As a junior competitive player, Ben won multiple North Harbour and Auckland age group championships, leading to being ranked in the Top 15 nationally in all age groups.
Continuing his competitive career, Ben earned a tennis scholarship to Bluefield College in Virginia, USA. After completing his freshmen year season with an undefeated 11-0 win streak, he was awarded:
Freshman of the Year honours
All-Freshman First Team
All-Conference First Team for the Appalachian Athletic Conference.
As Academy Coach for Level-Up Tennis, Ben specialises in junior players progressing towards high-performance and competitive adult players.