Karaline Deaton keeps her eye on the ball, while she hits a backhand down the line. Deaton is one of the 16 campers who participated in the tennis camp this week at the Civic Center courts
WCHS tennis coach David Dunlap kicked off his yearly tennis camps this week at the Civic Center courts with 16 kids participating in the week long camp. Three sessions were offered this week as the 5-8-year-olds went from 8-9 a.m. The next session ran from 9-10 a.m. for 9-11-year-olds and the final session ran from 10-11:30 a.m. for 12-18-year-olds. The camp offered instructions on the basic fundamentals of the game, such as serving, forehand and backhand work and proper footwork. ‘The turnout for our first session has been a little off from previous years, but we still had a good group,’ said Dunlap. ‘For the younger kids we try to teach them the basics through some games such as king and his court. You have to make it fun in order to keep everyone’s attention. With the older kids we work more on technique. Getting these kids out here is a great way to introduce some of them to the game and for others it’s a great way for them to polish their skills.’ Dunlap will be offering another camp, which will run July 21-25. The cost of the camp is $85. The Security Federal Savings Bank tennis tournament starts next week on June 5. Entry forms are still being accepted and you can get more information by contacting Dunlap at 473-6357 or 273-3635. The tournament will consist of eight different divisions with three different levels of play being offered in each division. Entry fee is $15 per person for singles and $10 per person for doubles. Matches will be the best two out of three sets, with a 12-point tiebreaker if needed. Play will begin on Thursday, with the finals scheduled for Saturday. Tournament brackets will be posted on Monday.
