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Luke Jensen's Gamble Pays Off As New York Empire Defeat Vegas Rollers
July 17, 2019
It might be a little early to dub just the second match of the 2019 World TeamTennis season as a ‘must-win,’ but New York head coach Luke Jensen certainly managed Tuesday night’s match at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning like it was one. ...
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WTT Announces International Partnerships, 'Watch And Bet' Streaming Deal, Tape Delayed Matches On RSNs
July 16, 2019
Matches to Stream in China (Youku) & Latin America (Claro Sports); Stats Perform to deliver all 59 matches live to legal betting sites outside North America and China; A WTT-dedicated Dailymotion Channel, 8 tape-delayed matches on select NBC Sports and Fox Sports RSNs CARLSBAD, Calif. (July 16, 2019) – World TeamTennis (WTT), which began its ...
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Vegas Rollers Defeat Washington Kastles During Historic Home Opener At New Rooftop Stadium
July 16, 2019
Washington D.C. – On Monday evening, DC sports fans and television viewers around the globe got the first look at the new Kastles Stadium on Union Market, the world’s first rooftop stadium in pro sports history, in the Washington Kastles’ opening match of the season, but the visiting Vegas Rollers were not distracted by the ...
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Philadelphia Freedoms Ground San Diego Aviators, Win All Five Sets In Decisive Win
July 16, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Home Openers have not been kind to the Philadelphia Freedoms the past couple of seasons. On Monday night before an enthusiastic crowd at Hagan Arena on the campus of St. Joseph’s University the Freedoms broke open a close match to pull away for the 25-11 win. “Tonight was great,” said Freedoms coach ...
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Orlando Storm Move To 2-0 After Knocking Out Orange County Breakers
July 16, 2019
The Orlando Storm topped the Orange County Breakers by a score of 22-19 on Monday night to improve to 2-0 in their inaugural campaign. “I’m happy with how we’ve started both matches,” said Orlando head coach Scott Lipsky, “Our doubles play has been strong, we have a lot of really good players. Whitney played great in singles and Feliciano did a nice job of closing things out again.” ...
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Springfield Lasers Begin Defense of King Trophy With Hard-Fought Win Over Philadelphia Freedoms
July 15, 2019
The 2019 World TeamTennis began the same way the 2018 season ended — with Miomir Kecmanović winning a thrilling men’s singles match to give the Springfield Lasers a win against the Philadelphia Freedoms. ...
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Orlando Storm Outlasts Vegas Rollers In Thrilling World TeamTennis Debut
July 15, 2019
The two new franchises of World TeamTennis took their inaugural match down to the wire in an electric battle for the ages that saw the Orlando Storm defeat the Vegas Rollers by a score of 21-20. ...
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San Diego Wins Four of Five Sets At New York For First Win Of 2019
July 15, 2019
The key to victory for the San Diego Aviators in Sunday’s World TeamTennis season opener? Family ties. Franchise player Ryan Harrison clinched the win with a victory in the final event of the night, while his sister-in-law Christina McHale won both of the sets she played to lead visiting San Diego to a 23-11 win over the New York Empire in the first official match of the 2019 World TeamTennis season. ...
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Orange County Breakers Ready For A Return To World TeamTennis Glory
July 13, 2019
A diverse group of players will compete this season for the Orange Country Breakers, who are looking for add another World TeamTennis trophy to go along with the 2017’s championship hardware. This year’s team features homegrown talent Steve Johnson participating in three WTT matches while Victoria Azarenka and Genie Bouchard will each play a single match. ...
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New Home, New Coach, New Attitude, Same Goal For New York Empire: Win The King Trophy
July 13, 2019
With a new home court and a new head coach, the learning curve for New York Empire in 2019 in World TeamTennis had the potential to be steep. With five of seven players on the roster familiar to the Empire, however, a union of something old and something new might be the perfect formula for a run at the King Trophy. ...
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