Another tourism boost for the valley: statewide tennis tournament coming to Roanoke Evan Jones April 6, 2017 1 minute read A statewide tennis tournament is coming to the Roanoke Valley for the first time. Local tennis advocates are happy — and so are the region’s tourism officials. WFIR’s Evan Jones has the story. Click here for the USTA tournament web site Share: Post navigation Previous: The write stuff: authors set to “invade” Roanoke this weekendNext: Garrett weighs in on lack of Obamacare replacement Related Stories Roanoke College and Korean Embassy to unveil new Kim Kyusik Center for Korean Studies Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0 Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball Team declines invite to NIT Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0 Excel Center and Virginia Western to Sign Partnership Agreement Clark Palmer March 13, 2026 0