commitment to excellence
World-class training with character-focused coaching.
Founded on
Tradition
The Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy offers year-round full-time and part-time training, as well as à la carte coaching services for junior and professional tennis players. Dr. Mark Kovacs oversees our strength and conditioning programming, ensuring, ensuring the latest methods in sports science are used to push our players harder and reduce risk of injury. Players who train with Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy benefit from the coaching advice from our world-class team and the intense environment our full-time group provides.
Our full-time group is comprised of 20 players who live on Kiawah Island or commute daily from Charleston, in addition to 4-5 part-time players on average joining us each week. With a staff of 10 coaches, our 22-court facility is located adjacent to the beach. Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy also maintains agreements with several professional players and their teams who join us regularly for training. This provides our players access to train with these teams and for our younger players to see what this level of training is really like.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort also offers a Forbes Five-Star rated hotel, five championship golf courses and various other recreation activities and amenities, making this one of the most comprehensive tennis academy destinations in the world.
A Holistic
Curriculum
World-class tennis training is just the start of the Barth-Hawtin Tennis Academy experience. Students also receive daily character-focused lessons with monthly themes on leadership, entrepreneurship and mindfulness.
More Than
Tennis
Full-time and part-time athletes begin their week with goal setting, ensuring individual development within a group training environment. Our curriculum is designed to develop all aspects of each player’s game, with our world-class staff guiding the athletes on their direction and goals daily.
