A Safe and Caring Atmosphere

We take great pride in the commitment and safe care given each child who attends our camp. Adult supervision is provided on and off the courts. Our camp environment cultivates and nurtures each camper's confidence. The warm and loving atmosphere creates memories of tennis, fun and friends that last a lifetime.

Family Owned and Operated (Established 1970)

Steve Proulx and Susan Reeder, a husband and wife team, are the Owners and Directors of the Carmel Valley Tennis Camp.

STEVE: Co Owner and Director of CVTC since 1992 • Nationally Ranked Senior Player • Tennis Director at CVTC from 1984-90 • 2000 Northern California USPTA High School Coach of the past 25 years • Central Coast Section Honor Coach for 1995 • NorCal USPTA High School Coach of the Year for 1993 and 1994 • Biology Teacher and Chairman of the Science Department at Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California 1975-96 • Boys Tennis Coach from 1975-96, 99-00, consecutive league championships from 1981-2000 • Girls Tennis Coach from 1978-80, 85-92, consecutive league championships from 1988-92 • Played tennis for the University of California at Berkeley • Quarterfinalist in NCAA doubles championships.

SUSAN: Co Owner and Director of CVTC since 1992 • Sales and Marketing and Camp Director for CVTC from 1988-92 • Tennis Director for Harbor Bay Club 1984-88 • Manager of Sleepy Hollow Tennis Club 1982-84 • Coach of Eastern Michigan women's team 1978-80 • Teaching pro in Ann Arbor, Michigan 1977-80 • Graduate of Ohio State University, B.A. in Russian Studies • Ranked junior player.

Assistant Director

Aimee Reeder - past camper, tennis counselor, Head Counselor; Masters in Diplomacy; teaches History at St. Stephen’s School in Rome, Italy; experience as Dean of Students, Faculty Advisor to Student Council, Community Service Program, Model UN; resides in Rome, Italy with her husband Beniamino Milioto and their daughter Josephine.

 

Some of our Staff

Our staff is composed of college aged counselors, some of whom have been campers at CVTC in the past. Our tennis counselors are playing college tennis and bring a wealth of tennis experience to the camp. Tennis has provided them with great memories and they want to give back to the game and help you improve your game, whether you are beginning the sport or working towards improving a ranking. In addition, we have a Camp Nurse who oversees the health center.

Staff Listing 2010

Counselors

Assistant Director - Pavla Mesterova - 3rd summer; graduate of Loyola Marymount University; played #1 singles and doubles, WCC player of the year, WCC All-Academic Team; Master’s Degree from Kennesaw State University, Assistant Women’s tennis coach at KSU; hometown Prague, Czech Republic

Head Counselor - Leif Durley - past camper, 3rd summer on staff; senior at University of Redlands, playing on the nationally ranked Division 3 team; History major; hometown Fresno, California

Head Counselor - Katharine Dicconson - past camper, 2nd summer on staff; junior at Davidson College; History major, Spanish minor; recruited to play on Division 1 team; Stevenson high school #1 and MVP all four years; nationally ranked junior; hometown Pacific Grove, California

Head Counselor - Scott McCormick - 2nd summer; senior at Brevard College; plays #1 singles & doubles; March Student-Athlete of the month; 1st team All-Conference; Business and Finance major; hometown Adelaide, Australia

Lexie Zoucha - 3rd summer; graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University; #1 singles & doubles; All-GPAC as freshman and sophomore, junior; Computer Science/Spanish degrees; hometown Fremont, Nebraska

Joe Nora - 2nd summer; junior at Creighton University, playing on the Division 1 team; Marketing and Finance major; hometown Waterloo, Iowa

Cameron Chatman - 1st summer; junior at North Carolina Central University playing #2 singles on the Division 1 team; April Student-Athlete of the Month; Criminal Justice major; hometown Greensboro, North Carolina

Abby Day - 1st summer; sophomore at Bellarmine University playing #4 singles and #3 doubles on the Division 2 team; Exercise Science major; hometown Dallas, Texas

Brandon Gallegos - 1st summer; sophomore at Niagra University, playing on the Division 1 team; Finance major; Aptos High #1 player, ranked in top 5 in Northern California in boys 18s; hometown Aptos, California

Robert Menzies - 1st summer; second year student at Auckland University; under 16 & 18 Auckland & North Harbour, New Zealand singles & doubles champion; hometown Auckland, New Zealand

Elliot Pegg - 1st summer; second year student at Oxford Brookes University; playing on the top Division team; hometown Ringwood, United Kingdom

Stephani Synn - 1st summer; junior at Davidson College, playing #3 singles on the Division 1 team; History major; hometown Conover, North Carolina

Ayano Tanaka - 1st summer; senior at Kennesaw State University, playing on the Division 1 team; hometown Chiba, Japan

Damien Lombardo - past camper, 3rd summer on staff; junior at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Business major; hometown Hillsborough, California

Andrew Call - past camper, 1st summer on staff; sophomore at USC; English major; Real Estate development minor; hometown Carmel, California

Kitchen Staff

Mary Wycherley - 1st summer; second year student at the University of Manchester, studying law; hometown Manchester, United Kingdom

Kristina Nosova - 1st summer; third year student at Kuban State University; Arts and Humanities major; hometown Krasnodar, Russia

Lena Derevyanko - 1st summer; fourth year student at Zaporizhzhia National Technical University; Humanities major; hometown  Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine

Nurse

Gail Quinnan - 18th summer overseeing all the campers and staff at CVTC

Leslie Trapin - 1st summer at CVTC

Registration and Billing

Yaqueline Resendiz - 10th summer at CVTC; graduate of Monterey Peninsula College; check in day registration and office billings; bookkeeper; hometown Carmel Valley, California