Photo Gallery: Tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park

Published 3:46 pm Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Madison Barnette hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jayden Murrah watches the ball come toward him during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Julia Tuminello, left, gives instructions to Olivia Jones before a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Hayes Eldridge celebrates after bouncing a tennis ball into the center bucket during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jacob Tennison hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Karin Hendricks runs past several buckets of tennis balls during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Julia Tuminello, left, high-fives Olivia Jones after a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ella Kate Mann hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's spring break tennis camp Tuesday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

More than a dozen young tennis players came to the Halls Ferry Park courts on Tuesday morning for the City of Vicksburg’s annual spring break tennis camp.

The camp runs each morning this week, from 8 a.m. to noon, and offers instruction from the city’s director of tennis Rick Shields and other local players. There is a $50 fee to participate.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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