Denison University – Granville, Ohio
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DENISON UNIVERSITY
Granville, OH
Overnight, Commuter, Full Day and Half Day Camp Options
Now in its third year, the Denison University camp has become one of the most respected tennis camps in the nation. Built as an extension of the camp at the College of Wooster, that has hosted thousands of happy campers over the past 30 years, the Denison camp offers a wide variety of camp options this summer.
Match Play Camp: (David Schilling) – July 6-10, 2025
The Match Play Camp immerses participants in advanced strategy and point-building techniques. Mornings are dedicated to developing singles strategies, while afternoons focus on sharpening doubles tactics. As evening approaches, players engage in thrilling team match play sessions, complete with on-court coaching to bring all elements together for a comprehensive experience. This camp focuses on camp strategy and point building, rather than swing technique
Traditional Camp: (Jamie Scott) – July 13-17, 2025
Our Traditional Camp, directed by Jamie Scott, offers a dynamic schedule with three daily tennis sessions. The focus is on core skills, including swing production, technique refinement, and building foundational strengths. The coaching team integrates cutting-edge resources like video analysis and private lessons to support targeted learning and skill growth. This camp is open to all skill levels of players and campers will be grouped with other kids of similar age, experience and skill level.
Day Camp: June 16-20, 2025 (Schilling and Scott)
Our Day Camp is a five-day program for players of all skill levels. Running from 9 am to 3:30 pm each day, the camp offers personalized instruction tailored to each participant’s abilities. Beginners and intermediate players will focus on swing fundamentals and stroke development, while advanced players will explore deeper gameplay strategies. Mornings are dedicated to skill-building, with afternoons packed with advanced drills and team match play for a well-rounded experience.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAMP INCLUDE:
- Nightly Private Lessons available (Traditional Camp only)
- Comprehensive instructional program with daily teaching progressions
- Small instructional groups to ensure individual attention
- All the latest Wilson equipment & Great Wilson prizes to win
CAMP DETAILS
CAMP DATES:
- Day Camp I: June 16-20, 2025 (Schilling / Scott)
- Match Play I: July 6-10, 2025 (Schilling)
- Session I : July 13-17, 2025 (Scott)
TIMES:
Overnight Option:
- Sunday 1:00 pm – Thursday 4:00 pm
Commuter Option:
- Sunday 1pm – 10pm
- Monday – Wed 9am – 10pm
- Thursday 9am – 4pm
Day Camp:
- Full Day : 9am – 3:30 pm daily
- Half Day: 9am – Noon daily
FEES:
Day Camps:
- Full Day: $535 per week
- Half Day: $395 per week
Match Play I:
- Overnight: $945 per week
- Commuter – $845 per week
Session I (Traditional Camp):
- Overnight: $835 per week
- Commuter – $735 per week
AGES:
Camps are open to any, restricted only by age.
- Match Play Camp: Boys and Girls ages 10-18
- Traditional Camp; Boys and Girls ages 8-18
- Day Camp: Boys and Girls ages 6-18
MORE INFORMATION
Inclement Weather:
Rain backup is available at the Mitchell Athletic Center, with 4 beautiful indoor courts. In the event of inclement weather, our priority is to maximize the time outdoors as we have more courts. In the event of rain or other types of poor weather, the amount of tennis will be slightly less than during perfect weather conditions (due to court availability)
Grouping:
- Kids are grouped by skill, age and experience. Often these groups change throught the course of the camp.
Swimming:
- This camp does not offer swimming as an option.
Camp Policies:
- Please make sure you read the camp polices HERE
Safety:
- Camp safety is our number one priority. All efforts are made to ensure that the kids 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:
- NA
Pertinent Information
Times:
Overnight Option:
- Sunday 1:00 pm – Thursday 4:00 pm
Commuter Option:
- Sunday 1pm – 10pm
- Monday – Wed 9am – 10pm
- Thursday 9am – 4pm
Day Camp:
- Full Day : 9am – 3:30 pm daily
- Half Day: 9am – Noon daily
Camp Check-In:
- Check-in / Drop-off Time: 1-2 pm on Sunday at Camp Dorm
- Check-in / Drop-off Location: TBA
- Check-in / Drop-off Address: TBA
Camp Check-Out:
- Check-out / Pick-up: 4 pm on Thursday at Camp Dorm
- Check-out / Pick-up Location: TBA
- Check-out / Pick-up Address: TBA
Camp Dorm:
- TBA
Roommate Requests:
- If you are attending the camp as an overnight camper, you can request a roommate at the time of enrollment. Should you need to change this request, please email the office. We can usually meet your demand for one roommate; however, please keep in mind that many parents have conflicting requests. (Player A request Player B and Player B request Player C). We will do our very best to sort out these issues ahead of camp; however, if a mistake or change needs to be made at camp check-in, please let us know, and we will do everything in our power to make that change.
