Our team
Paul Johnson
Head Coach
LTA Senior Coach (Level 4)
Private Lesson Price - £35 per hour* - 07747 503338
Paul is passionate about passing on his knowledge and enthusiasm of tennis to others. He enjoys teaching all ages and abilities, and emphasizes enjoyment, while improving players tactical and technical understanding of the sport. His speciality is in helping players who are regularly competing to get to the next level.
When not at Roundhay he is U.18 Boys Captain/Coach for Yorkshire. He also coaches at Leeds Beckett University, where he did his Undergraduate and Masters degrees in Sport Business, as well as his LTA Senior Coach qualification. Paul is also an LTA Tutor, running Assistant and Instructor (Level 1 & 2) coaching qualifications and CPD courses.
He currently competes in LTA British Tour and Grade 3 events and has been ranked top 70 in Great Britain. He was a hitting partner at Wimbledon 2018, working with Kyrgios, Monfils, Simon, Diatchenko, and Vekic.
Northern Coach of the Year
(Development) 2020/21
Emma Meakin
Lead Community Coach
LTA Coach (Level 3)
Private Lesson Price - £31 per hour* - 07482 330555
Emma loves to share her passion for tennis whilst bringing people together on court. She is excited to introduce new communities of people of all ages and abilities into the sport and broaden the club’s outreach to local charities and groups.
Emma has been coaching for over 5 years and has recently become an LTA Level 3 Accredited coach. She has recently graduated university with a degree in Medical Physiology alongside competing in the BUCS university tennis leagues and Captained both the University Tennis Club and Women’s 1st team.
She assisted Leicestershire County training whilst at university and was able to take a selection of Leicester County Juniors to attend international tournaments. Emma has also become a qualified LTA Referee to provide entry-level tournaments to juniors in the local area and encourage junior participation in competition.
Tom Horsfall
Lead Coach
LTA Instructor (Level 2)
Private Lesson Price - £29 per hour* - 07531 678459
He is currently studying Entrepreneurship and Business Development at Leeds Beckett while competing in both BUCS and National League. He is also Club Captain at Leeds Beckett and has enjoyed being a leading member of the Committee for the last 4 years.
Tom has taken up more coaching in the last few years at several clubs in the Leeds area and has also started coaching for Yorkshire at a variety of age groups. He enjoys helping players reach their full potential and loves when players come full of energy to learn and improve. He believes one of the most important aspects of playing is to test yourself competitively and loves to see players investing fully in their sessions.
Rob Ratcliffe
Lead Coach
LTA Senior Coach (Level 4)
Private Lesson Price - £35 per hour* - 07772 352730
Rob is an LTA Level 4 Senior Coach with a wealth of experience across various roles within the tennis industry. His career includes positions such as University Tennis Coordinator at Leeds Beckett University, Head Coach at Horsforth Tennis Club, Tennis Manager at the John Charles Centre for Sport, and a key contributor to the Leeds Park Programme, which he launched and implemented city-wide. Most recently he worked at the LTA in the London and South East regional team before returning to Leeds in September 2024.
In addition to his extensive coaching background, Rob has recently returned from a year of travelling Africa, Asia and Australasia. This included a rewarding experience coaching in Melbourne, Australia for 4 months. Now back in Leeds, Rob is eager to apply his experience and insights to the coaching programme at Roundhay LTC.
Arran Stirling
Lead Coach
LTA Assistant (Level 1)
Arran has been a member here at Roundhay since he was 5 years old and he has represented the club throughout the years in tournaments and as part of the club's Junior and adult teams.
He started coaching at Roundhay in the beginning of 2022 and completed his LTA Level 1 Assistant qualification in the start of 2025. Arran is currently doing his LTA level 2 Instructor qualification and hopes to progress with his coaching over the next few years to help players improve as much as possible whilst enjoying the sport.
He hopes to lead sessions that are enjoyable and helpful to give players the best experience they can have while playing.
Nathan Henry
Lead Coach
LTA Instructor (Level 2)
Private Lesson Price - £27 per hour* - 07957 492125
Nathan has great knowledge and ability of the game, he lives and breathes tennis having played it since primary school, he is highly ambitious and has plans to become a full-time coach in the future, he aims to give back to the community and inspire people from all walks of life to play the sport of a lifetime, tennis.
Being a highly competitive athlete, he enjoys pushing himself in a range of sports but none more so than tennis. He brings a positive, relaxed, yet intense vibe on and off the court, loves sharing his passion for tennis with others and finds the process of developing players highly rewarding.
He has come full circle, having been coached here for a while, establishing himself as part of the club, a stint at captaining, actively playing on both the men’s and mixed teams, assisting and delivering in the junior and adult lessons. He is also part of the local councils' tennis community programme. He continues to take opportunities to further develop his knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Josh Collins
Lead Coach
LTA Instructor (Level 2)
Private Lesson Price - £27 per hour* - 07825 500914
Josh has been an active member of the club for over a decade, having played in both the Men’s and Mixed Teams. He has also captained teams, contributed to the running of the club as a committee member, and is passionate about giving back to the tennis community that has played such an important role in his life.
He has played tennis for over 20 years and sees the sport as an outlet for self-expression. Over the years, tennis has helped him build lifelong friendships and valuable life skills. In 2024, Josh took up coaching to share that passion with the next generation and to help others experience the same joy and connection that tennis has brought him.
Josh believes that tennis is for everyone, and that regardless of age or ability, it offers a unique opportunity for people to express themselves, grow in confidence, and feel part of a community.
*Lesson prices are an additional £2 under floodlights & £1 non-members fee.