Nike Tennis Camp at Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida
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Come have a summer camp experience to remember! One of our newest Nike Tennis Camp locations, Florida State University is a great place for kids to come hit a ton of balls, take their game to the next level, and make lasting friendships!
Nike Tennis Camps is proud to offer a summer camp at Florida State University. This tennis camp for kids ages 8-18 is a great place for players of all abilities to come and improve their game. Our goal is to give players the opportunity to improve their technique while being challenged by some of the best players in their peer group. Our camps combine technical tennis instruction and drilling from a superb coaching staff, supervised match play, and a variety of evening social activities.
Highlights Include
- 5-6 hours daily instruction with a 6:1 student to teacher ratio
- Fun off-court activities
- Amazing facilities including 12 outdoor courts and a brand new 6 court indoor facility.
- Every camper will receive a Nike Tennis Camp T-Shirt
The Speicher Tennis Center houses 12 lighted hard courts. Costing $1.2 million to build and then another $800,000 for recent additions, Florida State's Speicher Tennis Center has become an example of the increasing dedication and commitment the University has to all of its 19 varsity athletic programs.
Campers will also have access to the brand new 6 court indoor facility that has just been built.
Meet your coaching staff
Camp Director
Jennifer Hyde
Jennifer Hyde enters her eighth season at the helm of the Florida State program. Hyde has led the Seminoles to five straight NCAA appearances, including their first ever Sweet 16. With an exceptional list of accomplishments and milestones from her career at FSU, including her most recent honor as the ITA South Region Coach of the Year, Hyde looks to guide the Seminoles to another solid season in 2011-12.
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Hyde and the Seminoles continued to rewrite the history books in 2011. Their most recent establishments occurred when she led the Seminoles to a fifth straight NCAA appearance, which marks the first time in school history the feat has been accomplished. In addition, senior Katie Rybokova qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship, marking the fourth-straight year a Seminole competed in the tournament.
The Seminoles concluded the 2011 season with an eight-match winning streak, landing the Seminoles back to the ACC Title Match for just the second time in program history. The first time occurred in 1994 when Hyde was an athlete on the team. During the span, the Seminoles knocked of four teams ranked inside the top 10 en route to Hyde earning her 100th career victory.
In addition, the Seminoles jumped to No. 11 in the ITA National Rankings, breaking the previous high mark of No. 12 set by the 2007-08 team.
Just one season earlier, Hyde led the Seminoles to perhaps the most successful season in Florida State history leading her team to its first ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. After being selected to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championship for just the second time in program history, both under Hyde, the Seminoles dominated both North Florida and No. 17 South Carolina to punch their ticket to Athens, Ga., and to the highly coveted Sweet 16 round of the NCAAs. Hyde also watched her first `Nole earn ACC Freshman of the Year in Francesca Segarelli.
The 2007-08 season also welcomed several firsts for the program with Florida State hosting the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles reached a No. 12 national ranking, the highest ranking in women tennis program history at the time. With the help of big wins against top ranked programs during the 2008 season, the Seminoles finished the year with an overall record of 19-7, the highest winning season since 1999 and second highest all-time at Florida State. Also, Hyde coached freshman Katie Rybakova to a top 20 national ranking in which Rybakova also received a bid to participate in the NCAA Singles Championships as a freshman.
Off the court, Hyde athletes have continued their brilliance in the classroom by securing the Golden Torch Award seven times since her arrival, which is given to the Florida State athletic team with the highest GPA. In addition, numerous Seminoles have landed spots on the All-ACC Academic team, All-ACC Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athletes list in Hyde's seven years as head coach.
After graduating from FSU in 1995, Hyde began her coaching career as an assistant for the Seminoles prior to heading north to the University of Iowa in 1995. Hyde spent two years in the Midwest before returning to the south with an assistant coaching stint at the University of Alabama (1997-98).
Hyde moved onto on to coach at the University of North Carolina in 1998-99 where she established herself as one of the best young coaches in the sport. With her assistance, UNC enjoyed one of its best seasons in program history, moving from outside all the national polls to a top-25 ranking and the school's first NCAA tournament berth.
In 1999, Hyde accepted her first head coaching position at the University of Houston. Hyde spent five increasingly successful years with the Cougars before returning to Tallahassee, where she first started her collegiate tennis career.
The Alpharetta, Ga., native posted an impressive career with the Seminoles--establishing herself as a four-year letter winner, NCAA Tournament participant (1994) and ACC flight champion in doubles alongside teammate Jenny Graf. Hyde captained the 1994 Seminole squad whose No. 17 ranking previously stood for sixteen years as the highest year end ranking until 2010's No. 14 finish.
