Tennis tourism: Big Island sees a bounce from the socially distanced sport

Mark Wahl extends to make contact during a Friday morning match at the Royal Kona Resort. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Wayne Cooper serves at a round robin tournament on Friday morning at the Royal Kona Resort. An increased level of interest in the sport nationwide has spurred hope of returning to a strong level of tennis tourism on the Big Island. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Janice Rowe returns a shot during a Friday morning match at the Royal Kona Resort. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

In the age of coronavirus, it goes without saying that sports have suffered. In Hawaii and on the mainland, however, tennis appears to have been an exception.

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