John Isner Tennis Camp

JOHN ISNER

S I N N TE P M A C

July 17 - 21, 2011 Rome, Georgia

MEET JOHN ISNER John began playing tennis at age nine at the Carolina Tennis Academy. John played tennis for four years at the University of Georgia, earned AllAmerican honors each season from 2004-2007, and is the school’s all-time leader in singles and doubles wins. In May 2007, after leading his beloved school to an NCAA team title, he reached the singles final and captured the doubles title in front of his home crowd in Athens.

John began playing professional events in 2007. After competing in only a few tournaments, the towering American’s breakthrough came later that summer, when he reached the finals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC. While en route to his first ATP final, he posted a record five straight wins in a third set tiebreak.

Thanks to his incredible week in Washington, his ranking rose to #193 John Isner and Serena Williams in the world after just six weeks as a pro.

Since 2007, John has been recognized as one of the future stars of American tennis. John has caught the attention from many due to being the only player in the top 150 to attend college for 4 years, having one of the hardest serves, being the second tallest player on tour (6’9”), and his fast rise to a ATP top 20 ranking. Additionally, John holds the record for the longest match ever played in tennis history. His heroic battle at Wimbledon against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes, and ended with John’s 70-68 victory in the fifth set.

Born: April 26, 1985 in Greensboro, NC, USA Residence: Tampa, FL, USA Plays: Right-handed Height: 6’9” (206 cm) Weight: 245 lbs (111kg) Status: Pro (2007) Clothing: Nike Racket: Prince Surface: Hard court

OBJECTIVE NCAA Quality Training

The coaching staff will provide campers the same championship instruction that the UGA Men’s Tennis team and John Isner have received. All levels of players are invited and our objective is that campers will learn valuable life lessons of a good attitude, enthusiasm, and hard work within a fun environment.

For the beginner, basic fundamentals and stroke production will be emphasized. For the intermediate players, reďŹ nement of the fundamentals -- footwork, strokes and strategy -- will be stressed. The advanced players will be trained at the same intensity level that we train our Bulldog college players. Along with match play and conditioning, the emphasis is concentrated in challenging the campers regardless of their level of play.

COACHING UGA Coach Will Glenn

John Isner and Coach Will Glenn have teamed up again for the second annual John Isner Tennis Camp! Coach Will Glenn has been at the University of Georgia as a coach since 2005 and as a player since 1998. He has spent the past 12 years helping the program win National Championships as both a player and coach. In 2008 he was named Associate Head Coach alongside Manuel Diaz after winning back to back NCAA National Championships. Will helped to coach John Isner during his time at UGA and then on the pro tour in 2009 where he traveled with John to Australia and New Zealand before returning to coach for the Dawgs in the Spring. He and John are very excited about bringing the John Isner Bulldog Tennis Camp to Rome and hope to make it one of the top camps in the country for high level junior players.

Achievements: - UGA team reached NCAA Finals - ITA Team Indoor National Championship - Team won SEC Regular Season and Tournament Championships - Three players earned All-American Honors - Six players have earned All-SEC Honors - John Isner named SEC Player of the Year

SCHEDULE 7:15 am 9-12 noon 12 noon 12:45-1:40 pm 2-5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:40 – 6:40 pm 7-8:30 pm 8:30 pm 10:30 pm

Daily Schedule

Wake up/Breakfast Instruction/Drills/Conditioning Lunch (included in camp fees) Rest time in dorms Tennis Instruction Dinner (included in camp fees) Rest time at dorm Tennis or special event (softball game/movie/gameroom) Free time in dorm Lights out

Activities

In addition to instruction, court drills and match play, campers will receive daily lectures on fitness and conditioning, nutrition, mental preparation and composure, rules of the game, strategy, and sportsmanship. Also, evening camp activities like movie night, game night, camp singles tournament, camp doubles tournament and Red versus Black dual match.

Also included is a potential bus trip to the Atlanta ATP tournament to watch John compete and tickets into the event for each camper. Trip to Atlanta for each camper to watch John’s match is contingent on John playing his first round on Wednesday July 20. If John plays his first round on Thursday or after, then no trip will take place and training will resume as planned at the Berry College Tennis courts.

Parents and friends are invited to our closing ceremonies.

Campers will receive a certificate and tournament winners get awards during the closing ceremonies, which will be held Thursday at 11am at the Berry College Varsity Tennis courts.

If parent will not be picking up their child, then we will need written permission for someone else to pick up the child.

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FACILITIES Room & Board: Berry College

Berry College is the world’s largest college campus with over 28,000 acres. The sprawling mountain campus offers plenty of options for recreation with hundreds of miles of trails. Campers will be hosted at Centennial Hall in apartments with private bedrooms. Dining facilities are adjacent to the dormitories and will provide healthy, wellbalanced meals. The camp will be strictly monitored and the building has security card-access to open each door.

Training Courts: Berry College

Located next to Richards Gym, Richards Tennis Courts features 10 outdoor courts, four of which are lighted. The Vikings and Lady Vikings have regularly hosted conference and regional tournaments at Richards Tennis Courts. These courts will be used from Monday to Thursday.

Training Courts: Coosa County Club

Coosa Country Club has proudly served its members, their guests and the community for over 100 years. The Club features a stately southern traditional clubhouse, a beautiful championship golf course that winds along the Coosa River, a full-service tennis facility with its own tennis pro shop and observation deck overlooking the eleven courts (6 clay and 5 hard), an Olympic sized pool complex, exceptional dining and banquet facilities and all the ďŹ ne amenities you would expect from a century old club combined with unmatched southern hospitality and service.

COST Overnight (includes all room & board): $795 NEW, LOWER Day Rate: $595 Tuition includes room and board, all instruction, accident insurance, tournament matches, lectures, Red versus Black dual meet, camp t-shirt and certificate.

Players should bring tennis racquet, water bottle and jump rope daily. You must also bring your own linens for the beds.

REGISTRATION All registration is online at: www.registermefast.com/camps/isner When you register online, there is no processing fee and you secure your spot in the selected camp instantly.

All required camp forms are included with your reciept. Please mail in these forms by June 1, 2011 and bring a copy of receipt/forms to check in the first day. You also receive an immediate email confirmation containing all pertinent information should they be misplaced. For participates only providing the down-payment at registration, the amount in full must be paid by July 1.

Contact Will Glenn, camp director for more information: wglenn@sports.uga.edu or 706.248.1075