网球明星的侄女卡罗莱娜·刘易斯意外去世，年仅23岁

网球明星的侄女卡罗莱娜·刘易斯意外去世，年仅23岁

A 23-year-old aspiring sports journalist — the niece of former New Zealand tennis player and Wimbledon finalist Chris Lewis — died during a trip to Washington, DC, her family said.

一名23岁的有抱负的体育记者——前新西兰网球运动员、温布尔登决赛选手克里斯·刘易斯的侄女——在华盛顿之行中去世。

Carolina Lewis died suddenly on Sept. 16 while visiting the nation’s capital, her younger sister, Jade Lewis, 20 — also a rising tennis star — wrote on a GoFundMe page.

卡罗莱纳·刘易斯在9月16日访问美国首都时突然去世，她的妹妹，20岁的杰德·刘易斯——也是一位网球新星——在Gofundme的网页上写道。

Her uncle called Carolina’s death “one of life’s unthinkable and cruelest moments.”

她的叔叔称卡罗莱纳的死是“生命中不可想象和最残酷的时刻之一”。

“Carolina, may your beautiful soul Rest In Peace forever, and may your wonderful and loving family find some peace on this earth now that you have left us,” Chris said, according to the New Zealand Herald. “Carolina, we all love you. Thank you for the special times we’ve shared, the wonderful and precious memories you’ve given us, and for the love we all have in our hearts for you — a love that will hold true and strong for the rest of our lives. You will always be with us.”

据《新西兰先驱报》报道，克里斯说:“卡罗莱纳，愿你美丽的灵魂永远安息，愿你美好而充满爱心的家庭在你离开我们之后在这个世界上找到一些安宁。”“卡罗莱娜，我们都爱你。感谢你们与我们共度的特别时光，感谢你们给我们留下的美好而珍贵的回忆，感谢我们心中对你们所有人的爱——这种爱将在我们的余生中保持真诚和坚定。你将永远与我们同在。

The cause of death was not yet revealed.

死亡原因尚未查明。

Carolina graduated in May from Kansas State University, where she too played tennis, Jade said. Her goal was to become a sports journalist, and she hoped to complete her master’s in Europe.

杰德说，卡罗莱纳今年5月从堪萨斯州立大学毕业，她也在堪萨斯州立大学打网球。她的目标是成为一名体育记者，并希望在欧洲完成硕士学位。

She recently worked at the US Open, and dreamed of working in New York City, according to Jade.

据妹妹杰德表示，她最近在美国网球公开赛工作，并梦想在纽约工作。