Rhodes College Tennis Skills Camp

Coaching Staff

Tyler Cempre
Head Men's Tennis Coach

Tyler just finished his tenth-year coaching tennis at Rhodes, and his eighth year as the head men’s tennis coach. Tyler has a wealth of tennis camp experience, working camps for over 20 years, and brings plethora of drills and games to help players of all ages improve, while also having fun.

Tyler is a graduate of Denison University, where he earned two Bachelor of Arts in education and psychology. While at Denison, Tyler was a four-year member of the Big Red tennis team where he started in singles and doubles every season, and qualified for the Division III National Championships in doubles. After graduating Tyler received his teaching certification in PreK through 3rd grade and taught 2nd grade before beginning his full-time coaching job at Rhodes.

Philippe Lauture
Assistant Men's/Women's Tennis Coach

Philippe just finished his first year as Rhodes’ Assistant Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach. Philippe returned to Rhodes after working at the University Club as an Assistant Tennis Professional and Head of Junior Tennis. Philippe has worked tennis camps in North Carolina and Tennessee, and has been working tennis camps for 7 years.

Philippe is a graduate of Rhodes College where he earned a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience. While at Rhodes Philippe was a standout player for the Lynx earning First Team All-SAA honors, multiple All-SAA Honorable Mentions, and finishing Top-10 in: Career Wins, Career Singles Wins, and Career Doubles Wins