Paul Francis

The Boss. Paul's father Reg, and mother Mary, started coaching tennis 60 years ago in Rangers Road, Cremorne, at the back of the now Redlands school, before moving to Balmoral Beach in an idyllic setting with five courts. Paul took over 30 years ago, launched Love'n Deuce with courts at Grafton Ave, Wheatleigh Street, and Talus Street to become Sydney's leading tennis complex.

Andrew Crawlry

Andrew started working at Love'n Deuce in 2009, after operating his own tennis centre in South-West Sydney. He has 25 years coaching experience and is a Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach, as well as a qualified soccer, softball and AFL coach. He has competed at state and local level in tennis and loves being involved in touring groups. He was previously a Primary School teacher for 12 years and has a wife, Kelly, and a daughter, Emily.

Brad Melville

Had an outstanding junior career, winning singles tournaments in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA - and capturing the coveted Pizzey Cup for NSW with Jason Stoltenberg, Todd Woodbridge, and Adam Anderson in 1985, after being runners up in 1984. Holds a BBA (Finance) degree from the University of Texas, where he was Pan–American 1986–1989, and number one player in the tough NCAA Division 1.

David Falconer

Originally started coaching part time from the age of 17yrs with Love'n Deuce. I then moved on to establish his own tennis schools, Tennis Valley, Tennis Fairways, and Tennis Cove and also did some coaching in Japan. In between David was also the head coach and events manager at Darling Harbour Sports in the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Olympics. David is a club professional coach with Tennis Australia and has coached State and National ranked Juniors. David is very excited to be part of the Love'n Deuce team again.

Jeff Snelling

Head Coach and the patriarch of the team, was a State-ranked player as a youngster, but saw his future as a coach. After 14 years in the USA with Fred Stolle, Jeff returned home, and has been at Love’n Deuce for the last 12 years.

Mark Roger

General Manager, holding the NSW TCA Level 2 coaching certificate. Mark has been at Love’n Deuce for 16 years after a competitive career at local, state junior, and state senior level – a doubles specialist. A coach for over 20 years, Mark's currently working with all age groups from beginners, to senior tournament level.