Wake Forest University Nike Tennis Camp Winston Salem, North Carolina
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Come work on your game and make new friends at one of the best summer camps around! The Nike Tennis Camp at Wake Forest University returns for its sixth year. These camp sessions are a great way to improve your game in a short period of time, providing players with a chance to play tennis up to 5 hours a day, make new friends, enjoy nightly group activities and great accommodations.
The Nike Tennis Camp at Wake Forest University is a summer camp for young athletes to come and vastly improve their tennis game, work hard, make new friends and have a lot of fun. Our goal is to give players the opportunity to hit thousands of balls, improve their technique, and be challenged by some of the best players in their peer group. Our camps combine technical instruction and drilling from a top notch coaching staff, supervised match play, and some free time to spend with friends. Wake Forest will also be offering a 10&Under Tennis program for beginner players.
Highlights Include
- Daily instruction from Director Tamer Hegazy and head women's coach Jeff Wyshner
- Fun off-court evening activities for overnight campers
- Every camper receives a Nike Tennis Camp T-shirt
- Experience campus life and create lasting friendships
- Gain self-confidence through tennis success
Located in the eastern North Carolina town of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is easily accessible from Washington, DC, Atlanta, Raleigh and Asheville.
Campers utilize the newly built ATP tour caliber 13 outdoor lighted courts and 8 indoor air conditioned courts.
Meet your coaching staff
Co-Director
Tamer Hegazy
Tamer Hegazy is the Director of Tennis at the Wake Forest Indoor Tennis Center.
Read Full BioTamar is a graduate of Old Dominion University and went on to serve as a head professional and director of player development at the Van der Meer Tennis Center on Hilton Head Island, S.C. for about seven years. Hegazy was also the director of junior summer camps at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. Tamer has been co-director of the Wake Forest Summer camps for the past three years.
Co-Director
Jeff Wyshner
Jeff Wyshne is the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Wakeforest University.
Read Full BioJeffrey T. Wyshner enters his second year as the Wake Forest head women's tennis coach after being named to the position in August 2010. Wyshner (pronounced Y-shner) comes to Wake Forest from the University of Akron, where he was the head women's tennis coach from 2006-10.
Under Wyshner's tutelage, the Akron tennis program reached never-before-seen heights and national recognition. In 2009-10, Wyshner led the Zips to one of their best seasons in program history. Akron won its first 15 matches and at one point was the only undefeated Division I squad in the country. The team posted a 19-3 overall record and finished second in the Mid-American Conference - their best-ever conference result. In 2008-09, the program had its first winning season since 1996 and featured the first-ever freshman to win the MAC Player of the Year Award (Zara Harutyunyan).
Wyshner built a reputation as a top-notch recruiter at Akron, as his incoming freshman class for 2009-10 was voted the 33rd best in the nation and the third best among mid-majors. That accomplishment came on the heels of the having the 34th best incoming class in 2008-09, (No. 12 among mid-majors). Both years, Akron's incoming class had been the highest ranked in the MAC - after the program had never before had a ranked recruiting class.
In January 2007, Wyshner completed the USA Tennis High Performance Coaching Program, a highly selective education program designed by the USTA to offer, "one of the highest-quality coaching education experiences in the world," and whose graduates are meant to be a, "publicly recognized group of America's leading coaches." Generally restricted to junior development coaches, Wyshner was one of six collegiate coaches selected to the class of 30. In the summer of 2009, Wyshner was selected for two USTA Continuing Education Programs for graduates of the High Performance Coaching Program, one at the Girl's 18s National Championships and a particularly selective program held in conjunction with the 2009 U.S. Open.
Prior to coming to Akron, Wyshner had been head coach of both the men's and women's tennis programs at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., for five seasons (2002-06) and the women's tennis head coach at Manhattan College in Bronx, N.Y., from 1994-2001.
In his five seasons at Fairfield (2001-02 through 2005-06), Wyshner quickly brought both the men's and women's teams to the upper echelon of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with one championship season, one second-place finish and five third-place marks. His successes earned him MAAC Women's Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2004, when the squad advanced to the program's first-ever Division I NCAA Championship appearance. In 2005, he earned the MAAC Men's Coach-of-the-Year award, after the team equaled a program-best 12 wins and notched a third-place finish in the league standings. He is the only coach in MAAC history to have been named Coach-of-the-Year for both men's and women's squads.
During his last season at Fairfield, Wyshner was honored as the New England Sectional winner of the USTA/ITA Community Service Award. The award goes to a coach who made significant contributions in developing community-based tennis programs through community centers, schools, parks, community tennis associations, inner-city, suburban or rural programs.
