About this episode

This episode features high performance tennis coach Marc Sophoulis discussing his journey from aspiring player to coach.

Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 2 of Beyond the Tramlines, hosted by Josh Heriot, which explores the stories and journeys of people achieving great things in the world of tennis. Feature guest for this second episode of 2026 is Aussie Marc Sophoulis - High performance tennis coach (Melbourne International Tennis School) but also in another sport - AFL. He was part of the famous Bryan Brothers team when they would compete in Australia and has coached many pros across his career. It is a great journey documented in this edition from an aspiring player to transforming as a young coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Josh Heriot

Guest: Marc Sophoulis

Topics covered

• tennis
• coaching
• sports journeys
• AFL
• high performance

Keywords

• tennis
• coaching
• Marc Sophoulis
• AFL
• Bryan Brothers
• sports
• high performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Melbourne International Tennis School, Bryan Brothers

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