The City of Asheville’s Department of Community and Regional Entertainment is proud to provide Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville as the venue for the Stars Servin’ Up Love charity tennis event. Presented by Explore Asheville, the Helene recovery event features a divers mix of iconic tennis legends, today’s best American female tennis stars and celebrity tennis enthusiasts including the following to the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.
- FEATURED TENNIS STARS:
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- Andre Agassi (8-time Grand Slam Singles Champion & Olympic Gold Medalist)
- Andy Roddick (2003 US Open Champion with 32 career ATP World Tour singles titles)
- Jessica Pegula (2024 US Open singles finalist & currently ranked #7 in the world)
- Emma Navarro (2024 US Open sing
- les semi-finalist & presently ranked #8 in the world)
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- SPECIAL CELEBRITY GUESTS:
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- Micheal Kosta (Comedian & a Host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central)
- Pete Wentz (bass guitarist for Fall Out Boy)
- Jeff Probst (Host of CBS’s Survivor)
- Esai Morales (from Mission: Impossible)
The benefit for Western North Carolina will donate 100-percent of net proceeds, including direct donations from the online auction and other opportunities, to local nonprofits including: Always Asheville Fund, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, and Asheville Tennis Association.
Featured sponsors include Ingles Markets, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos, and Ticketmaster.
Pre-sales through the United States Tennis Association and participating outlets begin on Monday, December 16 at 10:00 a.m. ET, and public on-sale begins on Thursday, December 19 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased at StarsServinUpLove.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Join us for a fun-filled and meaningful day of entertaining tennis and giving back to Asheville and the Western North Carolina community. Tennis fans of all ages will experience their favorite tennis stars featured in mic’d-up short sets of singles and doubles, on-court activities for youth and first responders, live DJ sets, and vibrant energy.
” Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville is honored to open our venue to this event. We know hosting events of this magnitude in Asheville continues to aid our community’s recovery from Hurricane Helene. This star studded event will not only raise charitable funds for our city and Western North Carolina, but also generate revenue for our local businesses recovering from the storm.” says City of Asheville Community and Regional Entertainment Facility Director Crhis Corl.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to these world-class athletes and celebrities for donating their time to support the ongoing relief efforts in Asheville and Western North Carolina,” said Jim Curley, Event Chairman for Stars Servin’ Up Love.
Stars Servin’ Up Love Presented by Explore Asheville will be played on Sunday, Feb. 2, on an indoor hardcourt inside Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville. The venue has played host to the Billie Jean King Cup – previously known as Fed Cup – three times in the past six years.
Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville (HCCA)
Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville (HCCA), which features the ExploreAsheville.com Arena and Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, annually hosts a diverse variety of events that reflect the creativity, uniqueness and artistry that Asheville, N.C., and Western North Carolina is known for primarily. In recent years, the facility has hosted world-class sporting events such as NBA Preseason Games, two Billie Jean King Cups by BNP Paribas ties, the annual Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championships, Asheville Championship, and the Camping World Maui Invitational as well as music and performances by Bob Dylan, The Lumineers, Dave Chappelle, John Prine, Old Dominion, Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Widespread Panic, Billy Strings, Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam, and more. For more information, visit HarrahsCherokeeCenterAsheville.com.
For more information, contact:
Sponsorship Inquiries
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- Chris Smith | chris@ashevillesports.org
- Madison Davis | madison@ashevillesports.org