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On occasion, hosting an event at the Center, which seats 10,600 for tennis and around 7,500 for concerts, entails some temporary remodeling. For example, the ten- nis courts had to be resurfaced for Davis Cup matches in 2004 and for World Team Tennis in 2011 and again in 2012. When the professional beach volleyball tour made a stop at the stadium, Moran brought in 80 dump trucks of sand. For the 2011 Daniel Island Holiday Festival, the tennis courts became a skating rink with an acrylic surface that only looked and acted like ice. Despite concerts and other
events, tennis remains the Cen- ter’s most important business and a vital economic boost for the Lowcountry. Moran, who keeps track of such things, pointed out that over the years, tennis fans
from every state except Wyoming and from various foreign countries have attended the Family Circle Cup, an event that draws players from 35 nations. Among his goals for the tournament is to hit the 100,000 mark in attendance; the record so far is 95,767 in 2010. A related objective is to do ev-
erything possible to fuel the ever- growing popularity of the sport of tennis in the Lowcountry. Te Family Circle Cup certainly played a key role in the United States Ten- nis Association’s decision to name Charleston the country’s “Best Tennis Town” in 2010. Despite its relatively small size, Charleston was chosen over two larger finalists. “Te community really came together to win the award,” Moran said. “Considering our population and the number of tennis players in
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to town, there has been unbelievable growth in the number of people play- ing tennis. We’re seeing an increase in club members and especially in junior programs,” he added. “We’re a beacon of tennis in this community. Professional tennis drives recreational tennis in the Charleston area.” Now if he can just convince one tennis fan from Wyoming to show up at the next Family Circle Cup …
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