In eight years as head coach of the women's team at Manhattan College (1993-94 through 2000-01) he became the program's winningest coach, posting a 70-54 overall record and a 33-15 mark against MAAC opponents. The highlight of his stay came in 2000-01 when the Jaspers went 13-4 overall (6-1 MAAC) and fought their way to their first-ever appearance in the MAAC championship match.
Wyshner's teams have also historically excelled in the classroom having now received the ITA's All-Academic Team honor seven times (four at Manhattan, two at Fairfield and once at Akron). Furthermore, his athletes have received either the ITA Scholar-Athlete All-American Award or their respective conference all-academic team recognition 79 times.
A native of Canaan, Conn., Wyshner graduated cum laude from Yale with a degree in economics and mathematics. He was a two-time recipient of the university's Junior Varsity Tennis Award, given to the individual who through his dedication and ability contributed the most to the program. Wyshner also earned a master's of arts degree in educational administration from the Teachers College at Columbia in 1996, and his juris doctorate from Columbia Law School in 2000. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Wyshner began his coaching career in 1992 at the St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. While a teaching intern in the mathematics department there, Wyshner served as a boy's and girl's varsity tennis coach, a girl's junior varsity soccer coach and a boy's varsity basketball coach. In 1993, Wyshner started a four-year stint in the mathematics department at Horace Mann High School in Riverdale, N.Y. Two of his girls' basketball teams were ranked in the top five in the state's Class D. In 1999, while in his final year of law school, Wyshner took over as Manhattan's director of sports media relations, a post he held until leaving for Fairfield in 2001. During the summer and fall semesters of 2008, Wyshner returned to the classroom, this time at the University of Akron, as a teacher of Calculus with Business Applications.
Wyshner, a Level I member of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), and his wife Jennifer have two children, a 4-year-old son Landon and a 1-year-old daughter, Sophie.
Co-Director
Tony Bresky
Tony Bresky is entering his first season as head coach of the Wake Forest men's tennis team. Bresky took over the helm of the Demon Deacons in September of 2011 after spending one season as the head coach at Cornell where he led the Big Red to its best season in program history.
Read Full BioIn addition to his success at Cornell, Bresky brings a wealth of ACC experience with him to Winston-Salem, having served as associate head coach at Virginia from 2002-2010, helping guide the Cavaliers to six ACC Championships.
Last season with the Big Red, Bresky led the squad to a 26-5 record overall and a perfect 7-0 mark in Ivy League play, earning the team its first-ever Ivy League championship and first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Prior to Bresky's arrival at Cornell, no Big Red men's tennis team had ever won more than 20 matches in a season.
Under his direction, the Big Red placed three players on the All-Ivy League teams in 2011 in four positions, led by Jonathan Jaklitsch, who earned first-team honors in both singles and doubles. Also garnering all-league accolades were Andy Gauthier in singles and Evan Bernstein in doubles. That total marks the most league award winners in a single season in Cornell men's tennis history.
An impressive recruiter, Bresky was able draw top-caliber players to Ithaca. His 2011 incoming class at Cornell was ranked as the fifth-best nationally by the Tennis Recruiting Network and was the only class from a non-BCS conference school to be ranked in the top-10.
Bresky came to Cornell after helping to guide Virginia to a berth in the 2010 NCAA Men's Tennis Final Four, earning the top seed and falling to eventual national champion USC. He helped lead Virginia to a 39-2 overall record, including a school-record 36-match winning streak.
Bresky's list of accomplishments during his tenure at Virginia is lengthy, highlighted by the Cavaliers earning the top national ranking in singles, doubles and as a team on multiple occasions. The Cavaliers won seven straight Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season championships and six ACC tournament titles in the seven seasons. With Bresky on the coaching staff, Virginia won 62 straight ACC matches and had 19 singles players and nine doubles teams qualify for both the NCAA singles and doubles championships over the past seven seasons.
Bresky helped to lead the Cavaliers to the national semifinals three times, the national quarterfinals three times and one appearance in the round of 16. He had two players at Virginia earn the NCAA singles championship and one team win the national doubles crown, while having 11 student-athletes earn All-America honors.
The 2005 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Bresky was a three-time Mideast Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2004, 2009, 2010) and was the only assistant coach in the nation to be named to an ITA committee when he was placed on the ITA Ethics and Infractions Committee. While at Virginia, the men's tennis program has graduated 100 percent of its student athletes.
During the summer of 2009, Bresky served as the USTA Men's Summer Collegiate Team Coach, providing elite training for the top varsity collegiate players in the country. The program, designed to provide players with exposure to the professional circuit in a team-oriented environment, saw players competing at USTA Pro Circuit events including the US Open.
