Ashleigh grew up in regional Victoria before relocating to Melbourne as a teenager. Ashleigh was a talented junior tennis player, winning multiple national titles and achieving a world ranking as a teenager. Ashleigh will be relocating to the Macedon Ranges in early 2025 with her husband and their young family.
Ashleigh has become an industry leader after achieving her Tennis Australia Master Club Professional qualifications and six years of training through the award-winning Business Blueprint program. She has presented at various Tennis Australia education forums and she won Rookie Coach of the year at the TCAV awards.
“We are excited to have Ashleigh join us and we move to a new phase in the club’s lifecycle,” said Liz O’Connell, Macedon Tennis Club’s President. We look forward to her getting our kids and adults on the court to enjoy great Tennis Australia and Vida Tennis coaching programs like Hot Shots, Cardio Tennis, Junior Development and Performance Squads, Social Tennis, Holiday Programs and much more.”
“One of Ashleigh’s strengths is the ability to make relationships and make everyone feel part of the community”, said Kane Dewhurst, Director of Vida Tennis. “Ash has been connected with Vida for over twenty years as a player and coach and she is passionate about creating an inclusive club so that all players have a positive tennis journey. She is a creative thinker and enjoys fostering environments that are focused, educational, and dynamic, but most importantly, enjoyable for the players helping to encourage a long-term love of the game.”
About Vida Tennis
Vida Tennis has been delivering coaching services and overseeing the management of tennis facilities for more than 20 years. Our team has a strong working relationship with Tennis Victoria, Tennis Australia and our facilities’ stakeholders. Vida Tennis runs tennis coaching at nine clubs in Melbourne and has a unique structure enabling each facility to have the best of both worlds. Each facility has a Head Tennis Coach with deep coaching & management experience to handle the day to day running of the programs who works closely with a team behind the scenes to support the coaches in marketing and administration. More information is at vidatennis.com.au
About Macedon Tennis Club
Macedon Tennis Club is situated at Tony Clarke Reserve, Waterfalls Rd, Macedon, Victoria. We have 4 En Tout Cas courts, 2 Plexipave courts and 2 Synpave courts all under lighting. We participate in the Macedon Ranges Tennis Association (MRTA) for juniors, women’s and mixed competitions which run all year around. We also compete in the Mountain District Ladies Tuesday competition.
Contacts
Liz O’Connell – President Macedon Tennis Club, info@macedontennisclub.com.au 0437 032 964
Ashleigh Woda – Head Coach, Macedon Tennis Club ashleigh@vidatennis.com.au 0422 240 269