Maxim Paskalutsa
Founder & Head Coach, Sunrise Tennis
Somerton Park Tennis Club, AdelaideSunrise Tennis is run personally by Maxim Paskalutsa, who founded the program and coaches on court at Somerton Park Tennis Club. Maxim built Sunrise around a simple conviction: a child learns tennis fastest when the game itself does the teaching, and when the coach reads the player in front of them rather than running everyone through the same plan.
That is why every Sunrise session — from a first-time Blue Ball five-year-old to a Yellow Ball squad player — comes with individual feedback, not just group instruction. It is the thing parents tell us they notice first, and it is the thing that keeps players coming back.
Credentials & safety
- Working With Children Check — Current
Every coach working with Sunrise players holds a current Working With Children Check, and parents stay connected to their child's progress through the Sunrise parent portal with lesson notes and video analysis.
Our Approach
We coach through feel, not formula — every player read individually, every session built around play.
Feel over formula
Every player is read individually. We coach what this child needs today — not what a lesson plan says week 4 looks like.
Play is the method
Games, constraints, decisions. Skill transfers faster when it's earned under real play pressure, not drilled in isolation.
Everyone matters
Red-ball five-year-olds get the same attention as squad players. The level isn't the product — the child's growth is.
See the coaching for yourself
Your child's first session is free — no account needed, and Maxim replies within hours.