SOUTH ST PAUL TENNIS

Beginner Youth tennis Camps

Our youth tennis camps introduce kids to the sport of tennis. We make tennis easy to learn by using shorter courts for our youth program, lower/slower bouncing balls (red, orange, or green depending on age), and shorter nets for the youngest kids. 

Camps are coached by current or former high school tennis players and the program is overseen by the SSP Varsity Tennis Coaches. 

Our Youth Camps are for kids entering Kindergarten through 7th grade. Please note that more experienced middle school players can play in our middle school summer program.

Only those who register and pay for youth camp by May 20th will be guaranteed a t-shirt.


Camp I: June 10-15 M-Th+ *F

11:15 am - $60**

Entering K-3rd grades - 45 min

Entering 4th-7th graders - 1 hour

Note: Youth Camp I dates are before the SSP Summer School program begins.


Camp II: July 21-25 S-W + *Th

6:30 pm- $60**

Entering K-3rd grades - 45 min

Entering 4th-7th graders - 1 hour  


See information below for what racket size your child should bring to tennis.


*Both camps are 4-day camps plus a make-up day or game day on day 5.

**Register player for camps I & II and save $20

middle School Summer program

This program is specifically designed for students entering grades 5-7, who have played in our youth camps or have some tennis experience.  This training will be held on Sunday & Wednesday evenings and will focus on stroke development, live ball drills and shortened match play.  This group will be run by the Varsity & JV Girls Tennis coaches, Rebecca Spreigl and Dave Sonday. 

Sundays & Wednesdays:  5:00-6:30 p.m.

6/9-7/31** - $150

**There will be no programming the week of 6/30-7/4

JV/Varsity Summer program

This summer we welcome back Koua Yang to lead our summer program for JV/Varsity players entering grades 7-12. Koua is a a PTR and USPTA certified coach with 25 years of high school coaching experience. This training will include a weekly semi-private lesson with Koua, whole-group drills and  match play. An evaluation night will be held on Sunday May 19th to determine small group placement.


**There will be no programming the week of 6/30-7/4

^Match play for the JV & V Group may be played at other local high schools.

Welcome to SSP Tennis! Our mission is to support and grow the game of tennis in South St. Paul.

We provide opportunities for kids to learn the sport of tennis in an inexpensive and fun way.  We use smaller courts and rackets, low-bouncing balls, shorter nets, and simplified scoring for kids age 5-10 to help them start playing tennis quickly. We are part of the Net Generation program supported by the United States Tennis Association (USTA).

SSP Tennis also provides summer programming for middle school and high school youth to support our girls and boys high school tennis teams. 


Questions?  Email southstpaultennis@gmail.com.

Players should wear tennis shoes and bring water and a racket to match their age/height to their tennis program. Around age 12, they can use an adult (27" racket).


Age               Height                 Racket Size

4-5 years 40-44 inches 21 inches

6-8 years 45-49 inches 23 inches

9-10 years 50-55 inches 25 inches

10-12 years 55 inches+    26 inches

12 & older                 Adult Racket (27 inch)


Program location: 

Roosevelt Tennis Courts: 505 5th Ave S, South St. Paul


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