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DISHER CAMPS AT EMORY WITH COACH BRIDGET DISHER

Director Bridget (Harding) Disher

 
Bridget (Harding) Disher is the director and owner of Disher Camps, LLC which offers summer camp instruction for local youth. Emory Total Tennis Camp, previously run by Coach Amy Bryant, opened its doors over 15 years ago. Following Coach Bryant's retirement in 2022, the camp changed ownership in summer 2023 but still holds true to the quality and value that our campers have come to know and love! Bridget has been a part of the Emory Total Tennis Staff for nearly ten years, serving in a variety of roles from counselor to administrator, to most recently being Associate Director in 2022. Sessions average 150 children per week, 10% of whom are on scholarship. 

After a stellar playing career from 2014-18, Bridget Disher joined the coaching ranks and has been a member of the Emory University Women’s Tennis coaching staff since the 2018-19 season. She was elevated to assistant coach in June 2021 prior to becoming Interim Head Coach in August 2022. On January 31, 2023, Disher was offically named the head coach of the women's tennis program.

In her first season as head coach, Disher led the Eagles on a run to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III National Championship in May. The team finished with a 14-7 record in the spring including wins against then-ranked No. 8 Tufts and No. 10 ranked Sewanee. Disher's squad made it to the finals of the UAA Championships to face the Chicago Maroons for the sixth season in a row. Three student-athletes were selected to participate in the NCAA Division III Individual Championships and also earned ITA All-America honors. Disher mentored six players to All-UAA aclaim including Stephanie Shulman who also earned regional and national recognition as the ITA Most Improved Senior. 

As a four-year member of the program, Harding was a three-time All-American in both singles and doubles, finishing her career as Emory’s all-time leader with 113 doubles victories while ranking third with 106 singles wins, just one of three players in program history to post 100 or more triumphs in both categories.  She recorded 24 or more singles victories in each of her four campaigns (played in the #1 spot her final three seasons) including her senior season mark of 25-10.  Named by the University Athletic Association as Player of the Year in her final two campaigns, Harding was also tabbed as the ITA 2017-18 Atlantic South Region Senior Player of the Year.  In 2017-18, she, along with Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico, established a school seasonal mark with 34 doubles wins en route to advancing to the semifinal round at the NCAA D-III Championships.  As a junior, Harding became just the third player in Emory women’s tennis history to record 30 or more wins in both singles and doubles competition in a single season, posting a career-high 30 singles victories (30-11) while racking up 31 doubles wins (31-10). She was a NCAA D-III Championships participant in both singles and doubles her final three years, reaching the NCAA semifinals in doubles as a junior and senior and the NCAA Semifinals in singles once as a junior. Harding added a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient to her resume in July of 2018 and was a three-time UAA All-Academic Team selection, three-time UAA President’s Council Scholar Athlete and named to the Emory Class of 2018 100 Senior Honorary.

During her stint in the program, Emory compiled a dual record of 87-21, won the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championship, brought home three national runner-up finishes and claimed four UAA titles.

Associate Director Kevin Ye



We are happy to bring on Kevin Ye as our Associate Director for Emory Total Tennis Camp. Coach Kevin has a wealth of experience training youth and top junior players, as he served as the Head Professional of Junior Development at ACE Academy in Norcross, GA. Most recently, Kevin Ye was elevated to Assistant Coach in August 2022 after being a volunteer assistant since the 2017-18 season. Since joining the Eagles, Ye has helped the team win the NCAA Championship in 2021, two UAA titles as well as the 2018 National Indoor Team Championship.

In his first season as assistant coach, Ye helped lead the Eagles to the semifinals of the NCAA Division III National Championship. The team finished with a 14-7 record in the spring including wins against then-ranked No. 8 Tufts and No. 10 ranked Sewanee. The Eagles made it to the finals of the UAA Championships to face the Chicago Maroons for the sixth season in a row. He helped three student athletes compete in the NCAA Division III Individual Championships and those athletes went on to earn ITA All-America honors. Ye also helped mentor six players to All-UAA recognition including Stephanie Shulman who also earned regional and national acclaim as the ITA Most Improved Senior. Alongside Shulman, Ye also took home regional and national recognition as the ITA Assistant Coach of the Year.

Ye played for Kenyon College, a NCAA Division III program in Gambier, OH. He helped lead the team to reach the finals of the NCAA Division III National Championship in 2012, while the following year in 2013, helped lead the team to the NCAA Division III National Indoor Championship. Kevin holds the 2nd all time most doubles wins in a single season (26), 6th all time best career doubles record, and 8th all time career doubles win (70) in school history. 

Our Counselors

Staff members include tennis professionals, college players and high school players.  We also have recent camp alumni assist as junior counselors.  Our staff exhibits the highest level of professionalism and energy throughout every day!  If you are interested in joining our staff, please email us or apply HERE! We offer competitive compensation.