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Free tennis lessons with former professional player
ASHLAND, Ky. — Free Tennis lessons directed by former professional player Julie Ditty Qualls will be held at the Ashland Tennis Center July 10 to July 5, 2019.
Age groups will be 6-10 and 11-18.
Ditty Qualls reached a world ranking of No. 89 in singles and No. 65 in doubles and had a standout collegiate career at Vanderbilt. In 2008, she competed in the main draws of Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens.
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