THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER – Denver, CO
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Full Day Camp
The University of Denver will host three sessions of tennis camps in June 2024. 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.
Campers 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 10-14, 2024 – SOLD OUT
- Session II: June 17-21, 2024
- Session III: June 24-28, 2024 – SOLD OUT
Notes: Camp Capacity is limited to 45 campers per week, anticipate each week will sell out.
FEES
- Full Day – $645 per week
TIMES:
Full Day:
- Monday – Thursday – 9am – 3pm
- Friday 9am-Noon
AGES:
- Boys and Girls ages 8-18 of all skill levels.
- Camps are open to any and all.
MORE INFORMATION
Inclement Weather:
- N/A
Ratio:
- This camp features a 5:1 ratio
Grouping:
- Kids are grouped by skill, age and experience. Often these groups change throught the course of the camp.
FAQ's
Q: Are there Skill Requirements for this camp?
Per NCAA rules, our sports camps are open to all entrants. Enrollment is limited only by age, grade level, gender, and capacity restrictions as specified by each camp.
Q: What type of campers attend this camp?
Our camps are open to all levels of tennis players. We have players from absolute beginner to high school / Tournament level.
We design our camps to teach the technical basics and love of the game to the beginning player, to introduce strategical decision making, and more advanced technique to the intermediate player, while building on their current stroke production, and to put the advanced players into pressured, strategical and competitive situations.
Q. What is the ratio of campers to staff?
Groups will be divided into small instructional groups of approximately 5-6: 1 camper to coach. Some camps/sessions offer higher or lower ratios based on the curriculum.
Q. If the camp is full, do you have a waiting list?
To be added to the waitlist, please register here (there is no fee to join the waitlist).
Q. Should I purchase camp/cancellation insurance?
We recommend all families purchase camp/cancellation insurance if they are concerned about the investment they are making in the camp. Kids do get injured, sick and family plans change from the time of registration leading up to the camp. Camp insurance allows peace of mind and has many benefits in any of these events. Please review our policies page for more information about camp/cancellation insurance. Click Here
Swimming:
- N/A
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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Follow signs for the Wilson Tennis Camp and access the outdoor courts by the south side of Denver Tennis Park as the exterior gate is open in the morning. Please do not enter through the building. There is free and ample parking at DTP.
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Campers should pack a lunch Monday-Wednesday. On Thursday we will have a pizza party!
Pertinent Camp Information for Check-in
Times:
- Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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 : 1316 Heyward Street Columbia, SC 29208
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/
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.”
Assistant Camp Director:
Maureen Kechriotis
The University of Denver
Maureen Kechriotis has been the Head Tennis Coach of the Boys and Girls tennis teams at South for the past 4 years. In that time, she has doubled the program, had outstanding results qualifying the boys & girls team to Satte every season – the first time in 30 years! 2021 Boys team made history beating East and becoming League Champions. Mo brings a level of enthusiasm and love of the game that is exceptional and contagious. Mo’s coaching philosophy is that tennis is a liflong sport where you develop as a player and a person.
Co-Director:
Mitch Stewart
The University of Denver
Mitch Stewart returned to the Denver coaching staff for the 2023-24 season after initially beginning his Denver tenure for 2021-22. In between his stints with Denver, Stewart spent one season as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Washington, in 2022-23.
2022-23 (WASHINGTON): Stewart helped coach Washington to a 12-11 record and a No. 45 final ITA national rankings. Three Huskies earned All-Pac-12 Team honors, and Cesar Bouchelaghem finished the year ranked No. 82 nationally in singles.
2021-22 (DENVER): Stewart helped 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 to Denver:
Stewart spent the 2020-21 season as the volunteer assistant at the University of Arizona. In his season with the Wildcats, Arizona finished 21-8 and reached the NCAA Round of 16, losing a heart-breaking 4-3 match against the No. 3 seed Tennessee in Orlando.
Prior to the start of his coaching experience, Stewart was a four-year letter winner at the University of Washington, where he was a three-time All-Pac 12 selection and was ranked as high as 57th in the country. In 2018, Stewart received the ITA Northwest Region Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award.
Stewart finished his collegiate career 57-36 in singles matches and won 25 doubles matches.
Co-Director:
MAUREEN SLATTERY
The University of Denver
Former Pioneer Maureen Slattery is in her third season as a full-time assistant coach in 2023-24.
2022-23: Slattery was named the ITA Mountain Regional Assistant Coach of the Year after helping guide Denver to its ninth-straight Summit League title and NCAA tournament berth. DU went undefeated in Summit League play, dropping just a single point en route to its ninth-consecutive Summit League regular-season crown.
2021-22: The Pioneers finished 14-9 and 7-0 in Summit League play in Wardlaw’s first season in charge. All seven student-athletes earned all-league honors. The non-conference slate was highlighted by back-to-back 4-3 Power 5 wins at Utah and at home against Iowa in February. Slattery helped guide the Pioneers to the Summit League Tournament title and a trip to the 2022 NCAA Tournament.
Prior to 2022: Slattery rejoined the Pioneers as an interim assistant coach in October 2019 after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia where she helped guide the Captains to a combined 26-14 mark. In four seasons as a student-athlete with the Pioneers, Slattery was thrice honored on the All-Summit League team, named 2014 ITA Mountain Region Rookie of the Year and recognized as 2017 Summit League Player of the Year. In her senior year, Slattery advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Doubles Championships with partner Julia O’Loughin, becoming the program’s first Division I All-American. Slattery graduated with a degree in economics in 2017.
CAMP REVIEWS
FACILITY
Denver Tennis Park :
The Denver Tennis Park is an independent, 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of youth through the game of tennis. Whether at our state-of-the-art facility or on community courts we are inspired by what tennis can do to build skills and create opportunities for kids in and with diverse communities, backgrounds, and abilities. Formed in 2017, the Denver Tennis Park (DTP) is the result of a public-private partnership between the University of Denver (DU), which contributed directly to the construction of our facility, and Denver Public Schools (DPS), which has allowed us to lease the land our facility is on at virtually no cost, and private philanthropy. As a result, our programming and facility has a deep commitment to supporting and leveraging DU and DPS’s interests in youth development and tennis. The DTP facility is home to the DU men’s and women’s NCAA Division I tennis and is the host to various DPS high school team practices and/or matches.
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 |