My husband and I traveled to Hilton Head, SC to attend tennis camp at Van Der Meer Tennis Center for 5 days. We loved the entire experience. We got to work with 4 or 5 different pros. They were all fun, personable and professional. They videotaped us and worked with us to point out our [...]
People come to Van Der Meer from all over the world. I feel lucky to live a short distance away and take advantage of their stroke of the day. The instructors are knowledgeable, fun and can zero in on little techniques to make your game better. Hilton Head Island, SC
I never come to Hilton Head without doing drills at Van Der Meer in the mornings. Plenty of clay courts, hard courts, and if it rains, indoor courts. Has a pro shop, gift shop, buy a new outfit, get your strings replaced. A round robin is played every day. Lotsa fun !! Douglasville, GA
If you enjoy playing tennis no matter your level, the Van Der Meer Tennis Center is the place for you. They have professional lessons, private and semi-private, by tour professionals and resident professionals and staff. They have stroke of the day drills, intermediate and advanced drills. They must have 20 or more tennis courts, most [...]
My tennis group was staying at a hotel that only had clay courts. We played 3 mornings on the hard courts at Van Der Meer. Desk staff was very pleasant. Courts were great. There are 4 hard courts and numerous clay courts. Clinics are offered, however we did not participate. Ice cold water is provided [...]
We traveled from NY for the Van De Meer adult weekend tennis program. The pro to player ratio was 1:3. They worked on all our strokes with us, recorded us and then Louie, Phil or Devon worked with us on how to improve. Louie, who ran the program, has an incredible memory and can identify [...]
Van Der Meer has perfectly conditioned clay courts each morning. They have a full service pro shop on the premises and offer 24 hour restringing. The pro shop also has some lines of tennis apparel, mostly Fila. They carry the Head brand racquet exclusively. At the pro shop you can sign up for lessons or [...]
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We're back! Our popular Sweet Briar, Virginia Adult Summer Clinics are returning in June. Our elite coaching staff of ATP, WTA, ITF and Davis Cup Pros will cover stroke production, supervised matchplay, competitive drilling and tactical sessions. While staying on campus is not required, most Sweet Briar camp participants enjoy the nostalgia of "going back [...]
The Van Der Meer Tennis Academy is happy to welcome Etienne Dumas to our talented staff of teaching pros. He is a trilingual, International, World Class, Professional Tennis Coach/Instructor. Pros ET has worked alongside include Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Mary Pierce, Vania King, Pat Cash and Nenad Zimonjic. For more information on Etienne [...]