WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 2019 season wasn’t exactly what Washington Kastles fans expected, but it definitely had its highlights. For starters, the team’s new stadium on Union Market is just about the hippest thing to happen in tennis in recent memory. Despite an inconvenient patch of rain, the rooftop arena offered fans and players an […]
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Orlando Storm Expects to Build on Inaugural Season
The City Beautiful played host to a brand new franchise in the summer of 2019 as the Orlando Storm made their mark on World TeamTennis in their inaugural campaign. Although the team’s final record may not have been what the Storm were hoping for, their first season as part of WTT was a success. […]
Despite Missing 2019 WTT Playoffs, Inaugural Vegas Season Exceeds Expectations
LAS VEGAS — Coach Tim Blenkiron wasn’t sure what to expect in the Vegas Rollers’ inaugural season in World TeamTennis. He knew he had talent, he knew had the backing of a tennis-savvy management team, and he was well aware of the exuberant tennis community in the Entertainment Capital of the World. How it would […]
CBS Sports Network To Air WTT Finals Encore And Season Highlights Show, Friday, Aug. 16 at 7 PM ET
CBS will air highlights of World TeamTennis’ 2019 regular season and playoffs following an exciting 44th WTT season decided this past Saturday by a single game in a one-hour finals encore and season highlight show, “GEICO Presents World TeamTennis,” on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT. […]
Hometown Boy Evan Song of Vegas Helps Springfield Lasers Repeat As Champions
Evan Song closed the regular season with the Vegas Rollers.
He walked off the tennis court at Orleans Arena on Saturday night as a member of the two-time World TeamTennis champion Springfield Lasers. […]
New York Empire Upset Top-Seeded Philadelphia Freedoms, Advance To Championship
LAS VEGAS – New York Empire player Ulises Blanch wasn’t supposed to play in Friday night’s semifinal against the top-seeded Philadelphia Freedoms. But when veteran Mardy Fish went down with a hamstring injury just two games into his Men’s Singles set, Blanch was ready to go. Call it an Empire state of mind. Blanch closed […]
Springfield Lasers Set to Defend King Trophy, Slip Past San Diego Aviators
San Diego’s Arina Rodionova led 4-2 against Springfield’s Olga Govortsova, who rallied to win back-to-back games, force a tiebreak and take the set, 5-4, and hand the Lasers a 21-19 victory and berth into Saturday night’s championship match. […]
WTT Finals Weekend Gets Underway
CARLSBAD, Calif. – World TeamTennis’ 44th season has been whittled down to four semifinalists competing in the 2019 WTT Playoffs, held for the first time in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena with the semifinals taking place on Friday, with the WTT Final to follow on Saturday. The teams vying to hoist the King Trophy […]
De Jager’s Fun Environment Sets Stage for Lasers to Defend Title
LAS VEGAS – South Africa-native John-Laffnie De Jager‘s two favorite sports are rugby and cricket. Tennis ranks third. But the Springfield Lasers coach is quick to point out his favorite time of the year. “For me, this is my three favorite weeks of the year, I love it,” said De Jager, who has spent the […]
Washington Kastles Finish Season On High Note Against Orange County Breakers
Starting a lineup that included no player from their opening day roster, the Washington Kastles earned just their third win of the 2019 campaign with a 25-15 win over the Orange County Breakers to close out the season for both teams. KASTLES vs. BREAKERS MATCH STATS | 2019 COMPLETE STANDINGS The New York Empire earned […]