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Swiss Ace: From Center Stage to Center Court at Arizona State University

By Dylan Pescatore and Kaneyl Carpenter, Cronkite Agency

April 11, 2024

She started singing right after she started talking. For Sun Devil tennis player Chelsea Fontenel, it was something she did at home, performing Alicia Keys’ “No One” and many other songs for her family to hear.

But it was at her local church where Fontenel’s voice started to spread to a bigger audience.

“One day at a church event I was discovered by a professional singer. She told my parents that I had talent and that I should make more out of myself,” Fontenel said.