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Play USA - S02 E03 | Casey Hoole Apr 06, 2023

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Lachlan puyol is back with Episode 3 of Season 2 of Play USA, thanks to Education USA Australia, going inside the journey of many Aussies going down the College Tennis Pathway. In this episode, Lachlan cathches up with Queenslander Casey Hoole who is in his sophmore year at the University of South Carolina.

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2023 E10: Miami, Lawrence Robertson. Charlie Camus, College. Apr 03, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of the show recapping the Miami Open to round out the Sunshine double. Joining the show was Lawrence Robertson, Director of Game Development and Pathways at Tennis Australia to recap the first quarter of the year with the roll out of the new Competitive Play Calendar, along with 16 year old rising prospect Charlie Camus and our aussie college segment with Lachlan Puyol catching up with JoshCharlton and JP Smith. Plus all the other tennis news.

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The SA Scene - S02 E02 Mia Tsoukalas, Sean Van Rensburg, Sandon Stolle Mar 31, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the SA Scene for 2023 with host Bevan Jones going inside the South Australian tennis community. In this episode Bevan catches up with winning team captains Mia Tsoukalas (Glenlea Tennis Club) and Sean Van Rensburg (Peake Gardens Riverside Tennis Club) from the Tennis SA State League Grand Finals. Also joining Bevan is former pro Sandon Stolle to chat about his career and his role with Tennis Australia as TA National Development Squad Coach South Australia.

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Padel Pow Wow S01 E02 Mar 29, 2023

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Welcome to Episode 2 of our Padel Pow Wow Podcast going inside the world of Padel in Australia and globally.

Hosts Matt Levey and Matt Barelle discuss the growth of padel around the world, update the Australian Padel Tour, which just recently had the Sydney leg, the growth of Australian clubs, the key points of building and operating a club and chat to special guest Ross Taylor who has set up Padel Gold Coast at KDV Sport.

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2023 E09: Miami Open, Tennis Calendar, Dane Sweeny, Thomas Pavlekovich Smith & Ellen Perez Mar 27, 2023

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Brett Phillips is back with another big edition of the show in the middle of the Miami Open, as we hear from Indian Wells winners Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina, who are in contention to claim the sunshine double. Also joining the show is thefirstserve.com.au writer Connor Joyce to talk through his article 'The Tennis Calendar' needs a shake up. The latest Australian Pro Tour ITF singles champion Dane Sweeny also joins the show after his Canberra 25K win. Lachlan Puyol is back with our college segment chatting to Thomas Pavlekovich Smith and Ellen Perez and all the other tennis news floating around.

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Match of My Career - S01 E02 | Evie Dominkovic Mar 26, 2023

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Welcome to Match of My Career Episode 2, as host Todd Scoullar sits down with former Australia pro Evie Dominikovic to reflect on one of the most memorable matches of her career, taking on seven time major champion Venus Williams in the 2nd round of the 2003 French Open.

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The Grind - S02 E02: Mark Woodforde Mar 23, 2023

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Host Roddy Reynolds is back with another episode of The Grind, with special guest Mark Woodforde, who after some reflection about transitioning from player to commentator/administrator, puts on his ITF Board Member Hat to discuss Davis Cup and the World Tennis Tour (formerly the 'Futures Tour') and its purpose in transitioning players further up the tennis ecosystem.

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2023 E08: Indian Wells, Priscilla Hon, Marc Polmans, Donna Kelso Mar 20, 2023

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Brett Phillips once again brings you the show from Indian Wells wrapping up another big tournament in Tennis Paradise hearing from singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina. Brett also sits down with Aussie Matthew Ebden after winning his first Masters 1000 title in the doubles. Also from Indian Wells, Brett sits down with long time WTA Supervisor Donna Kelso about her life on tour. Also joining the show, Canberra winners on the Australian Pro Tour Priscilla Hon and Marc Polmans and Lachlan Puyol is back with our weekly aussie college segment checking in with Chen Dong, Steffi Webb and reflecting with Peter Luczak about his time in college.

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Crunching the Numbers - S03 E02 Mar 17, 2023

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Stephen Huss and Chris Tontz are back with episode 2 for 2023, joined by special guest Mark Draper, the current coach of Aussie Rinky Hijikata, who gives some great coaching insights with the assistance of data analytics into the development of Rinky's game which has seen him climb impressively up the ATP Rankings.

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Aussies Only: S03 E02 Marc Sophoulis Mar 15, 2023

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Host Darren Parkin is back with another episode of our Aussies Only Podcast catching up with the highly respected Marc Sophoulis. Player, turned coach at a young age, also combining coaching in the AFL and the cross over paralels, and coach educator, Marc shares his tennis journey, his philosophies, his assessment of the Australian tennis pathways and takes you through his Tennis Menu.

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