TAG: Chicago Smash

July 19, 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 ...

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July 12, 2020

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. ...

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July 10, 2020

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 ...

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March 17, 2020

In these unprecedented times, the players of World TeamTennis take to social media to offer messages of hope and safety. Sloane Stephens – Chicago Smash   View this post on Instagram   Really crazy & uncertain times. Sad to see these tournaments getting canceled & very sorry for all the fans and tournament employees, but ...

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February 10, 2020

WTT’s 45th Season Features Nine Teams – Including New Chicago Franchise – and 63 Matches Over 19 Consecutive Days from July 12-30 RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif.  — World TeamTennis announced its 2020 schedule ahead of its 45th season, adding the Chicago Smash to the premier team tennis series. The WTT regular season calendar will showcase ...

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