The University of Denver will host three sessions of tennis camps in June 2025. Led by the Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coaches, Drew Eberly and Paul Wardlaw, the camp will take place at the Denver Tennis Park and provide top-quality instruction in a fun and competitive environment.
Overnight, Commuter, Full Day and Half Day Camp OptionsCampers will receive personalized attention, advanced teaching techniques, intensive drills, and game and match play. Group sizes will be kept small and tailored to each camper's skill level, with beginners receiving a focus on swing technique and fundamentals and more advanced players focusing on strategy, point building, and percentage tennis.
These camps, offered by Wilson Collegiate Tennis Camps, are the ideal choice for young players looking to 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 demo program with all the latest Wilson rackets
- Great Wilson Raffle and prizes for all campers
CAMP DETAILS
CAMP DATES:
- Session I: June 9-13, 2025
- Session II: June 16-20, 2025
- Session III: June 23-27, 2025
TIMES:
- Monday – Thursday – 9am – 3pm
- Friday 9am-Noon
FEES:
- Full Day – $695 per week
AGES:
- Boys and Girls ages 9-18 of all Skill Levels
- Contact us for permission from camp directors for students under the age of 9
- All exceptions should be cleared through camp directors / office – (click here)
MORE INFORMATION
Inclement Weather:
- The University of Denver and Denver Tennis Park do have indoor courts available in the case of inclement weather. Court counts are often less in these situations, and the camp directors will spread out tennis, camp activities, and times to maximize time on the courts. The camp will be held rain or shine each day.
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 Camp Information for Check-in
Times:
- Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am – noon
Camp Check-In:
- Check-in / Drop off Time: 8:30am on Monday; 8:45am remainder of the week for all campers
- Check-in / Drop off Location: Denver Tennis Park
- Check-in / Drop off Address: 1560 S Franklin St, Denver, CO 80210
Camp Check-Out:
- Check-out / Pick up Time: 3:00pm Monday – Thursday; 12:00pm on Friday for all campers
- Check-out / Pick up Location: Carolina Tennis Center
- Check-out / Pick up Address : 1560 S Franklin St, Denver, CO 80210
Camp Dorm:
- Not Applicable – This is a day camp only and does not offer residentail options as part of the camp
Roommate Requests:
- Not Applicable – This is a day camp only and does not offer residentail options as part of the camp
Meals:
- Lunch is NOT provided daily for full day campers. Please pack lunch daily
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:
Drew Eberly
Head Men's Tennis Coach
The University of Denver
Drew Eberly is in his third season as the Denver head coach in 2023-24.
2022-23: Eberly was named the Summit League Coach of the Year and helped lead Denver to its fourth-straight Summit League regular-season title. Denver finished the year ranked No. 59 in the final ITA national rankings, the team's highest ranking of the season. He helped coach the 2023 Summit League Player of the Year (Nicolas Herrero Cuesta) and the 2023 Summit League Newcomer of the Year (Daniel Sancho Arbizu).
2021-22: Eberly guided the Pioneers to a 15-7 record, including a 5-0 mark in Summit League play, lifting the program's third-straight Summit League crown, its seventh Summit League championship and the program's eighth Division I conference title overall.
Prior taking over as the head coach: Eberly spent two seasons as the program's assistant coach in 2015 and 2016 (named 2016 ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year) before being promoted to associate head coach, a role he held through the 2020-21 season.
Eberly is a 2009 graduate of Ohio State University and completed his Masters last December in Real Estate and Construction Management in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
Camp Director:
Paul Wardlaw
Head Women's Tennis Coach
The University of Denver
Paul Wardlaw is in his third season as the Denver women's tennis head coach in 2023-24.
2022-23: Wardlaw was named the Wilson/ITA Mountain Regional Coach of the Year while earning his second-straight Summit League Coach of the Year award after again leading Denver to an undefeated Summit League campaign and the program's ninth-straight Summit League crown — and thus its ninth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA National Tournament. Denver captured the doubles point against No. 17-ranked Oklahoma State, giving DU's its first point won in the NCAA tournament since 2018 before falling 1-4 to OSU.
Prior to Denver: Wardlaw came to Denver after serving as the athletic director and Director of Tennis for Dublin School, a prep school athletic department in New Hampshire. Prior to that, Wardlaw spent 14 seasons as the head women's tennis coach at Brown and seven seasons as the head women's tennis coach at Iowa.
In his most recent Division I college stop at Brown, Wardlaw led the Bears to a 137-106 record in his 14 seasons, finishing nationally ranked in nine of those seasons, including as high as 29th in the country. Wardlaw was named the 2009 ITA East Region Coach of the Year and recruited and coached three Ivy League Rookies of the Year.
At Iowa, Wardlaw took a program that finished 10th in the Big Ten the year before his arrival to the NCAA Tournament four times, including a trip to the NCAA Round of 16 in 1999. In his tenure, the Hawkeyes were nationally ranked all seven years, peaking as high as 25th in the country. In his seven seasons in Iowa City, Wardlaw turned in a 83-78 record.
