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Professional women’s tennis event celebrates 50 years in SC

By Mike Switzer

Published March 23, 2022 at 5:30 AM EDT

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In just about a week and a half, the largest women’s only tennis tournament in North America is returning to Daniel Island, South Carolina. This year, the WTA event will celebrate its 50th year in a newly renovated and modernized stadium and with a new title sponsor. Mike Switzer interviews Bob Moran, tournament director of the Credit One Charleston Open in Daniel Island, SC.

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Mike Switzer

After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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