Brian Murphy, Author at WTT

Orlando Storm Locks Up No. 2 Seed, Takes Out Washington to Close Out Regular Season

Posted on July 30, 2020 (July 30, 2020)

The Orlando Storm are certainly ready for the World TeamTennis playoffs. Thursday’s regular-season finale left no doubt about that.

The Storm (10-4) cruised past the Washington Kastles, 25-15, to secure their seventh consecutive victory as well as the No. 2 seed in the WTT postseason. They will take on the No. 3 seed Chicago Smash in a semifinal Saturday. […]

Orlando Locks Up Playoff Berth, Defeats New York in EP

Posted on July 28, 2020 (July 28, 2020)

The Orlando Storm are headed to the World TeamTennis playoffs. The Storm punched their ticket to the postseason with a 23-21 triumph over the New York Empire on Tuesday night. Orlando’s sixth consecutive victory improved its record to 9-4, ensuring that they will make the franchise’s first trip to playoffs as no worse than the […]

Orlando Moves Closer to Clinching Playoff Spot, Beats Springfield in Day 15 Action

Posted on July 26, 2020 (July 30, 2020)

It is said that it’s not always the best team that ultimately wins in the playoffs, but rather the hottest team. With less than a week to go until the World TeamTennis playoffs, there may be no hotter team in the league than the Orlando Storm. The Storm (7-4) picked up their fourth consecutive win […]

Orlando Wins Third Match in a Row; Tops Philadelphia in Potential Playoff Preview

Posted on July 25, 2020 (July 25, 2020)

The Orlando Storm won the first eight games of Saturday’s match against the Philadelphia Freedoms en route to a 23-13 statement victory. The Freedoms (8-2) entered the morning as owners of a six-match winning streak. They sat a full game clear of the Chicago Smash atop the World TeamTennis standings and three games ahead of […]

Jessica Pegula Carries Orlando to Victory Against Washington; Storm Rolls 23-17

Posted on July 21, 2020 (July 21, 2020)

The Orlando Storm are going to be asking for a lot out of Jessica Pegula for the rest of the season. If Tuesday’s match is any indication, she is up to the task.

Pegula won two of her three sets Tuesday and directly contributed to 14 victorious games as Orlando stormed the Washington Kastles, 23-17. […]

Super Sub Bouchard Sparks Chicago to Victory Against Orlando

Posted on July 19, 2020 (September 8, 2020)

Danielle Collins’ frustration underscored a Sunday of wasted opportunities for the Orlando Storm. As her return of serve landed wide in the deciding point of her singles match versus the Chicago Smash’s Eugenie Bouchard, Collins fired her racket to the ground. Without delay, she paced over and hammered it three more times onto the hard […]

OC Breakers Chalk Up Thrilling WIn Against Orlando in EP

Posted on July 18, 2020 (July 18, 2020)

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 […]

Neal Skupski Shines as New York Empire Take Down Orlando Storm

Posted on July 16, 2020 (July 16, 2020)

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. […]

Muhammad Provides Spark to Power Vegas Past Orlando

Posted on July 13, 2020 (July 13, 2020)

The Orlando Storm dropped eight of the final nine games against the Vegas Rollers on Monday en route to their first loss of the 2020 season, 24-15. The match was nip and tuck into women’s doubles, the fourth set of the day. After Orlando’s Jessica Pegula and Darija Jurak held serve at love to gain […]

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