Prior to Wardlaw's Division I coaching experience, the College of Wooster graduate (Wooster, Ohio) was the head women's tennis coach at Kenyon College (NCAA DIII/Gambier, Ohio). His teams dominated DIII women's tennis, winning three NCAA DIII National Championships (1993, 1995, 1997). While at Kenyon, Wardlaw was the 1993 ITA DIII Women's National Coach of the Year and the 2000 ITA DIII Women's Coach of the Decade.
Off the court, Wardlaw is well known for his tactical system called "Wardlaw Directionals" and his book "Pressure Tennis."
Co-Director:
Will Davies
The University of Denver
Will Davies enters his third season as a Denver assistant coach in 2024-25.
Honors and Awards: 2024 ITA Mountain Regional Assistant Coach of the Year…
2023-24: Davies helped coach Denver to a perfect 23-0 record entering the NCAA tournament, becoming the first Division I men's team to be undefeated heading into NCAAs since Virginia in 2013. Along the way, DU won its sixth Summit League title on its way to its first NCAA tournament appearance since 2021. Denver achieved a season-high national ranking of No. 28 in February, the program's highest ranking since 2010, and finished the year ranked No. 44 in the country and No. 1 in the mountain region.
2022-23: In his first season at Denver, Davies helped lead Denver to a 5-0 record in Summit League play and the program's fourth-straight regular-season league title.
Prior to Denver:
Davies served as an intern tennis coach for Leadership in Action from March-May 2022 and was also a summer camp coach in the summer of 2021.
He spent the first four years of his collegiate eligibility at the University of Iowa from 2017-21 where he finished third all-time in Iowa history in combined singles and doubles victories and became the program record holder for doubles wins. In 2021, he qualified to the NCAA National Championships with doubles partner Oliver Okonkwo, the first Iowa doubles pairing to do so in 32 years. Twice he earned Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship awards during his career.
Davies used his fifth year of eligibility as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to play at the University of San Diego in 2021-22. In doubles, he earned All-WCC Honorable Mention honors and went 12-2 on the season to lead the team in doubles victories. In singles, he finished with a 20-6 record.
Co-Director:
Kim Gidley
The University of Denver
Kim Gidley enters her first season as Denver assistant coach in 2024-25. As part of her role at DU, she will help lead the team's recruiting and player development efforts.
Awards and Honors
Two-Time USPTA National College Coach of the Year (2016, 2020)
Five-Time USPTA Intermountain College Coach of the Year (2012, 2020)
Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year (Mountain Region)
2018-19 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
National USTA/ITA Community Outreach Award
USTA Clyde Rogers Award (Intermountain Section)
Prior to Denver (Coaching Experience)
Head Coach, Air Force Academy (1998-2023)
Led Falcons to Mountain West Conference west division co-championship in 2018-19 (first-ever MWC title by an Air Force women's program)
Achieved first-ever national ranking for a women's team at a service academy (No. 44 in 2020)
Coached 19 all-conference singles players and 16 all-conference doubles players
Coached four players to national singles rankings and four to national doubles rankings
Helped lead Hannah Dake to 2013 National ITA Arthur Ashe Jr. Sportsmanship/Leadership Award
Coached 17 players to regional or conference sportsmanship awards
Coached 55 players to academic all-conference awards and 14 to ITA Scholar-Athlete honors
Finished with 350-292 dual-match record (most wins in program history) across her 25 seasons including 20+ wins in 1999, 2017 and 2019
Additional Collegiate Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, University of Idaho (1997-98) – Pursued Ph.D. in sports psychology
Assistant Coach, West Virginia University
Additional Non-Collegiate Coaching Experience
Head coach (1993-97) and assistant coach (1990-93) at Abilene High School
Coached alma mater to Texas 5A State Championship in 1991
Coach/tennis professional at clubs and tennis centers in Colorado, Kentucky, Texas and West Virginia
Has coached more than 300 USTA sectionally-ranked players and numerous nationally-ranked players (including two players who achieved world rankings and six former All-Americans)
Clinician at Youth Through Education & Sports (YES) program at NCAA tournament
USTA Intermountain Boys & Girls 16s national zonal team coach (2001-03)
USTA Intermountain Girls 18s federation cup team coach (2002-07)
Served on multiple NCAA Division I and ITA committees
Prior to Denver (Playing Experience)
Student-Athlete, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (1988-89)
Two-time ICTA All-American (1988, 1989)
Member of 1989 NCAA Division II National Championship team
Ranked as high as No. 3 in singles and No. 5 in doubles nationally in 1989
Earned ITCA postgraduate scholarship; was named ITCA Academic All-American and GTE Academic All-American (second team)
Was inducted into SIUE Hall of Fame in 2008
Student-Athlete, Abilene Christian University (1987)
Member of 1987 NCAA Division II national runner-up team
Ranked as high as No. 5 in singles and No. 6 in doubles nationally
Other Playing History
Invited to 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials
Began collegiate career at Southwest Texas State and Midland College
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: | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m | Stretching, Warm-up and Tennis Instruction |
| 10:00 a.m | Break |
| 10:15 a.m | Tennis Instruction and Drills |
| 11:45 a.m | Lunch, Rest, Optional Tennis |
| 1:15 p.m | Tennis Program, Match Play |
| 2:00 p.m | Tennis Program, Doubles and Drills |
| 3:00 p.m | Daily Check-out |
FACILITY
