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Special Olympics Xperience Tennis Invitational set for Jan. 9-11

Chris Graham
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The Xperience Tennis Invitational coming to Charlottesville Jan. 9-11 brings together the top Special Olympics tennis athletes from around the country.

The lineup includes two of Virginia’s own, Jon Fried and Chris Raupp of Charlottesville, for the tournament’s three days of round-robin tournament play, a UVA tennis clinic and community doubles play, all at a first class venue, Boar’s Head Sports Club.

The Opening Ceremony starts at 7 pm Thursday. Tournament play is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the final matches from 8 a.m .to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Fans are welcome throughout the tournament; for the full event schedule, click here.

This year’s event is presented by BAMA Works Fund of the Dave Matthews Band in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and Boar’s Head Sports Club, both who have supported the tournament since its inception, the Denton Family Charitable Foundation, The Boar’s Head Sports Club Silent Auction, and many generous individual supporters in the area.

Additional support is provided by Monticello Media and NBC29.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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