Train with the best! Smith Stearns Tennis Academy, located in the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, prides itself on a world-class coaching staff, family-style atmosphere and junior tennis programs tailored to our student’s individual needs.
300+ COLLEGE PLACEMENTS
1,000+ CHAMPIONS
$50M+ IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Improve your skills, prepare for tournaments and get into college.
The Smith Stearns Tennis Academy approach speaks for itself, as we have developed numerous state, sectional, national, and international tennis champions over the years. In addition, Smith Stearns has one of the strongest college placement programs in the country.
Below are just a few of the colleges our tennis students have committed to in the last several years:
Thank you for 20 years!
Smith Stearns Tennis Academy is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Since our beginnings in 2002, Smith Stearns has trained over 2,000 juniors tennis players, including hundreds of state, sectional, national, and international champions.
In addition, Smith Stearns has placed its student athletes in more than 300 college programs, garnering more than 1,000 tournament victories, and earning more than $15 million in college scholarships.
Congratulations to all the Smith Stearns athletes who competed in the L6 Van Der Meer tournament this weekend! Result below:
Lacy Hancock placed 1st in girls 18s singles
Molly Hancock placed 1st in girls 14s singles
Georgie Bateman placed 1st in girls 12s singles
John Bottleson placed 3rd in boys 16s singles
Congratulations to our seniors that signed today! Looking forward to watching them all thrive in their collegiate careers!
Charlie Schweppe - Sewanee the University of the South
A.W. Myatt - Virginia Tech
Casey Knipe - Muhlenberg College
Congratulations
Yay!!! Congrats!
Congrats to these stellar athletes who competed at the L3 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans this weekend!! Katy Hancock placed 3rd in 16s girls singles and Gordan Gallagher placed 3rd in 18s boys singles!
Go Gordon !!! Congratulations 🎉🎈
Yeah! Congrats
GG again!!
Congrats to Jake Wilkins who was a semi finalist in the boys 12s last weekend at the L5 Van Der Meer tournament!
Congrats to John Bottleson who was the consolation winner of the boys 14s singles at the L5 Van Der Meer tournament last weekend! John also won the sportsmanship award!
Please tell Billy and BJ Stearns that I said hi! Billy was my coach- and BJ was a good friend- during my junior tennis days. Hope they are doing well!
Congratulations JT. I’m inpressed
Way to go Ty!
The Smith Stearns Tennis Academy, one of the nation’s top tennis academies, is located in the Sea Pines Resort on world-famous Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Smith Stearns utilizes the Sea Pines Racquet Club’s championship-level clay courts and hard courts, which give our tennis students a balance between training environments.
As one of the best junior tennis academies, Smith Stearns has a strong focus on individual junior tennis player development, taking a personal approach to meeting each player’s training and fitness needs, while at the same time helping students achieve a well-rounded lifestyle so they are better prepared and poised for success in all areas of life.
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