Co-Director
Oliver Foreman
Oliver Foreman begins his seventh season with Florida State as the associate head coach and one of collegiate tennis's top assistant coaches. Alongside head coach Jennifer Hyde, Foremen helped lead the Seminoles to a fifth straight NCAA appearance last year in addition to the ACC Championship match for just the second time in Florida State's history. From those achievements, Foreman was named the ITA South Region Assistant Coach of the Year.
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During his career at Florida State, Foreman has contributed to building the powerful tennis era, surging the Seminoles back into the nation's elite. The Noles have finished each of the past five seasons ranked in the top 20, which is a drastic improvement since his arrival in 2005 when the team was ranked No. 72. Since Foreman's arrival he has excelled as a technician in player development by displaying a challenging level of the game to the team.
Last season, the Seminoles continued to rewrite their history by achieving their highest ranking ever at No. 11. They concluded with an impressive eight match winning streak, knocking off four top 10 opponents en route to Florida State's first ACC title match appearance since 1994. In addition, Katie Rybakova went onto the NCAA Singles Tournament marking the fourth straight year a student-athlete was represented at the event.
Along the way, FSU recorded the most successful weekend of play in program history by beating No. 3 Duke and No. 4 UNC in back-to-back matches to close out the regular season. Using the momentum into the ACC Tournament, the Seminoles knocked off Wake Forest, No. 8 Virginia and No. 3 Duke for a second time.
In 2009-10, Hyde and Foreman established another proud moment when they led the Seminoles to their first ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
Not only talented on the courts, the women's tennis team continued their prestigious reputation in the classroom. They've won the Golden Torch Award seven times since 2004, which is an honor given to the sports team with the highest GPA. In addition, the ladies established themselves as an ITA All-Academic Team in 2011.
A member of the Professional Tennis Tour from 2002-04, Foreman won the 2002 Irish National Open in both the doubles and singles competitions. He also made it to the final pre-qualifying round for Wimbledon in 1998 and 2000.
Prior to his professional career, Foreman competed at Middle Tennessee State where he was named to the Ohio Valley All-Conference team (1998, 99) and the Sunbelt All-Conference Team (2001, 02). He also made it as high as No. 5 in the national doubles rankings during his collegiate career. Among the highlights of his college accomplishments was a win in the consolation of the 2001 National Indoor Championships, regarded as the fifth leg of the college slams. Foreman also established himself in the top-100 collegiate singles rankings, the top-five collegiate doubles rankings and reached the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships. In addition, he was a three-time NCAA qualifier.
Off the court, Foreman made a powerful impact at MTSU as well, serving on the Student Athlete Advisory Council (2001-02) and notching a spot on the Dean's List twice (2001-02). He is a native of East Sussex, United Kingdom.
Program
We are offering two weeks of general overnight and extended day camp for ages 9-18 and all ability levels. Camper can choose an Overnight option or a Day Camp option (8:30am to 4:00pm). Both sessions offer an All Skills program as well as a High School Training program. The high school session is provided for players currently on their high school team and wanting to move up the ladder or those planning on making the high school team. All meals are included for all Overnighter campers. Lunch is included for all Day campers.
Check-in: 1:30-2:30pm on Sunday
Check-Out: 11:30am on Thursday
Dorms
Campers will stay in the dorms on campus. Campers stay 2 per room and are assigned by age and roommate requests. Some triples may be available, but not guaranteed.
Weekend Stayovers: Weekend stayovers are not available at this location.
Designated Airport: Tallahassee Regional Airport
Travel
Nike Tennis Camp does not provide any transportation to/from camp from airport, train stations or bus depots. If you fly into camp, we recommend that you fly into Tallahassee Regional Airport and schedule a shuttle/bus from the airport to camp.
If you have a camper arriving by air and is deemed an “unaccompanied minor” by the airlines and must be met by a camp staff or shuttle company employee, there may be a fee that needs to be paid in advance of camp. You will still have to arrange transportation to/from camp. Please call 1-800-645-3226 two weeks prior to camp to provide camper’s flight and shuttle information.
Registration Packet
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Sample Daily Schedule
- 7:30am Wake-up and breakfast
- 8:30am Stretching / Warm-ups
- 9:00am Drill groups with focus on stroke mechanics and match tactics
- 11:30am Lunch
- 12:30pm Warm-up / Coaches' Presentation
- 2:00pm Point play, matches and games
- 4:00pm Day campers depart, Rest, optional tennis
- 5:30pm Dinner
- 6:30pm Evening activities
- 10:00pm Lights out
























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This is our first year hosting a Nike Tennis Camp at this location. To read reviews from past Nike Tennis campers, please check out the reviews listed on the web pages for some of the other Nike Tennis Camp locations.