For the second time in about 17 hours, the Orlando Storm found themselves in the middle of a Supertiebreaker at the end of a three-hour match. ORLANDO STORM vs. OC BREAKERS MATCH STATS But unlike Friday’s result, where Tennys Sandren outlasted San Diego’s Ryan Harrison, the Storm fell short Saturday against the Orange County Breakers […]
Month: July 2020
San Diego Aviators Back on Winning Track After Outlasting Vegas Rollers in Extended Play
After Friday evening’s frustrating loss to the Orlando Storm in a Supertiebreaker, the San Diego Aviators dug deep and came back early Saturday morning to overcome the Vegas Rollers 20-15 in Extended Play and snap a three-game losing streak. The Aviators, who improved to 2-3 on the season, did not return to their hotel until […]
Tennys Sandgren Outlasts Ryan Harrison in Supertiebreaker; Storm tops Aviators 22-21
That sent the proceedings to the all-important Supertiebreaker. But with some nifty shots of his own and some errors from Harrison, Sandgren was able to make it through that bear of a matchup and push his team to a 22-21 victory. The win improved Orlando’s record to 3-2 while San Diego fell to 1-3. […]
Washington Teammates Share What it’s Like to Play With Venus Williams
WEST SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — The moment everyone’s been waiting for finally happened on Friday morning: Venus Williams took to the court. In her 2020 debut playing for the Washington Kastles, she teamed up with Arina Rodionova, dropping a tight tiebreak set to Philadelphia Freedoms’ Taylor Townsend and Caroline Dolehide. There’s arguably no better […]
Sam Querrey’s Dominate Play Highlights Vegas Win Over Springfield in Extended Play
Sam Querrey’s smile was radiant in contrast to the shadow from his bucket hat and aviator shades. The Vegas singles specialist had plenty of reasons to smile after his Rollers held off the Springfield Lasers 20-18 in extended play at The Greenbrier. VEGAS ROLLERS vs. SPRINGFIELD LASERS“It’s always easy to get fired up against the […]
Brandon Nakashima Lifts Chicago Past New York in Supertiebreaker
Brandon Nakashima may be the youngest player in World TeamTennis, but he played like a veteran on a sun-drenched Friday at The Greenbrier. In a matchup of 2-1 teams entering the day’s play as part of a four-way tie atop the WTT standings, Chicago pulled out a 22-21 victory decided in a supertiebreaker won by […]
Sofia Kenin Shines as Philadelphia Holds Off Washington in Extended Play; Venus Makes WTT 2020 Debut
Winning the clutch points is what World TeamTennis is all about. On Friday morning, the Philadelphia Freedoms outlasted the Washington Kastles 25-17 in extended play. Four of the five sets were decided in tiebreakers with the Freedoms winning three of the four tiebreakers. Venus Williams made her 2020 WTT debut as well, playing in the […]
Let’s Go Golfing With San Diego’s Ryan Harrison
There are five world-class golf courses at The Greenbrier and Ryan Harrison is a world-class athlete. WTT’s Olivia Dekker has ‘good walk spoiled’ as she takes some golfing lessons from the WTT star. […]
Jack Sock and Fiancée Laura Little Juggle Tennis Restart With Wedding Plans
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. — In a year riddled with cancellations on court and off, Jack Sock still has a very big day to look forward to. The 27-year-old is getting married to Laura Little on December 12 in Charleston. And yes, the wedding is still very much on. “It was weird at first […]
Neal Skupski Shines as New York Empire Take Down Orlando Storm
Neal Skupski rendered his teammates and even his own brother speechless Thursday night versus the Orlando Storm.
Skupski’s two outstanding sets spurred the Empire to a 24-16 victory that dropped the Storm’s record to 2-2. […]