Match Play Week

College of Wooster only!

The Match Play week of camp is designed for players looking for a highly competitive experience, with an emphasis on match strategies and point progressions. Campers will be exposed to many of the advanced teaching techniques and match play strategies found in the country's top collegiate tennis programs. The players will focus each morning on singles strategies. Offense, Defense, alternative patterns of play and the role of footwork and balance will be featured. Afternoon emphasis is on doubles play.  Focus will be on traditional doubles, alternative formations, serve and volley, team movement and ball position awareness.  Evening tennis will involve Match Play, with on court coaching from our staff to ensure that these philosophies are being adopted and understood by each camper. It is the main goal of the camp to teach the students a way to improve dramatically by playing percentages and understanding the strategies of the game of tennis.

AREAS OF FOCUS:

• Point Progressions
• Match Play Strategies
• Baseline to Baseline Points
• Primary Shots (Serves & Returns)
• Singles Offense
• Singles Defense
• Modern Net play
• Doubles Formations
• Alternate Doubles Formations
• Doubles Net play / Moving with the ball
• Doubles Offensive First Strike Opportunities