Brett McFarlane was born in Melbourne in 1970 and grew up in the Macedon Ranges
playing many different sports in his youth. During this time, he played at State 1 squash level, was a member of the State Junior Squash Representative team and was also a member of
the Victorian Under 17 Junior Rugby League team. In 1990, after studying at the University of Ballarat in the Physical Education Faculty, he was appointed Squash Coach at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club. He soon became a Real Tennis Professional, working at RMTC for 7 years and earning his lowest handicap of +2.
This period included a job exchange program where he worked at Hampton Court Palace in
the United Kingdom for some time.
In March 1997, he was appointed Head Professional of the Ballarat Tennis Club where he enjoyed working for 18 years. In 2016, Brett took up the position of Head Professional of theHobart Real Tennis Club, where he has worked for the past 8 years.

A Hobart local with a strong background in lawn tennis Jackson joined the Hobart Real Tennis Club in 2021 and has taken to the game quite well.  A tall man who covers the court well with a lethal volley, he recently competed in his first Australian Open in January 2024 as well as the Tasmanian and Victorian Open’s. He now has eyes on playing an international event within the next two years, with a current handicap of 15 he’s working hard to improve further to turn that goal into a reality.
As well as a playing background Jackson also has a background in tennis coaching having coached for eight years and completed one of Tennis Australia’s coaching courses. He’s extremely passionate about knowledge transfer and is keen to pass on everything he has learned to the membership and improve their real tennis games to the best of his ability.