NC State University – Raleigh, NC
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NC State University
Raleigh, NC
Full Day Camp with Half Day option
One of our fastest-growing camps, The Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps at NC State, has built an incredible reputation for first-rate instruction in a fun and competitive environment. The camp is directed by the coaching staff of both the men’s and women’s teams at NC State and is designed for boys and girls ages 7-18 of all skill levels.
Each camper receives personal attention, advanced teaching techniques, intensive drill work, and game/match play, all in a fun and competitive environment. We break the campers into small instructional groups of similar age and ability, so each child is working in a group that is commensurate with their experience level. We tailor each program to the level of the players. Beginners get a heavy dose of swing technique and fundamentals, while more advanced players focus on strategy, point building, percentage tennis, etc.
The Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps are the premier camps for young players who strive to learn the game, improve their skills and participate in middle school, high school, USTA team tennis, or tournaments.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CAMP INCLUDE:
- Comprehensive instructional program with daily teaching progressions
- Small instructional groups to ensure individual attention
- Safety prioritized on and off court
- Camp T-Shirt and prizes for all campers
- Camp demo program with all the latest Wilson rackets
J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
1080 Varsity Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27607
Location Notes
- All Camps were sold out in 2024. We recommend signing up as soon as possible to ensure involvement
- Team discounts are available for groups of 6 or more. The team discount form can be downloaded Here.
CAMP DETAILS
CAMP DATES:
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Session I: June 16-20, 2025
- Session II: June 23-27, 2025
- Session III: July 7-11, 2025
- Session IV: July 14-18, 2025
- Session V: July 21-25, 2025
TIMES:
- Full Day Option:
- 9 am – 3:30 pm daily
- 9 am – noon Friday
- Half Day Option:
- 8:30 am – noon daily
FEES:
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Full Day – $650 per week
- Half Day – $450 per week
AGES:
- Boys and Girls ages 7-18 of all skill levels.
- Ages 7-8 half day option only
- Camps are open to any and all, restricted only by age.
MORE INFORMATION
Inclement Weather:
- We do have indoor courts available at this location and in the case of rain, we will move the entire camp to the indoor tennis courts.
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:
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Pertinent Camp Information for Check-in
Times:
- Full Day Option:
- 9 am – 3:30 pm daily
- 9 am – noon Friday
- Half Day Option:
- 8:30 am – noon daily
Camp Check-In:
- All campers will check in daily at 9 am. On the first day of camp each week (Monday), check-in will open at 8:40 am.
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Check In Location:
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J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
- 1080 Varsity Drive,
- Raleigh, NC 27607
Camp Check-Out:
- Full Day campers will check out daily at 3:30 pm
- Half Day campers will check out daily at noon
- Check Out Location:
- J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
- 1080 Varsity Drive,
- Raleigh, NC 27607
Meals:
- No lunch provided. Please pack a lunch daily (Full day campers)
Packing List:
- Day Campers:
- Tennis Racket
- Tennis Shoes
- Sun Screen
- 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
Camp Director:
Kyle Spencer
HEAD MEN’S TENNIS COACH
NC State University
Kyle Spencer has been the Head Coach of the NC State Men’s Tennis program in since 2017. Spencer, a former Olympian and All-American, came to the Wolfpack after spending more than four seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU), while also having previous ACC head coaching experience at Maryland. Spencer also served as an assistant coach at Baylor University from 2006-09, earning three straight Big XII conference championships and was recognized as ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2009 for his efforts. During his time at Baylor, he also helped lead the Bears to a 2007 NCAA Final Four appearance, as well as Elite 8 appearances in both 2008 and 2009. He began his college coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Southern California (USC) from 2003-05, where he assisted the Trojans in reaching the 2004 Final Four.
Under his leadership, NC State posted its best season-ending ranking in program history in 2022 with a placement of No. 18. The season saw the Pack compile its first 20-win season wince 2012 with seven of those wins coming over top-25 opponents. The squad earned a berth in the Sweet 16, the program’s first under Spencer’s leadership.
Spencer has also coached a number of professional players, including Cecil Mamiit (ATP career high No. 72, Robert Kendrick (ATP career high No. 77) and Ashley Fisher (ATP career high No. 20 in doubles).
