Women's Tennis Roster
Women's Team
Nicole Petchley
Height: 5' 8"
Year: 4
Course: Medicine
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Katie Kan
Height: 5' 4"
Year: 3
Course: Biomedical Science
Hometown: London
Hannah Denly
Height: 5' 6"
Year: 3
Course: Biomedical Science
Hometown: Oxford, England
Maddie Lightfoot
Height: 5' 4"
Year: 1
Course: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hometown: Hemel Hempstead, England
Phoebe Moloney
Height: 5' 9"
Year: 1
Course: Human Sciences
Hometown: Bournemouth, England
Eleanor Walker
Height: 5' 4"
Year: 2
Course: Physiotherapy
Hometown: Sheffield, England
May Sadler
Height: 5' 8"
Year: 2
Course: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Hometown: Liverpool, England
Mia Perovic
Height: 5' 5"
Year: 3
Course: Astrophysics
Hometown: Southampton, England
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