- Each dorm has a different setup. Some are doubles, triples, quads, and suites. If you want to have players in rooms next to each other, we will do our best to accommodate.
- Should you wish to room with more than one person, we will do everything we can to arrange for this if the room level (double, triple, etc.…) allows it.
Meals:
- Overnight campers: All meals from Sunday dinner – Thursday lunch.
- Commuter campers: All lunches and dinners from Sunday dinner to Thursday lunch (no breakfast provided).
Packing List:
Overnight Campers:
- Tennis Racket(s)
- Tennis Shoes
- Water Bottle
- Tennis Clothes
- Hat/Visors
- Casual Clothes
- Bath Towel
- Shower Towel
- Sun Screen
- Bedding (check pert info email for bed size)
- Toiletries
- Fan(s)
- Pillows
- Snack Food
- Spending Money (no $ is needed, but sometimes kids like to order pizza, t-shirts, vending etc.)
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Signed Medical Form (dowload here – https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/)
- Signed Liabililty Form if you did not complete online during registraion (dowload here –https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/)
Day Campers:
- Tennis Racket(s)
- Tennis Shoes
- Sunscreen
- Hat / Visor
- Water Bottle
-
Signed Medical Form (dowload here – https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/)
- Signed Liabililty Form if you did not complete online during registraion (dowload here –https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/)
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 at https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/
Medical Forms:
- Each camper must have a completed and signed medical form brought to check-in on the first day of camp. – Download 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 at https://www.wilsontenniscamps.com/camp-forms/
My Account / Payments:
- To check if you have a remaining balance, you can access your account here.
MEET YOUR COACHES
Co-Director:
David Schilling
HEAD MEN’S TENNIS COACH
Denison University
The director of The Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camp at Denison University is Head coach, David Schilling.
Schilling enters his fifth season as the Head Men’s Tennis Coach at Denison University in 2024-25.
After a 15-year gap between conference championships for the Big Red, the return of Coach Schilling to Granville has marked the beginning of a monumental upswing for the Big Red men’s tennis program. In the last four seasons, Denison has gone 80-16 (.833 percent) with four North Coast Athletic Conference Championships while Coach Schilling was recognized as the Wilson ITA Central Region Coach of the Year in 2022 and as the NCAC Coach of the Year in 2021 and 2024.
Schilling helped Denison to another memorable season in 2024. Not only did the team earn its second-straight NCAC Tournament title, the Big Red advanced to its first-ever NCAA Elite 8 in program history. Denison breezed to a 5-0 sweep of Grinnell in the NCAA Second Round and a 5-1 win over Wisconsin Whitewater in the NCAA Third Round. The Big Red fell 5-3 in the Elite 8 to the eventual National Champions from the University of Chicago. Schilling and his staff were recognized as NCAC Coaching Staff of the Year. The Big Red finished with a 21-5 overall record and a 7-0 regular season mark in the NCAC Sophomores Jacob Patterson, Kael Shah and Ethan Green were honored with ITA All-America certificates. Shah finished as the national runner-up in the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Singles Championship in St. Louis, Mo.
A 1989 Denison graduate and one of the most accomplished tennis players in the history of the program, Schilling comes to Denison after 20 years as an assistant coach at Ohio State University. With Schilling on staff, Ohio State ascended to the top of the Big Ten, became a top-five program at the NCAA Division I level, and saw a streak of 14 consecutive Big Ten championships. In 2018, the Buckeyes advanced to the Division I national championship match.
In 2010, Schilling was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year and in 2012, he coached Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola to the NCAA Doubles Championship. The following year, Rola won the NCAA Singles Championship.
Prior to joining the coaching staff at Ohio State, Schilling was the head men’s tennis coach at Kenyon College from 1994-99 where he guided the Lords to the NCAC Championship in 1995 while being ranked in the top-25 of the Division III rankings for five-straight seasons. Schilling went 87-36 (.707) with the Lords, ranking him second in career wins.
Co-Director:
Jamie Scott
HEAD WOMEN’S TENNIS COACH
Denison University
Jamie Scott returns for her eighth year as the Head Women’s Tennis Coach at Denison University and in in her 11th year overall at Denison in 2024-25.
In her first six seasons at the helm of the Big Red, Scott boasts an overall record of 88-45 (.661 pct.), including seven straight winning seasons, two national tournament appearances, three division titles and five appearances in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship match (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024), including an NCAC Championship in 2022. Scott was named the NCAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her career in 2022, and has produced 33 All-NCAC selections in six full seasons.