As a player, Spencer won seven professional titles on the ATP Tour and reached the ATP Tour final in Newport, Rhode Island. He represented his native Great Britain in doubles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and he was a four-time main draw participant at Wimbledon. An All-American and an Academic All-Pac 10 Team member while a player at USC, Spencer finished the 1997 collegiate season at No. 1 in the ITA doubles ranking, reaching the NCAA National Championship match.
Camp Director:
Cris James
ASSISTANT MEN’S TENNIS COACH
NC State University
Cris James has the Assistant Coach with the NC State Men’s Tennis team since 2017. James also holds the role of recruiting coordinator for the team. In 2019, he was honored as ITA Carolina Region Assistant Coach of the Year for helping develop a Wolfpack team that reached the upper echelon of college tennis.
Formerly the head men’s tennis coach at Illinois State from 2007-13, James came to Raleigh after spending four seasons as a second assistant coach at Notre Dame. James helped lead the Fighting Irish to three NCAA Tournament appearances during his time in South Bend, advancing as far as the Sweet 16 in 2014. During that first season, James and the Irish were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally and ended the season ranked No. 13. The 2014-15 season featured another NCAA Tournament appearance and a final team ranking of 37th. James acted as the primary on-court coach for the doubles team of Pecor and Lawson, which reached the quarterfinals of both the ITA All-American and ITA National Indoor tournaments as well as the round of 16 at the NCAA Individual Championships.
Under James’ leadership as a head coach, Illinois State appeared in the national rankings (2010) for the first time since 2001. The year culminated in James being named the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year after leading his squad to the conference regular-season championship. The team then finished second in the conference regular-season standings the following season. While at Illinois State, James recruited and coached nine players to the MVC All-Conference teams as well as both the 2010 MVC Freshman of the Year and the 2010 MVC Co-Player of the Year. He had six different nationally-ranked doubles teams from 2007-13 and one nationally-ranked singles player.
Prior to his head coaching position at Illinois State, James was an assistant coach at Purdue from 2002-07. While with the Boilermakers in a coaching capacity, he was involved with all aspects of player development, including but not limited to planning and coordinating team practices, physical fitness training, and individual player instruction.
During his playing days at Purdue, James three times earned All-Big Ten, Academic All-Big Ten, and team MVP honors. A team captain, James reached a high of No. 26 nationally in singles and No. 7 in doubles. He won three professional futures doubles tournaments and earned professional rankings in both singles and doubles.
Camp Director:
Simon Earnshaw
HEAD WOMEN’S TENNIS COACH
NC State University
Simon Earnshaw has elevated the NC State women’s tennis program to new heights since being named NC State’s head coach on May 30, 2014. A nine-time National Champion with a combined 25 coaching awards, Earnshaw came to NC State following a historic 15-year run as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga.
Leading the Wolfpack in his ninth year during the 2023 season, Earnshaw led NC State to their winningest season in program history with 28 wins which included a ACC tournament championship over No.1 ranked North Carolina and a trip to the National Championship rematching with the Tar Heels; the 13th in program history. Earnshaw’s .822 career winning percentage ranked second among active NCAA Division I coaches who have at least 10 years of experience and seventh all-time. He is the only coach in program history to post double-digit wins in each of his first nine seasons. The 2019 and 2023 ACC Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year, Earnshaw has led NC State to seven straight NCAA Championships bids, the longest streak in school history.
In the midst of the 2022 dual match campaign, Earnshaw became the winningest head coach in NC State women’s tennis history. The Pack has collected an NCAA doubles title, 14 all-conference honors, seven NCAA Doubles Championships selections and six NCAA Singles Championships appearances under his leadership. Under his oversight, Adriana Reami (127 singles wins, 94 doubles wins) and Anna Rogers (117 singles wins, 157 doubles wins) became the winningest singles and doubles players, respectively, in the NC State record books.
A native of Holmfirth, England, he was hired as assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at Armstrong Atlantic for the 1998-99 season. A year later he was elevated to the head position and his programs responded by making history. During his tenure at AASU, Earnshaw directed the women’s program to six national titles, and its men’s program to three. He is a four-time ITA National Women’s Coach of the Year (2004, 2006, 2009, 2012) and 19-time Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year. He was named to the AASU Hall of Fame in 2017. In addition to the nine national titles, his programs reached 12 NCAA Division II finals, 16 Final Fours, 21 NCAA quarterfinals, produced 35 ITA All-Americans, 30 ITA Scholar-Athletes, and 15 ITA All-Academic teams. Earnshaw guided Armstrong Atlantic to an overall mark of 747-118 (.864). His women’s teams sported a 411-35 record (.922), including a 325-11 record the last 11 seasons (.967), while his men’s program notched a 336-83 mark (.802).
