Photo Gallery: City of Vicksburg tennis camp
Published 8:00 am Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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Jayda Robinson, left, hits a ball while instructor Julia Tuminello looks on at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Abram Rice hits a shot at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 10 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Cecilia Feibleman carries a bucket of tennis balls between drills at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Abram Rice stacks a pile of loose tennis balls at the end of a drill during the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Abram Rice carries a pile of tennis balls back to their basket during the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Dylan Parris hits a shot at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Julia Tuminello warms up by bouncing a ball on her racket at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Julia Tuminello, left, gives some pointers to Jayda Robinson at the city of Vicksburg's youth tennis camp. The camp runs each weekday, from 8 to 11 a.m., at the Halls Ferry Park courts. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)
Throughout the summer, the city of Vicksburg has hosted its annual youth tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. Nearly two dozen children ages 5-18 have turned out each weekday for the free camp, which will continue through the end of July.
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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