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New York Empire Turn In Historic Performance in 2019 Season

September 23, 2019

A stunning turnaround made the 2019 World TeamTennis season a historic one for the New York Empire. First-year head coach Luke Jensen and the efforts of WTT Male MVP Neal Skupski led the Empire to its best season in franchise history. As the team qualified for the playoffs for the first time and finished as the league runners-up. ...

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New York Empire Upset Top-Seeded Philadelphia Freedoms, Advance To Championship

August 3, 2019

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 ...

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New York Empire Lock Up 4th Playoff Spot; Hand Philadelphia Freedoms First Home Loss

August 1, 2019

The Philadelphia Freedoms entered their final home match of the season needing a win to complete an undefeated campaign at Hagan Arena while the New York Empire needed a win to clinch the fourth and final playoff position. ...

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New York Empire Stay Alive in WTT Playoff Chase, Spoil Orlando Storm Home Finale

July 27, 2019

The Orlando Storm fell to the New York Empire by a score of 22-18 on Saturday night as the Storm wrapped up their inaugural home schedule in front of a sold-out crowd. ...

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Red-Hot New York Empires Cool Off Washington Kastles

July 19, 2019

On a day in which air temperatures approached 100 degrees, the New York Empire brought the heat on the court. ...

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Springfield Lasers Win All Five Sets in Dominant Performance Against New York Empire

July 18, 2019

A double fault on match point in a nine-point tiebreaker. It was that kind of night for the New York Empire. ...

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San Diego Aviators Ryan Harrison

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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New York Empire Feature

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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