On Court

• John got hooked on tennis by hitting the ball against the wall and watching Pete
  Sampras when he was world No.1 at Wimbledon on TV
• His first lesson was at six years of age
• Attended John Newcombe’s Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas in 2000
• Qualified Tennis Australia Junior Development Coach 2011
• Qualified Club Professional Coach 2013
• 2012 10s and Under State Tennis Team Championships, Cessnock – Metropolitan Serves Team Manager
• 2012 12s and Under State Tennis Team Championships, Bathurst – Metropolitan Serves Team Manager
• 2013 12s and Under State Tennis Team Championships, Bathurst – Presidents Team Green Manager
• World No. 7 in Men’s Singles for International Deaf Tennis
• World No. 13 in Men’s Doubles for International Deaf Tennis
• Ranked No.2 in Men’s Singles for Australian Deaf Tennis
• No. 1 in NSW for Deaf Tennis
• His future goals are to be ranked within the Top 5 in the world in singles and the No.1 ranked Australian for deaf tennis.
• John’s motto is, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

Off Court

• NSW Program Coordinator and Mentor at Hear for You                                                  
• Founder of Lui Tennis        
• Vice-President Deaf Tennis Australia
• Tennis coach at the Lui Tennis
• Studied Social Science/Law at Macquarie University

Titles/Finals

• No.1 in Australian Team at Dresse-Maere Cup, Turkey 2011 – Placed 6th out of 12 teams
• Quarterfinals of Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles at USA Deaf Open, Las Vegas 2010
• Represented Australia in Melbourne Deaflympics, Australia 2005, Taipei Deaflympics, Taiwan 2009, Bulgaria 2013
• Represented Australia in Dresse-Maere Cup, Munich, Germany 2007 and Izmir, Turkey 2011
• Finalist in Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles of Australian National Deaf Tennis Championships, Canberra 2011
• NSW Deaf Tennis State Champion 2010
• Silver Medallist in Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles at Australian Deaf Games, Gold Coast 2008
• Represented Macquarie University in Australian University Games 2003 - 2009
• Silver Medalist at Australian University Games, Adelaide 2006
• Gold Medalist at Eastern University Games, Coffs Harbour 2006
• Bronze Medalist at Australian University Games, Gold Coast 2008