Men's Tennis Roster
Men's Team
Alex Pennycook
Height: 6' 7"
Year: 2
Course: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hometown: London
Timothy Lim
Height: 5' 10"
Year: 2
Course: Computer Science
Hometown: Singapore
Ludovic Valentine
Height: 5' 11"
Year: 1
Course: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hometown: Norwich
Chidi Okot
Height: 6' 4"
Year: 1
Course: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hometown: London
Aiden Lee
Height: 5' 5"
Year: 3
Course: Medicine
Hometown: Hong Kong
Oliver Whiteside
Height: 5' 10"
Year: 2
Course: Politics and Philosophy
Hometown: Droitwich Spa, England
Yassin Fawzy
Height: 5' 11"
Year: 2
Course: Accounting and Finance
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Youssef Rafilk Ragheb Ge
Height: 5' 8"
Year: 1
Course: Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Coaches
Jack Crossley
Head of Tennis
Jack joined Birmingham in 2022 and has since transformed the performance tennis offering to include industry leading data and video analysis and tennis specific S&C programmes, all with and ethos to improve players
Mae McCutcheon
Assistant Coach
Mae joined in 2025 after graduating from Texas State University where she competed in Division 1 on a scholarship. Her high playing standard and team tennis experience gives her an in-depth knowledge of the game and how to get the best out of athletes to achieve their goals
Support Staff
Jamie Kyte – Head of Performance Analysis
Josh Mason – Match Data and Video Analysis
Thomas Deaton – Match Data and Video Analysis
Mark Burns – Strength and Conditioning Lead
Freya Bhagrath – Strength and Conditioning Assistant and Facilitator
Oscar Fei – Strength and Conditioning Assistant and Facilitator
Isa Pursey – Strength and Conditioning Assistant and Facilitator
Facilities
10 outdoor floodlit courts on campus
8 indoor Tennis Courts at Edgbaston Priory Club
Performance Gym
4 indoor Tennis Courts at Billesley Tennis Centre