We’ve developed our tennis program to encourage young people to love the game of tennis in a wholesome and fun camp setting. Good Sportsmanship is the cornerstone of our program. We believe Tennis is a sport for a lifetime that develops focus, perseverance, and great physical health.
Morning Meeting begins at 8:30 on our Stadium Court. The campers meet with our Tennis Director who explains the tennis focus of the day as our tennis counselors demonstrate the drills.
Lessons begin at 9:00. The 52 campers are divided into 10 tennis groups with 4 to 6 campers and have 3 nonconsecutive hours of Lessons between 9:00 and 3:00. Each Lesson is well structured, planned and organized so that campers hit lots of balls in Game-Based (live ball) drills.
Team Tennis Match Play begins at 3:00. Campers are placed on a Team Tennis Team and compete in one set singles or doubles matches. Before the matches begin, our Tennis Director presents various tennis topics and the daily Team Tennis Standings before the campers head off to play their matches. We encourage campers to always strive to put in their best effort whenever they are on the Tennis Court.
After completing CVTC’s Tennis Program, campers become more Skilled Tennis Players and have learned a lot about tennis. They understand good sportsmanship, how to develop focus and the mental game, stroke development, best on court movement, how to be conditioned for tennis, strategy, conditioning and match play.
Tennis Director – Leslie Tracy – longtime tennis professional (USPTA/RSPA) at Spanish Bay Tennis Club and Pebble Beach & Tennis Club; Head Coach of Carmel High Girls Tennis team; past Counselor & Head Counselor at CVTC; played number one singles and doubles at the University of the Pacific; nationally ranked, both in the juniors and as an adult in the seniors; winner of 7 national gold balls in doubles.
Tennis Counselors are selected because they are great role models for our campers. They are playing college tennis and bring a wealth of tennis experience to the camp. All Tennis Counselors are well trained on the CVTC Tennis Program during our pre camp Staff Training.
Counselor Taimi Nashiku – 2nd summer at CVTC; rising Junior majoring in Health Science at McPherson College; member of the tennis team; plays Fed Cup for her home country; hometown Windhoek, Namibia.
Counselor Dex Mbwinja – 2nd summer at CVTC; rising Junior majoring in Business Administration and Marketing at Principia College; member of Div 2 National Champion Rugby team; hometown Harare, Zimbabwe.
Counselor Lolo Orellano Buratti – 2nd summer at CVTC; rising Senior majoring in Kinesiology at Western New Mexico University; Captain of the tennis team; hometown, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Counselor Martin Millos – 2nd summer at CVTC; Biochemistry graduate of McPherson College; member of the tennis team; hometown Vigo, Spain.
Counselor Justine Azarak – 2nd summer at CVTC; rising Senior majoring in Marketing at University of Tennessee Southern, member of the tennis team and swim team; hometown Maracay, Venezuela.
Counselor Grace Maxey – Business Administration and Marketing degree from McPherson College; member of the tennis team; hometown Portland, Oregon.
Counselor Alexandre Frigout – rising Sophomore majoring in Business at Western New Mexico University; member of the tennis team; hometown Limoges, France.
Counselor Kimbeley Peterson – rising Junior majoring in Biology at Principia College, member of the tennis team; hometown Mulare, Zimbabwe.
Counselor Sam Morgan – full time tennis coach at Winchester Racquets and Fitness; Levels 1, 2, 3 Certificates in Coaching tennis; hometown Winchester, United Kingdom.
Counselor Dominique van Vuuren Jansen – rising Junior majoring in Elementary Education at West Virginia Wesleyan University; member of the tennis team; hometown Johannesburg, South Africa.
Counselor Giovani Pinhati – Sophomore majoring in Physics and Engineering at West Virginia Wesleyan University; member of the tennis team; hometown Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Counselor Arnav Pathange – rising Junior majoring in Communications Media at Alabama A&M University; member of the tennis team; hometown Banglore, India.
Counselor Oliver Hocking – 5 year CVTC camper; rising Sophomore majoring in Business with a Spanish minor at Tulane University; member of the Club tennis team; hometown San Francisco, California.
Counselor Kate Dorman – 3 year CVTC camper; rising Sophomore majoring in Economics and Earth/Climate Science at Middlebury College, hometown Piedmont, California.
Counselor Lexi Klionsky – 7 year CVTC camper; rising Sophomore majoring in Environmental Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; hometown San Francisco, California.
Kitchen Staff – Karen, Rosa, Sadit, Cesar and Cristofer; all from Carmel Valley, California.
Camp Nurses Gail Quinnan & Halleh Entekhabi – from Carmel Valley, California
Daily Schedule
- 8:30am Morning Meeting with On-Court Tennis Demo and Explanations
- Groundstrokes, spins and lobs
- Serves
- Doubles Roles and Positioning
- Volleys and Overheads
- Return of Serve
- Focus and Consistency
- Underspin, Dropshots and Mini Tennis
- Advanced Doubles Formations
- Playing Styles and Constructing Points
- 9:00am – 3:00pm Group Tennis Lessons – Three hours of group lessons per day (9,11 and 1 or 10,12 and 2)
- 3:00pm Tennis Talks – Tennis topics discussed each afternoon before team tennis match play
- Sportsmanship
- Match preparation – Bag check
- How To Be a Good Doubles Partner
- Fitness and Nutrition
- Playing USTA Junior Tournaments and High School Tennis
- Evaluating Success in Tennis
- The Mental Game
- Playing College Tennis
- Tennis Equipment
- 3:20pm Team Tennis – Team based match play
- Six teams set up by the Directors
- Directors set matches based on camper’s experience to get the closest competition possible.
- Matches are generally one set in length
- Beginning players may start a set at 3-3; more advanced players may play best of three sets – the goal is to get the best competitive experience for each camper
- Campers can play more than one match a day if they’d like
- Teams are ranked based on the best winning percentage of sets won over sets played – the championship team and the finalist team members each receive an award
- Center Court – Court open throughout the day for extra instruction and additional play; ball machine available
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