Racquet Sports Academies, Clinics + Lesson

Play hard. Win easy.
Whether you are an advanced beginner, intermediate or advanced player, The Wintergreen Tennis Academy has programs specially tailored to improve your game.

All academies include free outdoor court time, discounted indoor court time, 15% discount in the pro shop, free use of our demo racquets and an academy souvenir. The Wintergreen Tennis Academy approach to instruction is built upon:

  • Knowing every player has a unique game
  • Knowing every player learns differently
  • Knowing every player has their own goals
  • Knowing hard work and discipline are required for success

Academy Discounts – Wintergreen offers our new and returning Academy participants various discounts. Discounts cannot be combined.

  • Academy participants will receive a 20% discount on the Daily Lodging Rate (excluding holidays). Call 800-266-2444.
  • Club members receive a 20% discount and their accompanied guests are eligible for a 10% discount
  • All past Academy participants receive a 10% discount
  • Bring 11 friends and the 12th person is free

For registration or more information on any of our programs, please call 434-325-8345.

Weekend Stroke + Strategy Academy

This comprehensive program emphasizes simplicity, strategy, court positioning, footwork, and mental toughness with a low student to teacher ratio. All levels will benefit from this program which includes: video analysis if requested, snacks, academy souvenir, merchandise discount, unlimited outdoor court time, and unlimited use of the ball machine. Bring your own group and customize the academy to your needs! Great for USTA teams.

  • $369 per person (weekends, 8 hours group instruction), 15% pro shop discount, and Academy souvenir.

For registration or more information, please call 434-325-8345.

Tennis - Drop-in Doubles (Devils Knob)

Devils Knob Raquet Sports Drop-In Tennis Doubles features match-ups that are friendly and informal, but tend to be competitive. Participants should have playing skills that are at the intermediate level to be able to effectively play.  Balls are provided and play is supervised.  We have limited courts in the winter, so players are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday mornings, 2p – 4p
$10 per player
Level 3.0+ (Adult)

 

Tennis - Tennis and Tunes

The 60-minute Tennis and Tunes clinic drills are set to music, similar to cardio tennis.  This heart pumping, high energy activity is designed for beginner and advanced players.  These drills promote improved stroke production, speed and agility, while keeping your heart rate at an elevated but comfortable level.

Saturday, 9:30a – 11a
$27 Wintergreen Club Members; $34 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen Resort
Level 3.5+ (Adult)

Pickleball - Pickleball 101

Our one-hour beginner Pickleball clinic is for those players who have never played or have limited playing experience.  Players will work on basic skills of the game.  Time is spent on movement, paddle skills, technique and control.  We will introduce the rules of the game and scoring during this beginner clinic.

Tuesday, 2p – 4p
$27 Wintergreen Club Members; $34 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen Resort
Level Beginner or Limited Experience

Pickleball - Open Play Pickleball Doubles

Unsupervised Open Play is the best way to play pickleball in a “Friendly-competive” format. Open Play is when anyone can join in regardless of skill level. Open Play is for players who already have a basic knowledge of rules and scoring. If you do not know the rules/scoring, register for one of our Pickleball 101 lessons.

Saturday + Sunday, 12p – 2p
$5 Wintergreen Club Member; $10 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen
Balls not provided.

Build Your Own Mid-Week Tennis Academy

It’s your game — you decide. Bring a friend and build your own academy!

  • Minimum 3 participants
  • Minimum 3 hours
  • $37 per person, per hour of instruction
  • 20% off Daily Lodging Rate
  • Monday-Thursday
  • Not available during holiday weeks such as Thanksgiving and Christmas

For registration or more information, please call 434-325-8345.

Summer - Midweek Stroke + Strategy Academy

This comprehensive program emphasizes simplicity, strategy, court positioning, footwork, and mental toughness with a low student to teacher ratio. All levels will benefit from this program which includes: video analysis if requested, snacks, academy souvenir, merchandise discount, unlimited outdoor court time, and unlimited use of the ball machine. Bring your own group and customize the academy to your needs!! Great for USTA teams.

  • $459 per person (midweek, 12 hours group instruction, 1/2 hour private lesson per person, unlimited use of the ball machine, complimentary use of outdoor courts)

For registration or more information, please call 434-325-8345.

Tennis - Shot of the Day

Designed to improve one specific stroke for each lesson, our Shot of the Day clinics emphasize the key elements of each stroke. We will help you improve your accuracy, consistency, and power. An excellent program to improve your game.

Tuesday, 9a-10a
Friday, 1p-2p
$27 Wintergreen Club Members; $34 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen Resort
Level 3.0+ (Adult)

Tennis - Doubles Strategy

Doubles Strategy Clinics expose participants to the basics in doubles play, the subtleties of doubles strategy, positioning, play-action drills, and supervised doubles play.  The drills will include how to handle pressure points through visualization.

