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FIFTH-SET SINGLES MATCHES SECURES WINS FOR LASERS, BREAKERS
November 15, 2021
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The Springfield Lasers and the Orange County Breakers picked up wins on day three of the 2021 World TeamTennis season thanks to fifth-set singles victories Monday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Springfield picked up its first win of the season after defeating the defending WTT champion New York Empire 21-18 ...
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SWEEP ON OPENING NIGHT
November 13, 2021
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The San Diego Aviators and the Orange County Breakers each knocked off a 2020 World TeamTennis finalist in the season’s opening night Saturday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Despite trailing after the first three sets, the Aviators defeated the 2020 WTT runner-up Chicago Smash 22-21 by a supertiebreaker. Rancho Sante ...
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: New York Empire’s Jack Sock has been a team player for years
June 11, 2021
by: Deanna Murphy U.S. Olympic team. U.S. Davis Cup team. U.S. Hopman Cup team. Laver Cup. World TeamTennis. Jack Sock doesn’t just gravitate toward team format tennis, he thrives in it. “I love being part of the team,” says Sock. “As an individual athlete, we don’t have many opportunities to be part of a larger ...
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WTT 2020 Season a Resounding Success Thanks to Teamwork, Planning and Protocols
August 10, 2020
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.—From the early announcement in May until the last forehand was struck on Sunday, World TeamTennis organizers worked furiously behind the scenes to make the historic 2020 season a resounding success. When New York Empire raised the King Trophy on Sunday after beating Chicago Smash 21-20, it was time to collectively ...
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WTT2020 Championship On CBS Sets Viewership Record, Completes Most Successful Season in League History
August 4, 2020
CBS Television Network’s live airing of Sunday’s 2020 World TeamTennis Championship match in which the New York Empire defeated the Chicago Smash on the last point of the Supertiebreaker 21-20, delivering 556,000 viewers, making it the most watched in the league’s 45-year history. ...
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Vandeweghe's Huge Forehand Winner Secures Historic Ending for New York
August 2, 2020
White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.—The 2020 season has seen its fair share of challenges, and no one was more suited for the final challenge than WTT Finals Female MVP CoCo Vandeweghe. Sunday’s final between New York Empire and Chicago Smash came down to the deciding point of the Supertiebreaker between Vandeweghe and Nicole Melichar and ...
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WTT Mic'd Up: Watch the Insane Ending of the Championship Supertiebreaker
August 2, 2020
Don’t miss this exclusive video capturing the ending the WTT 2020 Championship Match. Listen in on Chicago’s Kamau Murray and New York’s Luke Jensen with their reaction to the end of the match. ...
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New York Wins a Match for the Ages, Defeats Chicago 21-20 in Supertiebreaker
August 2, 2020
The 2020 World TeamTennis season came down to a 13-point Supertiebreaker. And for a league that promotes “every point matters,” all 13 points were necessary. The New York Empire outlasted the expansion Chicago Smash to claim a 21-20 victory to cap the 45th WTT season and hoist the King Trophy for the first time. ...
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Photographer Ryan Loco Gets Creative with 2020 World TeamTennis Season Challenges
August 2, 2020
All season long, Ryan Loco has been tasked with a nearly impossible job: photographing 66 matches involving 50-plus players and coaches. He's an integral part of the WTT family and has been spotted everywhere like atop the stadium, all along the court and behind team members in the corners of the court. He's even been seen tucked under the net, peaking out from behind the indoor stadium's wall and planted on the team bench. ...
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Jack Sock Gives New York Emotional Win Against Philadelphia, Empire Advance to Championship Match
August 1, 2020
For the second consecutive season, it was the No. 4 seeded Empire defeating the top-seeded Philadelphia Freedoms in the semifinals 22-18 to advance to the WTT finals where they will face the winner of the Orlando Storm/Chicago Smash match. ...
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