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. ...
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 ...
There might be a logjam for the other three spots in the World TeamTennis playoffs this season, but the first-place Philadelphia Freedoms showed why they’re the cream of the crop in New York on Tuesday night.
The Freedoms put on a dominant showing against the Empire winning 25-15 at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning. ...
BRONX, N.Y. – A pair of former U.S. Olympians arrived for the New York Empire on Monday night, but it was a pair of season stalwarts that ultimately sealed a crucial victory for New York in the chase for the World TeamTennis playoffs. Neal Skupski and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, who entered the night as ...
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. ...
Playing with youthful enthusiasm, 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova won two sets to help the San Diego Aviators snap a two-match losing streak with a hard-fought 22-15 victory over the New York Empire. ...
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. ...
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. ...