FLORENCE, S.C.- Francis Marion University will sponsor two sessions of Tennis Camp ’04 for boys and girls ages 8 to 18.

The camps will be held Monday through Friday, June 14-18 and July 12-16, from 9 a.m. until noon on the newly renovated Kassab Courts on the FMU campus.

Each camp will cost $55 if paid in advance, and $60 on the first day of the camp.  Enrollment is limited.  Each camper will receive a T-shirt. 

FMU men’s and women’s tennis coach Garth Thomson is the camp coordinator and instructor.  A native of Zimbabwe, Thomson is a graduate of Francis Marion and a former two-time All-American during his collegiate playing career.  He has been named the Peach Belt Conference men’s “Coach of the Year” three times in the past six years. The 12th-year coach has led the FMU men to a 173-87 record and nine NCAA Division II national tournament appearances, including trips to the “Sweet Sixteen” in 1998, 1999, and 2001.  He has guided the Patriot women to a 128-112 mark and five national tournament berths.

For more details or to request a registration form, contact Thomson at 843-661-1185.

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