Young netters hone skills at summer camp
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Dunlap, along with several members of the high school tennis team, conducted camp this past week at the McMinnville Civic Center tennis courts.
Dunlap who is a USPTR instructor, held his last camp of the summer with three sessions being offered, 7:30-8:30 a.m., 8:30-10 a.m. and 10-11:30 a.m. The campers were instructed in the fundamentals of the game such as serving, volleying and ground strokes.
‘We had about 20 campers for this final session of the summer and the camps all summer long have been just great,’ he said. ‘The kids have fun, and for some of them they get involved in a sport that they can play for a lifetime.
‘I try to make learning fun so we have several little games we play, while at the same time working on the players skills. Being able to work with some of these young kids has really helped our middle school program. It’s just a great way to keep kids interested in the game.’