Awan, as most people know him, comes from a family of tennis players and coaches from Bali.  A former junior tennis player, Awan built his reputation as one of the most reliable and best tennis coach on the island having founded Sunset Tennis Academy alongside his father, a well-respected tennis coach. Awan’s professionalism and amazing background in the hospitality industry will be a huge help in the growth and up keeping of LTCA. And his vast experience in coaching junior players will surely be a plus at LTCA’s junior academy.

Pursika is a veteran tennis coach from Bali and has had many different coaching positions for hotels, clubs and even national programs.  His experiences include being the Tennis Coach at the luxury Mulia Resort Bali, the Head Coach at Bali Tennis Academy at Nikko Resort & Spa plus was the Head Coach for the tennis foundation, Yayasan Beringin Berapi.  There Pursika helped develop and guide many players to be national champions.

Pursika was one of Bali’s young junior hopefuls before deciding to pursue a degree Civil Engineering.  He started working after graduating before realizing his true passion was tennis.  After that, Pursika began to conquer bali tennis, winning many singles and doubles titles. He then changed his focus to coaching with the tennis foundation and then with the hotels and resorts before being selected to coach the junior national program for Bali.  Pursika was also part of the then WTA Wismilak and Commonwealth Tennis Championships where he was in charge of the player service.  Pursika is a PTR Certified coach and has been since coaching freelance around the island children and adults of all skill levels

Sumardi or Mardy as everyone knows him has been involved in tennis since he was a young boy. A product of Kuta Bali Tennis, Mardy started playing in local tournaments in Bali and competed with some of the best juniors on the island. His coaching career started at Nusa Dua working at a tennis club before moving to work in the hospitality industry. Mardy kept coaching as a freelance coach on his spare time before finally making a life change in being a full-time coach.  With his enthusiasm and love for the game, Mardy will surely be a great plus for LTCA.