USTA Chooses Austin to Host Quarterfinal Davis Cup Tie Versus Spain

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 29, 2011

commentComment        

The United States Tennis Association announced on Wednesday that Austin, Texas will host it's first Davis Cup tie, July 8-10. This quarterfinal tie, between the United States and Spain will be held at the Frank Erwin Center, on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

"I think it's been no secret that I have wanted it for a long time. It would be a dream come true to play at home." U.S. Davis Cup stalwart and Austin native, Andy Roddick told USA Today, prior to the final decision. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-03-23-davis-cup-usa-spain_N.htm)

Roddick helped break the news himself, on The Bobby Bones Show, Wednesday, before competing in the Sony Ericsson Open, in Miami. The Bobby Bones Show is a radio show in Austin and Bones is a good friend of Roddick.

It's not just the tennis and media industries who are excited about Austin hosting the first home Davis Cup tie in over two years. The fans are anticipating a great showdown against Spain, who won the Davis Cup in 2008 and 2009.

"I love to be able to travel to different places for these, but nothing compares to having an event like this in your hometown." Austin-resident, Deanna Reeves told me.

"I guess it just gives me a little sense of pride knowing that my hometown gets to host something like this." Reeves said.

Reeves started playing tennis at five- years-old and attended the 2007 Davis Cup World Group Finals, in Portland, Oregon. She said that attending that tie was a dream come true, but nothing will compare to hosting a tie in her hometown. She hopes that it will bode well for the future of Austin within the sports industry.

"After Austin being able to host Davis Cup, other sports and hopefully tennis will see Austin as a good place to host other sporting events." Reeves said.

...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!