The Big Red finished the 2024 spring as the runner-up during both the regular season and the conference tournament in the NCAC. Denison compiled a 17-9 overall record and a 5-1 mark in regular season conference play. Peyton Oda led the Big Red as a First Team All-NCAC selection in singles. The Big Red placed seven student-athletes on the All-NCAC Teams. The 17 wins matches the most in a single-season under Scott’s leadership.
Coach Scott was named to the ITA Division III Operating Committee for back-to-back terms (July 2020, August 2023), representing the ITA’s Central Region in governance decisions. Additionally, Scott was named to the ITA Rankings committee in the Fall of 2023 and currently serves as the ITA Central Rankings Chair.
Scott spent her first three years in Granville as the assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach. Between her time both as an assistant and as head coach at Denison, she has coached the three-time NCAC Doubles Team of the Year, Lauren Hawley and Emma Alsup (2017, 2018, 2019). Alsup and Hawley were also named ITA All-Americans in 2019 as a doubles tandem after logging a first-round victory over Johns Hopkins and reaching the quarterfinals (round of 16) of the NCAA Division III Doubles Championship.
cott competed collegiately at the University of Wyoming from 2005 to 2009 where she compiled 73 career wins across singles and doubles competition. During her time in Laramie, the Cowgirls reached the Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals all four years.
Scott graduated from Wyoming in the Fall of 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism with a concentration in public relations. She also minored in marketing. Prior to her collegiate coaching career, she was a tennis professional at the Louisville Tennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for four years and at The Meadow Club in Southampton, New York, for two years. Since June of 2009, she has served as Director for Camp Development for the Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps and Premier Sports Camps nationwide.
CAMP REVIEWS
My kids were very sad that the camp was over. They keep commenting to me “why is there not one next week”
My daughter made so many friends and learned a lot at the Wilson camp! Her skill improved dramatically in just a few days.
The coaches were enthusiastic and gave great tips to all the players.
My son loved every moment of this camp. He had fun, learned so much, made friends, and became a better tennis player. Thank you, coaches!
My son loved this camp. He talked nonstop for the hour long ride home. He said he learned so much and had a great time.
The Match Play Camp immerses participants in advanced strategy and point-building techniques. Mornings are dedicated to developing singles strategies, while afternoons focus on sharpening doubles tactics. As evening approaches, players engage in thrilling team match play sessions, complete with on-court coaching to bring all elements together for a comprehensive experience. This camp focuses on camp strategy and point building, rather than swing technique
Our Traditional Camp, directed by Jamie Scott, offers a dynamic schedule with three daily tennis sessions. The focus is on core skills, including swing production, technique refinement, and building foundational strengths. The coaching team integrates cutting-edge resources like video analysis and private lessons to support targeted learning and skill growth. This camp is open to all skill levels of players and campers will be grouped with other kids of similar age, experience and skill level.
Our Day Camp is a five-day program for players of all skill levels. Running from 9 am to 3:30 pm each day, the camp offers personalized instruction tailored to each participant’s abilities. Beginners and intermediate players will focus on swing fundamentals and stroke development, while advanced players will explore deeper gameplay strategies. Mornings are dedicated to skill-building, with afternoons packed with advanced drills and team match play for a well-rounded experience.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
DAILY SCHEDULE
The following schedules are sample schedules of our camps. These are provided to give a rough idea of how each camp is programmed throughout the day.
| TRADITIONAL WEEKS: | |
|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m – 8:00 a.m Wake up / Breakfast
9:00 a.m -11:30 a.m Morning Session: (Warm up / Stroke Production / Video Tape /Drills / Olympics 11:30 a.m – 2:00 p.m Lunch , Video Tape Sessions & Free Time in the dorms 2:00 p.m – 4:00 p.m Afternoon Session: ( Stroke Production / Drills / Doubles tourney / Competitions ) 4:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m Swimming / Recreational Activities 5:00 p.m – 6:15 p.m Dinner / Free time in the dorms 6:15 p.m – 8:00 p.m Evening Session: (Private Lessons, Drills, Team Play / Games) 8:00 p.m – 10:30 p.m Social Activities: (Pizza / Ice Cream Social / Movie Night / Casino Night / Game Room Night / Talent Show 10:45 p.m Lights Out! |
FACILITY
Denison Tennis Courts
Denison University boasts 12 varsity tennis courts with six main courts that are lighted and used primarily for varsity competition.
The outdoor courts, along with the indoor facility in the Mitchell Center, has been host to the North Coast Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship and various NCAA Division III men’s and women’s regional championships.
