TAG: vegas rollers

July 27, 2020

Two-time defending champion Springfield is hanging on to its playoff hopes by a thread. Or, in its case, a Laser. SPRINGFIELD LASERS vs VEGAS ROLLERS MATCH STATSWhich is why Lasers coach John-Laffnie de Jager said he drafted his team based on character, players with a never-give-up attitude that will compete to the end. Sitting near ...

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July 26, 2020

The expansion Chicago Smash took to the court Sunday with a World TeamTennis playoff berth already in their back pocket. It remained to be seen whether Coach Kamau Murray’s squad would keep the pressure on Philadelphia for the top seed. Earlier, New York beat Washington, 25-15, to lock in Chicago and Philly – the WTT ...

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July 24, 2020

There’s something to be said about having a Hall of Fame tennis player on your World Team Tennis roster. Just ask New York Empire coach Luke Jensen. NEW YORK EMPIRE vs VEGAS ROLLERS MATCH STATSWith his team clinging to 16-12 lead Friday, and Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig rallying the Vegas Rollers, Jensen said he ...

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July 21, 2020

Bob Bryan is in his 18th season with World Team Tennis. Ajla Tomljanović has no experience whatsoever. But in what Bryan called a do-or-die situation for the Vegas Rollers, both players came up big in Tuesday night’s 21-19 victory over the Orange County Breakers. ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS vs. VEGAS ROLLERS MATCH STATS Tomljanović accounted for ...

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July 18, 2020

After Friday evening’s frustrating loss to the Orlando Storm in a Supertiebreaker, the San Diego Aviators dug deep and came back early Saturday morning to overcome the Vegas Rollers 20-15 in Extended Play and snap a three-game losing streak. The Aviators, who improved to 2-3 on the season, did not return to their hotel until ...

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July 17, 2020

Sam Querrey’s smile was radiant in contrast to the shadow from his bucket hat and aviator shades. The Vegas singles specialist had plenty of reasons to smile after his Rollers held off the Springfield Lasers 20-18 in extended play at The Greenbrier. VEGAS ROLLERS vs. SPRINGFIELD LASERS“It’s always easy to get fired up against the ...

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July 16, 2020

The Orange County Breakers snapped a five-match losing streak dating back to the 2019 season, winning all five sets in dominating fashion against the Vegas Rollers in an early morning tilt at The Greenbrier. ...

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July 13, 2020

The Orlando Storm dropped eight of the final nine games against the Vegas Rollers on Monday en route to their first loss of the 2020 season, 24-15. The match was nip and tuck into women’s doubles, the fourth set of the day. After Orlando’s Jessica Pegula and Darija Jurak held serve at love to gain ...

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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 7, 2020

LAS VEGAS — Monica Puig spent one weekend with the Vegas Rollers last summer, the only time she’d ever participated in World TeamTennis. Then disappointment set in. Not knowing what to expect, she loved her cup of coffee in WTT and was bummed it didn’t last longer. Now she’s freshly brewed for an entire season, ...

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