Meet The Team
TINA BIANCHI
PROFESSIONAL PICKLEBALL PLAYER (MLPA PREMIERE LEAGUE 2023/24)
PROFESSIONAL PICKLEBALL COACH, MENTOR & PICKLEBALL GLOBAL COACH FACILITATOR
2024 CAPTAIN OF THE PRO MASTERS 50+MLPA MELBOURNE MAVERICKS TEAM
After spending 25 years as a senior Audiologist in one of the largest private Audiology companies in the southern Hemisphere, Tina decided to pursue her pickleball dream, by becoming a professional pickleball player, coach, CEO and Co-founder of Kingston Pickleball Centre. Tina specializes in all types of coaching of all ages and skill levels and enjoys motivating everybody to achieve their individual goals. Prior to playing pickleball, Tina held the number one ranking in beach tennis in Victoria as well competed in tennis at a state grade level.
Tina is a level 1 Pickleball Global course facilitator and runs coaching courses throughout the year. Her qualifications include the following:
Pickleball Global Level 1 & 2 Certified Coach, Master Club Professional Tennis Australia Coach, Certificate IV Personal Trainer, IFBT Beach Tennis Coach, Bachelor of Science (Monash University) & Graduate Diploma of Audiology (Melbourne University).
Tina has played pickleball tournaments all around Australia and in New Zealand having medalled and won numerous state and national titles in singles and doubles in both open and masters divisions. See tournament result section for details.
At Kingston Pickleball Centre, we cater for beginners right through to pro pickleball players in all age categories. Our sessions are fun and unique. If coaching is your calling, we can also assist you on your coaching journey. Whatever your pickleball aspirations are, we are here to help you achieve them.
SANDY LUTERSZ
During the day Sandy spends her time as a Business Development Manager and looks after over 800 mortgage brokers across Vic/Tas, Sandy has vast knowledge, experience and expertise in the financial services sector. She was also a Franchise Business Development Manager in the Financial Services Industry for 10 years, worked for two of the most iconic Mortgage Broking Businesses. Banking and Finance and Mortgage Broking industry covers a successful career for Sandy over 42 years. Her experience spans across many retail and commercial roles in the Banking industry, training, business development, business coaching, local area marketing strategies, recruitment, operational, project HO roles.
Sandy has been a finalist and won numerous awards in her industry, including BDM of The Year, for the better Business Awards in both 2015 and 2018. Sandy has been a finalist in many industry awards across the years. She was voted top 5% of BDMs in Australia in February 2023/24.
Sandy has been a finalist and won numerous awards in her industry, including BDM of
The Year, for the better Business Awards in both 2015 and 2018. Sandy has been a finalist in many industry awards across the years. She was voted top 24 BDMs in Australia in February 2024.
Spiritual Entrepreneur with heart, Budding Inspirational and motivational speaker and author. Sandy is a proud ambassador for Polished Man 2021/22/23.
Sandy’s pickleball journey began nearly 2 years ago when she met Tina. This year, Sandy played her first 2 tournaments and won a bronze medal in the 2024 pride Cup women’s doubles and also took out a silver medal in the Victorian Championships in the mixed doubles. Sandy is hooked on the sport that’s taking over the world like a storm.
After hours, Sandy is the CEO and co-founder and the Operations Manager of Kingston Pickleball Centre and like Tina she is very passionate about customer service and is a mental health advocate. Sandy and Tina want to continue their work in the community and believe that pickleball has massive mental health benefits for all ages and brings the community together as it is diverse and inclusive.