation Sept 23 to present and private coach Barn Elms sports centre 2016 to present.
He is also a very dedicated and reliable competition organiser.
Lauren Edwards
Level 1 Assistant
Lauren is a Level 1 assistant tennis coach. She has a wealth of experience coaching different sports before deciding to join us as an assistant at Beatha's Tennis Community. She has a love for kids and a passion for helping, she is guaranteed to help you on your tennis journey.
