Another tourism boost for the valley: statewide tennis tournament coming to Roanoke Evan Jones April 6, 2017 1 min 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 1 min read Bedford County Sheriff’s Office prepares for record-breaking Toys for Kids drive delivery Web Staff December 12, 2025 0 1 min read The Blood Connection has its brick-and-mortar home Gene Marrano December 10, 2025 0 1 min read Center in the Square is turning 42 Denise Membreno December 10, 2025 0