Carnis Poindexter was a barrier-breaking African-American tennis player who changed the landscape of Roanoke tennis more than 50 years ago. On May 30, Poindexter got his due on the same courts he won the first of four City-County Tennis Tournament championships. The year was 1964, the first year the City-County tournament was integrated. The River’s … Continue reading Carnis Poindexter Honored at River’s Edge Tennis Courts