Thursday, 10:30a – 12p
Friday, 10:30a – 11:30a
$27 Wintergreen Club Members; $34 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen Resort
Level 3.5+ (Adult)

Pickleball - Doubles Strategy

The Pickleball Doubles Clinic focuses on strategy, technique and point play scenarios.  Topics will include strategy while in the kitchen, dinking, volleys, serving, returning, third shot drop and transitioning from the baseline to the kitchen.

Wednesday 11a – 12p
Thursday, 12p – 1p
$27 Wintergreen Club Members; $34 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen Resort
Level 3.5+ (Adult)

Pickleball - Open Play Doubles

Unsupervised Open Play is the best way to play pickleball in a “Friendly-competive” format. Open Play is when anyone can join in regardless of skill level. Open Play is for players who already have a basic knowledge of rules and scoring. If you do not know the rules/scoring, register for one of our Pickleball 101 lessons.

Wednesday, 2p – 4p
Balls not provided.
$5 Wintergreen Club Member; $10 Guest of Member and Guest of Wintergreen

Junior Tennis + Golf Camp (Stoney Creek)

4 days of fun and learning!

  • Held weekly during the summer, Monday through Thursday
  • Tennis instruction by a USPTA or PTR Professional
  • Golf instruction by a PGA Professional
  • Small Student to Teacher Ratio
  • Learn rules and etiquette
  • Develop eye/hand coordination, fitness, and agility
  • Improve tennis stroke production and court movement through fun games and drills
  • Golf skills instruction covering putting, pitching, and bunker play
  • Schedule:
    • 9-11 Tennis
    • 11-12:30 Pool/Lunch
    • 12:30-2:30   Golf
  • Lunch included

Tuition
All Week: $369-non-member, $TBD-members or Daily: $109

2024 Junior Camps
June 17-20
July 1-4 8-11
August 5-8

Please contact our tennis staff to book your Junior Tennis/Golf Camp at 434-325-8345 or emails us at [email protected]

Wintergreen Junior Tennis Academies (Devils Knob)

The Wintergreen Resort offers two programs Junior Tennis Academies, the All Skills and Ages Program and the Tournament Training Program.  Our goal is to build a strong technical and tactical foundation to grow a player’s game and help provide a pathway for future development, with an emphasis on the proper fundamentals.

Wintergreen Junior Tennis Academy utilizes the proven GreatBase tennis curriculum to help players develop a strong foundation. The GreatBase curriculum was developed by Steve Smith after having studied tennis teaching masters and methodologies for four decades. The Wintergreen staff have a passion for teaching and look forward to assist players taking their game to the next level.

Dates

Junior Tennis Academy #4 – August 7th-10th
Level: All skills and Ages – All Skills program is designed for junior tennis players of any skill level and background, ages 8 – 18. Campers will learn fundamentals, strategy, and drills to improve their game.  

  • $600 per person (Monday 8:30a-4p, Tues-Thurs 9a-4p, Daily Lunch 12p-1p boxed lunch provided)

For registration or more information, please call 434-325-8345 or email [email protected]

World-Ranked Tennis Meets Internationally Recognized Vineyards

You love tennis, you love wine, and you’ll love these Tennis & Wine Camps!

Start the weekend on Friday afternoon with an exclusive tour to local vineyards. The wine tour includes a tour of private cellars and a lunch enhanced with wine pairings. Spend Saturday morning and afternoon training with the Wintergreen staff focusing on strategy, tactics, and learning to win more points! World ranked instruction will feature fast paced drills, low player to pro ratio, and custom-tailored instruction.

Call 434-325-8345 for more information on upcoming camps.

Racquet War Tennis Tournament

The 2023 Racquet War Tennis Tournament Series stops here at Wintergreen Resort for three days of doubles action. Play is set to get underway the morning of Friday, July 28, and run through the afternoon of Sunday, July 30.

The Tournament Series uses the Waterfall format, with every team playing two no-ad, eight-game pro sets on Friday in their respective Draw before being placed in a division based on the result of those two contests. All matches played on Saturday and Sunday will use regular scoring and be the best two-of-three sets with a match tiebreak in lieu of a full third set.

Racquet War was started in 2009 by Oakley Foy and Robin Barringer. Foy developed the Waterfall Bracket format with the players in mind, allowing everyone to play with the partner of their choice regardless of rating.

The event for us with a whole lot of extras including a Thursday night ‘Players Clinic’ run by the Wintergreen Pro’s, a Friday night Pro Exhibition Match and Players Party to name a few!

Make sure to check out the website below for the details of this event and to register. This event has been featured across the country and most of them bring in 100+ players from all over!

Register by clicking here.