Photo Gallery: City of Vicksburg Tennis Camp

Published 9:26 am Tuesday, July 16, 2019

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Sydney Sullivan, 11, hits a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

McKenzie Cameron, 10, hits a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Julius Spears, 12, hits a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. The camp is free of charge, runs daily through the end of July, and open to children ages 5-18. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Maggie McLean, 11, hits a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Christan Wood, 9, returns a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Harper Hill, 9, chases down a shot during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

The shadow of Harper Hill, 9, is seen on the ground as she returns a volley during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Addison Bednar, 9, works on returning a volley during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. The tennis camp is free of charge, runs daily through the end of July, and is open to children ages 5-18. For more information about the camp, call Rick Shields at 601-618-4757. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

David Cameron, 8, works on returning a volley during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. The tennis camp is free of charge, runs daily through the end of July, and is open to children ages 5-18. For more information about the camp, call Rick Shields at 601-618-4757. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

David Cameron, 8, works on returning a volley during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Lyla McMillin, 5, works on returning a volley during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp Friday at the Halls Ferry Park Tennis Facility. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

The City of Vicksburg hosts a free daily youth tennis camp at the Halls Ferry Park. The camp is for children ages 5-18, and runs from 8 to 10 a.m. each weekday through the end of July. A team tennis session follows from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
There is no charge for either camp. For more information, call Rick Shields at 601-618-4757.

About Courtland Wells

Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.

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