Summer Tennis Camps at Yale

Camp Dates

Upcoming dates will be announced soon. Check back for schedule updates and registration availability.

Times

Fees

Ages

Ages Coed ages 7-18

Camps are open to any and all.

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Yale Univ.
279 Derby Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
Meet the Yale Tennis Camp Coaches

Our coaching staff is led by current Yale coaching staff and alumni, bringing decades of collegiate and competitive playing experience to every session.

Ben Johnson

Camp Director

Ben Johnson

Yale University

Benjamin Johnson was named the Cary Leeds Head Coach of Men’s Tennis in June 2026.

Johnson arrived in New Haven after nine years at Southern Methodist University, where he served as an assistant coach from 2017-19 before being promoted to associate head coach. With over 17 years of collegiate coaching experience, he has established himself as one of the nation’s premier program builders, helping guide teams to conference championships, NCAA Tournament appearances, national rankings, and sustained academic success.

At SMU, Johnson played an instrumental role in elevating the Mustangs into a nationally recognized program. He helped lead SMU to back-to-back American Athletic Conference championships in 2022 and 2023 and guided the program through its transition into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Mustangs reached as high as No. 20 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings, the program’s highest national ranking in more than two decades.

Most recently, Johnson helped lead SMU to an NCAA Tournament at-large bid in 2026, highlighted by a first-round victory over Princeton. He also coached Trevor Svajda to one of the most decorated seasons in college tennis, earning AAC Player of the Year honors, advancing to the NCAA Singles Championship final, and reaching the No. 1 national ranking.

Throughout his career, Johnson has developed approximately 100 All-Conference performers and numerous nationally ranked players. His student-athletes have excelled both on the court and in the classroom, with his teams consistently posting exceptional Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. At SMU, the men’s tennis program earned the highest team GPA in the athletic department in five of the last six years.

Prior to SMU, Johnson served as head coach at the University of Richmond from 2011-17, where he transformed the program into one of the Atlantic 10 Conference’s top contenders. He was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in both 2015 and 2017 and guided the Spiders to a program-best 25-3 record and the program’s only top-75 ITA national ranking in 2017.

During his six seasons at Richmond, Johnson led the Spiders to 20 All-Conference selections, earned Atlantic 10 Tournament top seeds in 2015 and 2017, and guided the Spiders to their first conference championship match appearance in more than a decade in 2017.

Johnson began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Davidson College, where he helped elevate the Wildcats to their highest national ranking in more than 25 years. Before entering the collegiate ranks, he served as Director of Tennis at Birmingham’s Elite Tennis Academy, coaching 10 junior players to USTA Top-100 national rankings and Division I scholarships.

Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education and History from Birmingham-Southern College.

Camp is held at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. The new building features eight courts surfaced in the famous US Open blue, team locker rooms, a team meeting room, coaches’ offices, digital scoreboards, great spectator viewing areas and the new Cary Leeds lobby which includes Yale tennis displays and banners, along with a comfortable gathering area for players and fans alike.

The center hosts all of Yale’s men’s and women’s varsity matches, as well as many other collegiate and even professional tournaments.

Yale Tennis Camp Information
Inclement Weather

The Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center is indoors, allowing us to run camp as planned regardless of the weather.

Grouping

Players are grouped by skill, age and experience. Often these groups change throughout the course of the camp.

Swimming

This camp will not offer swimming.

Camp Policies

Please make sure you read the camp policies HERE.

Safety

Camp safety is our number one priority. All efforts are made to ensure that the players are safe throughout the camp. Safety will be prioritized over tennis and activities when necessary. The camp, Wilson Sporting Goods, Premier Sports Camps and its coaches and universities are not responsible for personal items brought to camp.

Camp Notes

None

Pertinent Camp Information for Check-in
Meals

No meals provided. Full Day campers should pack their own lunch daily, or bring spending money to purchase a lunch on campus.

Packing List

Day Campers:

  • Tennis Racket
  • Tennis Shoes
  • Sun Screen
  • Hat / Visor
  • Water Bottle
  • Signed Medical Form (download here)
  • Signed Liability Form if you did not complete online during registration (download here)
Forms & Accounts
Liability Forms

Your Liability Waiver was signed during the registration process and is complete as long as you registered online. If you did not sign up with an account online, this form can be downloaded here.

Medical Forms

Each camper must have a completed and signed medical form brought to check-in on the first day of camp. Download the form here.

A physical exam is not required for campers. If the camper needs medical or disability accommodations, including significant food allergies that require special meals, please email the office. This form can be downloaded here.

My Account / Payments

To check if you have a remaining balance, you can access your account here.