Bresky's experience also includes a stint as a private tennis coach in Bronxville, N.Y., in 2001 and 2002, highlighted by his mentoring of Stephen Bass, who was ranked as high as 11th in the USTA junior national rankings. Bass would go on to earn a scholarship to Notre Dame and earn All-America honors while playing for the Fighting Irish.
Bresky also spent time as the Assistant Director of Tennis for Tennis Europe, a program designed to train junior tennis teams traveling throughout Europe. He also spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at Indiana State, where he helped to guide the Sycamores to a No. 17 national ranking.
While at Indiana State, Bresky earned a master's degree in business administration. He helped lead the Sycamores to their first Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships in school history, while posting a 50-8 overall record. The men's tennis team had the top overall grade point average among men's team sports at Indiana State.
Bresky earned his bachelor's degree in business with a major in accounting from Western Illinois in 1998. He played four years of tennis for the Leathernecks, earning Mid-Continent Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 1994 and garnering league player of the year accolades in each of the next three seasons. He led WIU to the program's first Mid-Continent Conference championship in 1995 and successfully defended the team title the following year. Bresky was a two-time ITA Scholastic All-American in 1996 and 1997 and was a three-year team captain.
Program
This year we are offering five weeks of Overnight and Day (9:00am-4:00pm) camp for kids ages 8-18 of all skill levels. Lunch is not included for Day Campers, but can be purchased on campus. We are also offering a 10&Under/QuickStart Half Day camp for kids ages 5-10 on Mon-Thurs from 9:00am-12:00 noon.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week.
QuickStart / 10 and Under Tennis:
Half Day Campers will have the option to participate in the "QuickStart" or "10 and Under" program for those kids ages 5-10 who are just learning the sport. We provide a positive introduction to tennis fundamentals and low key match play situations for younger campers. 10 and Under Tennis is tennis sized right for kids. Designed around the same concepts as other youth sports such as soccer and baseball, 10 and Under Tennis is played with slower-moving/lower-bouncing balls and shorter, lighter racquets on smaller courts. Balls are low-compression so they are easier to hit, allowing kids to get to the ball and develop optimal swing patterns. Racquets are sized to smaller hands for better grip and control. Courts are smaller and easier to cover so that kids can focus on developing tactical and technical skills—with more success and less frustration. Full-sized courts can be reconfigured to accommodate up to six 36’ courts—so instead of waiting in line, kids can spend their time playing, learning and having fun.
Check-in and Check-out times
Check In: Overnight Campers 1:00-2:30pm on Sunday at the dorms.
Day Campers 2:30pm on Sunday at the tennis courts. (Day Campers will depart that afternoon at 5:00pm)
Half Day/10&Under: 8:45am on Monday at the tennis courts.
Check-out: Half Day Campers: 12:00 noon on Thursday at the courts
Overnight and Day Campers; 4:00 on Thursday after graduation.
* There will be a Graduation for Overnight and Day Campers at 3:30pm on Thursday at the courts. Parents are invited to attend!
Day Program Schedule
• Day and Half Day Campers should be dropped off every day (except check-in on Sunday) by 9:00am at the tennis courts.
• Pick up time will be 4:00pm each dday for Day campers (except for check-in day) and 12:00 noon for Half Day campers.
• Lunch is not included for Day campers but can be purchased on the campus each day. Otherwise, campers can bring their own lunch. Half Day campers leave before lunch.
• A more complete schedule will be given to you upon check-in.
Dorms
Campers stay 2 per room in the campus dorms and are assigned by age and roommate requests. No triples are available.
Evening Activities
Evening camp activities may include pizza night, movie night, bowling night, miniature golfing and shopping.
Weekend Stayovers: Weekend stayovers are not available at this location.
Designated Airport: Greensboro
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 Greensboro, NC Airport (GSO) and take Fly PITI (877-796-5466) shuttle form 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
- 8:00am Wake-up/breakfast
- 9:00am-Noon Morning Tennis Session (drills and instruction)
- Noon-1:00pm Lunch
- 1:30pm-4:00pm Afternoon Tennis Session – match play and conditioning
- 5:30pm Dinner/free time
- 7:00pm Evening activity
- 10:00pm Lights Out
Past Camper
Cool Coaches!
My coaches were all very nice and helped me with my footwork and swings. I made a lot of friends too and hope to go back for 2 weeks next summer.
Past Camper
Excellent coaching!
The Wake Forest coaches are excellent at instruction as well as "camp counselors". My friends and I will be back next year.
Past Camper
Great facilities and staff!
Wake Forest has great indoor and outdoor courts and great instructors.
Past Camper
Fun match play!
love the cafeteria-- match play was super fun!
























Parent of Camper
Balancing Work and Fun
The camp was well run and challenged the kids, but let them have fun at the same time. Overall I am very pleased with my child's experience there.