Glenn Irwin
Director of Tennis
Glenn Irwin returned to Australia in 2003 from 10 years of playing and coaching abroad. Glenn was a highly rated Australian junior player and won a tennis scholarship to the University of Utah. There, Glenn played NCAA Division 1 College Tennis. Glenn also played 7 years of team tennis in Germany.
Since then Glenn has had a distinguished coaching career. He is an ATP & WTA player coach and a certified tennis instructor with the United States Professional Tennis Registry.
Glenn was the Director of Tennis at TC Rot Weiss Dusseldorf Germany, and a tennis professional at the prestigious Hong Kong Jockey Club.
Since arriving in Noosa he has been instrumental in increasing the profile of tennis in the region.
Joshua Eagle
Head Touring Professional
Josh Eagle retired from competition tennis after playing doubles with good friend Pat Rafter at the 2004 Australian Open. Now a resident of Noosa, Josh is the Chairman of the Tennis Athletes Commission, which aims to serve the needs and concerns of all Australian tennis players. Recently, Josh made his first foray into television hosting the Channel 7 tennis show ‘Smash’. Josh currently works as a specialist commentator for Fox Sports. Josh’s career highlights include: winning 5 ATP Doubles titles, finalist Australian Open Mixed Doubles, ranked in top ten doubles and Member Australian Davis Cup Squad in 2000. Josh is currently Head Professional at Noosa Springs.
Dan Swords
Head Professional & Junior Development Coordinator
Dan Swords has been playing tennis all his life. As a Junior he travelled around Australia and had stints at Nick Bollietieri Tennis Academy in Florida USA and the Australian Tennis Academy in Sydney. His passion for the game is contagious and he is always keen to get new people of all ages and levels to take part in this great game. Recently Dan was the owner manager at TFP Academy Ipswich. Dan has wealth of experience from junior to elite training programs, conditioning and is looking forward to the opportunity of working with the Noosa Springs Team. Dan is a fitness fanatic and regularly runs and goes to the gym to keep fit.