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Maria Sanchez: America’s Next Top Tennis Mover

December 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By David Kane (Dec. 10, 2012) — The much-maligned tennis rankings may not be perfect, but its 52-week system does allow for the truly talented, like American Maria Sanchez, to make up for lost time in a big way. The University of Southern California grad (’11) has an all-court game and, at 5’10”, strikes an [...]

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Billie Jean King on World TeamTennis, the Bryan Brothers, and Elton John

July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Ashley Babich PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — Before the Philadelphia Freedom took on the Kansas City Explorers at their home base at Villanova University, the creator of World TeamTennis, Billie Jean King, sang the praises of the organization, the fans, and the dedicated players. King cited the success of World TeamTennis to “keeping the economics under [...]

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Andre Agassi and John McEnroe World TeamTennis matchup

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Tennis Legends To Compete As Highlight Of World TeamTennis NY Sportimes vs. Boston Lobsters At Sportime Stadium; Proceeds To Benefit Young N.Y. Area Tennis Players NEW YORK, April 30, 2012 – Tennis Hall of Famers Andre Agassi and John McEnroe and all-time great Martina Hingis will compete as part of the World TeamTennis matchup between the New York Sportimes and Boston Lobsters, [...]

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Washington Kastles win World Team Tennis title; Complete perfect 16-0 season

July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It took nearly eight hours through three rain delays, but the Washington Kastles finally made World TeamTennis history by winning the WTT Championship and completing the first undefeated 16-0 record in WTT’s 36 seasons.  The Kastles overpowered the St. Louis Aces 23-19 at the WTT Finals presented by GEICO on Sunday evening at the Family [...]

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St. Louis Aces win WTT Western Conference title, to face Washington Kastles in WTT finals

July 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The St. Louis Aces are headed to the World TeamTennis Finals for the first time in 15 years after narrowly defeating the Sacramento Capitals 20-19 to win the WTT Western Conference title on Saturday evening at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C.   The Aces advance to Sunday’s WTT Finals presented by GEICO to [...]

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Kastles remain unbeaten, top Sportimes, 23-15

July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Washington Kastles kept their unbeaten season alive with a 23-15 victory over the New York Sportimes in World TeamTennis action at SPORTIME on Randall’s Island.  Serena Williams won her women’s doubles and mixed doubles matches, Leander Paes won his men’s doubles and mixed doubles and Bobby Reynolds was victorious in singles and men’s doubles [...]

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Springfield rallies to top New York Sportimes

July 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Springfield’s doubles tandem of Jean Anderson and Rik DeVoest won the last five games of their doubles match against John McEnroe and Travis Parrott to defeat the host New York Sportimes, 20-17, in World TeamTennis action on Randall’s Island in New York tonight. The Sportimes (6-4) had won eight straight games to take a 17-15 [...]

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McEnroe edges Borg but Philadelphia Freedoms rally to top New York Sportimes, 21-19

July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

John McEnroe edged Bjorn Borg, 5-4, but the visiting Philadelphia Freedoms rallied past the New York Sportimes, 21-19, in World TeamTennis action on Thursday night at Sportime on Randall’s Island. Trailing, 17-16, Philadelphia sent Beatrice Capra up against Martina Hingis in the women’s singles competition, which Capra claimed, 5-2, to give the Freedoms the win. [...]

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Sportimes rally past Aces, 16-15; McEnroe vs. Borg slated for Thursday at Randall’s Island

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Martina Hingis and Jesse Witten won singles events, both by 5-0 counts, and Hingis won a super-tiebreak over Liezel Huber, 7-6, as the New York SPORTIMES rallied for a 16-15 World TeamTennis victory over the St. Louis Aces at SPORTIME on Randall’s Island Monday night. The SPORTIMES (5-1) trailed the entire match, finally earning a [...]

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N.Y. Sportimes declaw Boston Lobsters in World TeamTennis, 21-16

July 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Martina Hingis won her singles and women’s doubles matches, pacing the New York SPORTIMES to a 21-16 World TeamTennis victory over the visiting Boston Lobsters at SPORTIME on Randall’s Island in Manhattan Wednesday night. In men’s doubles, the SPORTIMES tandem of Jesse Witten and Greg Jones topped Jan-Michael Gambill and Eric Butorac, 5-3.  Hingis stretched [...]

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