Performance tennis · Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide
Tea Tree Gully · Adelaide
Adelaide Rising Stars is a competitive junior tennis academy in Adelaide for young players looking to develop their skills and compete at a higher level.
Led by former international professional and 2013 Indian Davis Cup player Ashwin Vijayaragavan, with co-founder Tania Vijayaragavan overseeing operations and strategy, the academy provides structured performance tennis training for ambitious junior players.
Players are grouped by playing standard, not age, so every squad trains alongside players who challenge them and support their development.
18 premium courts and a clubhouse rebuilt in 2026.
Training built around tournament competition, not participation.
Technical mechanics, tactical play, and mental toughness given equal weight.
Train into the evening through winter on the club's floodlit hard courts. No daylight, no problem.
Players are grouped by how they actually play, not by birth year, so everyone trains with players at or slightly above their level.
Learn alongside touring professionals and Davis Cup coaches throughout the term.
Ashwin has competed at the level our players are working toward.
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Places are limited. Get in touch and we'll work out which squad suits your player.
Floodlit weeknight squad for committed juniors, grouped by level. Technical, physical and match-tactical work, with a strength and conditioning block included every session.
Weeknight squad for juniors building toward the high performance group. Technical and match-play focus, on court for two hours.
One-to-one coaching with Ashwin, built around the specific parts of a player's game that decide matches.
Before the squads
Beginner and development group coaching at the venue is run by Tea Tree Tennis, led by head coach Jason Todd with his coaching team. It's where most juniors learn the fundamentals before they start competing — and where a lot of our squad players started.
Junior coaching options
Ashwin built Adelaide Rising Stars around a simple idea: juniors improve fastest when they train with players slightly better than them, under pressure, every week. Squads are capped and grouped by rating rather than age, so nobody hides at the back of the queue.
Ashwin came through India's junior tennis system and into the national Davis Cup squad, competing against players on the international circuit.
That experience shapes how the squads are built. Grounded not in theory, but in what it actually takes to reach that level.
Ashwin's full profile
For players targeting American college tennis, we help build the record recruiters look for. Rating progression, smart tournament scheduling, and a highlight reel built from real competitive match play.
Read about the pathwayAshwin brings in professionals and specialists to work with the squads, giving players regular time on court with people operating at the next level.
Coached alongside Ashwin from the start; now runs junior squads at Tea Tree Gully
Former US college athlete and Tennis SA premiership winner
Former US college player and 2026 SA State League Player of the Year
Played for Australia at the Junior Australian Open; US college scholarship
Competes internationally for Australia across ITF M15, M25 and Challenger events
South Australia's number one ranked pickleball player and a former U/18 State Team captain at the Pizzey Cup
Left-handed shotmaker on the ITF and Futures circuits
ITF Junior circuit competitor; represented South Australia
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Adelaide Rising Stars trains at Tea Tree Gully Tennis Club in Adelaide's north-east, and was named Tennis SA's 2026 Most Outstanding Tennis Club (City/Hills).
With 18 floodlit courts, squads can train into the evening throughout winter.
Ashwin is the club's Performance Coach, and Adelaide Rising Stars holds exclusive rights to performance squad training at the venue.
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