In his native England, Earnshaw is a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) qualified coach at the national level. He also worked extensively with some of the world’s top players at the Nick Bolletieri Sport Academy during the summer months of 1993 to 1998.
Earnshaw earned his Bachelor’s of Science in chemistry from Georgia College and State University (GCSU) in 1996, where helped the Bobcats to top 10 national rankings in each of his four seasons as a collegiate tennis player. He earned his Masters of Education in health and physical education in 1998, also from GCSU.
CAMP REVIEWS
My daughter had a fabulous time making new friends while improving her game. All the college kids were professional and fun and I NEVER saw anyone on their phone. That is awesome! The coaches were all there and seemed to be enjoying it as well.
We had a great experience and will attend in the future. We have already recommended the camp to friends.
My daughter absolutely loved it.
This is a great camp. Recommend offering this camp during fall, winter, and spring seasons as well. Regular classes throughout the year will also be good.
My husband played tennis with my daughter last night after she attended camp. He could immediately tell she had improved.
My daughter loved the camp. She said that she would’ve gone every week if she could. She felt like she got so much stronger during the week and more confident with her tennis. Seems to have given her the joy back for the sport. She told me on Friday that she felt so healthy and was so happy about that. Thank you so much for the great job you all did!
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.
- 9 AM – Warmup
- 9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Instructional feeding and drills
- 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Structured Competitive Point Play
- 11:45 AM – 12 PM Fun Games
- 12 PM – 1 PM Lunch
- 1 – 1:30 PM- Instructional session 2
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM Structured Point Play
- 2:30 – 3:30 PM Fun Competitive Games
FACILITY
J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center
The 30,000-square-foot J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, which includes state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor tennis courts, is one of several examples of NC State’s commitment to first-rate facilities. The newly expanded complex, built on West Campus near Doak Field at Dail Park, is one of the nicest indoor and outdoor tennis facilities in the nation.
The facility was designed exclusively for use by the men’s and women’s varsity tennis programs at NC State and meets all of the standards set by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
The outdoor stadium, named in honor of a facility-enhancement gift from longtime donors Curtis and Jacqueline Dail, was completed in the fall of 2011, with six lighted courts, chair back seating for up to 1,000 spectators, and an electronic scoreboard. The new home of the Wolfpack offers unprecedented viewing options and other amenities for spectators and has an elegant brick entrance.
The indoor courts, named in honor of former Wolfpack standout Andy Andrews, opened in August of 2004 and gives the Wolfpack’s men’s and women’s players a year-round, on-campus training facility. There is championship seating for up to 200 spectators to enjoy college tennis action in all weather conditions. In addition, the complex provides locker rooms for men and women, coaches’ offices, and a luxurious players lounge complete with plush couches and a large flat-screen television.
In September of 2004, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) honored the indoor facility with the organization’s 2004 Outstanding Facility award. One of only four collegiate complexes to receive the honor, the home of Wolfpack tennis finds itself among some top-rate playing venues, as only 15 of the nation’s facilities collect the prestigious honor.
The entire indoor and outdoor complex is named in honor of J.W. Isenhour, a former head coach of NC State men’s tennis from 1968-81. Isenhour also led the women through three successful seasons. He brought NC State tennis from near obscurity into the limelight in the 1970s. Isenhour’s men compiled back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference championships in 1978 and 1979 and advanced in the NCAA Championships in 1978.
CURTIS & JACQUELINE DAIL OUTDOOR TENNIS STADIUM
The Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Outdoor Tennis Stadium opened in the spring of 2012 as the new home for the NC State men’s and women’s varsity programs. The $3 million complex features a wide variety of amenities for players and spectators. Some of these amenities include a bowl-shaped complex with elevated, accessible viewing areas, as well as six lighted, red-surfaced courts, decorated with NC State logos and red screens and awnings.
There is chairback seating available for up to 1,000 spectators, with wide walkways for easy movement from court to court. An electronic scoreboard, visible from all seats, shows live scoring from all matches.
Restrooms and designated concession areas are accessible to all fans, and there is ample parking adjecent to and near the stadium. There are dugout areas for both teams, with access to indoor locker rooms. A brick façade and entrance, displaying the name of the stadium, complete the look of the new complex.
