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 1 minute read Appalachian Power is gearing up for winter storm; wants customers to support power outages Gene Marrano January 23, 2026 0 1 minute read Roanoke City declares State of Emergency Gene Marrano January 23, 2026 0 2 minutes read VDOT preps for weekend storm; advises people to stay home during the worst of it Gene Marrano January 23, 2026 0