Photo Gallery: City of Vicksburg tennis camp

Published 4:00 am Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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Alana Shelton works on her serve at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Nearly 50 children are attending the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp this month at Halls Ferry Park. The camp will continue Monday through Thursday morning, from 8 to 11 a.m., through June 26. (Submitted to The Vicksburg Post)

Hayes Morgan works on a drill at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Mary Hannah Amborn hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Graeson Varner and Will Busby watch the action at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jos Hendrix takes a swing at the ball at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Neveah Grissom works on a drill at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Sawyer Sharp hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Allie Weeks hits the ball during a drill at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

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

Ada Corley Woodson gathers up loose balls and puts them in a bucket at the City of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp Monday at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

The City of Vicksburg is holding its annual summer youth tennis camp during the month of June, and nearly 50 children ages 6-14 have attended this year’s camp.

Camp sessions are held Monday through Thursday, from 8 to 11 a.m. each week at Halls Ferry Park until June 26. Sessions focus on fundamentals, drills and games, with top local high school players and City of Vicksburg tennis director Rick Shields offering instruction.

The cost of the camp is $50 for the entire month. Walk-ups are welcome. For more information, call Rick Shields at 601-618-4757.

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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