Marcelo Arevalo made his World TeamTennis debut an evening to remember. Arevalo played three sets, winning two, and helping the Washington Kastles rally past the New York Empire 21-20 at The Greenbrier. :::WASHINGTON KASTLES vs. NEW YORK EMPIRE :::“It’s tough to describe the (emotions) right now. I think the team is pretty excited,” Arevalo said. […]
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 […]
If the first match of their 2020 World TeamTennis season is any indication, the San Diego Aviators will be an exciting team to watch as they contend for a spot in the WTT postseason. On a warm Sunday evening at The Greenbrier, the Aviators captured four of the five sets in impressive fashion as they […]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The 2020 season officially began on June 12th at noon ET with Springfield’s Mitchell Krueger serving to Orlando’s Tennys Sandgren. When Krueger netted his first serve, his teammate Hayley Carter leapt up to grab the ball. With no ball persons or lines people hired for the event, the new ball persons […]
When Chicago Smash coach Kamau Murray revealed his lineup for the team’s debut in World Team Tennis a day before Sunday’s match against the Vegas Rollers, 18-year-old Brandon Nakashima saw he would be teaming with Rajeev Ram to face the most successful duo in tennis history, Mike and Bob Bryan.
“I definitely was excited,” Nakashima said.
Making his WTT debut as well, Nakashima parlayed his excitement into motivation to help lead the expansion Smash past Vegas 24-18 in both teams’ season opener at The Greenbrier. […]
Substitutions and Extended Play are unique features in World TeamTennis. They both came into play in the opening match of the 2020 season, as the Orlando Storm held off a late rally by the defending champion Springfield Lasers 21-18 at The Greenbrier. […]
A veteran of World TeamTennis who has been involved with the league for almost two decades as a player and coach, Orange County Breakers coach Rick Leach believes the 2020 season at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia will be the best in its illustrious 45-year history. “This will be a perfect stepping […]
2020 SCHEDULE Add To Calendar BUY TICKETS White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. — The 2020 season of World TeamTennis is ready to unleash 66 live matches on a sport’s thirsty world, and it’s going to be a wild ride. Against all odds, the league will have its full 45th season amidst a COVID-19 destroyed sports […]
World TeamTennis is back in Chicago, and 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens is leading the way. One of the original eight WTT franchises in 1973, Chicago returns as the league’s third expansion team during the past two years, in addition to Orlando and Vegas. The Smash opens the season at 4 p.m. ET Sunday […]
Jay Gooding is carrying a range of emotions into the start of his first season as the head coach of the Orlando Storm. He is enlivened by the prospect of coaching and working with some of tennis’ best players once again, something he hasn’t been able to do often since the sport’s top-tier tours shut […]