WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Over the weekend, boys & girls from the 1 Love Tennis Administration in Wilmington got a once a life time opportunity during the USA Fed Cup competition in Asheville. The children travelled up to Asheville to included in various dispensaries ahead of the tournament. - ad -The Fed Cup featured athletes from the U.S. & the Netherlands, including 2 of the greatest tennis stars of all time, Venus & Serena Williams. Once the play began, 33 of the 1 Love Tennis athletes got to included in the opening ceremonies, 2 of them got the once in a lifetime opportunity to in reality escort the Williams sisters onto the court of law. "It's a change of a life kind of situation," 1 Love Tennis Founder Lenny Simpson said.
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Tennis scene booming in Asheville, & Fed Cup going to boost it even further
Angela Wilhelm/awilhelm@citizen-times.com four of 13 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share lock VIDEOS: FED CUP 2018 Fed Cup 2018 ball children | one:28 Twenty young tennis players from the Asheville ambit were selected to act as ball children during the 2018 Fed Cup. Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com six of 13 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share lock VIDEOS: FED CUP 2018 Fed Cup 2018: post-draw press conference | 16:07 Livestream of the Fed Cup 2018 post-draw press conference by Team USA. Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com ten of 13 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share lock VIDEOS: FED CUP 2018 Fed Cup court of law preparations | 0:33 Many hands help prepare the America Cellular Center for the Fed Cup February five, 2018. Angela Wilhelm/awilhelm@citizen-times.com eleven of 13 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share lock VIDEOS: FED CUP 2018 going to Fed Cup tennis event break U.S. Cellular attendance record? Angela Wilhelm/awilhelm@citizen-times.com 13 of 13 final VideoNext vidimus vidimus: Venus Williams versus. Richel HogenkampFed Cup 2018 sights & soundsVideo: CoCo Vandeweghe versus. Richel HogenkampVideo: Venus Williams versus Arantxa RusFed Cup 2018 ball kidsFed Cup 2018 Draw CeremonyFed Cup 2018: post-draw press conferenceNetherlands captain talks Fed Cup courtWilliams sisters practice at Cellular CenterFed Cup 2018: children clinicFed Cup court of law preparationsWill Fed Cup tennis event break U.S. Cellular attendance record?After Fed Cup, U.S. Tennis Association donates $35K to Aston Park
as mentioned in Mayor Esther Manheimer attended the Fed Cup, where she received a $35,000 donation from the USTA. (picture credit: WLOS staff)The U.S. Tennis Association which sponsors the Fed Cup is paying forward by a donation to Asheville's historic tennis park. Mayor Esther Manheimer attended the Fed Cup, where she received a $35,000 donation from the USTA. Aston Park has twelve clay tennis courts which the public could Utilize, & which USTA leagues play on. City officials are excited about the donation, & continue working out what improvements going to be made.This content may collect you by Max Nolan