WTT Recap: Kyrgios Leads Kastles to Victory, Freedoms Clinch
Photo Source: World Team TennisWTT Scores, Saturday July 27Kastles 23 Lasers 20
Empire 22 Storm 18
Rollers 17 Breakers 16Freedoms are Vegas Bound:The Philadelphia Freedoms became the first to wrap up their World Team Tennis playoff plans on Saturday, and they didn’t even have to play to do it.The Freedoms will be in attendance at Orleans Arena in Vegas when the playoffs begin next week, but three spots are still up for grabs, with the Springfield Lasers in line to clinch next.
#WTT2019: @OliviaDekker talks to WTT Founder & @PhillyFreedoms Owner, the wonderful @BillieJeanKing about the Freedoms' success and what makes World TeamTennis so fun! #EveryPointCounts pic.twitter.com/EfKVGcM1fu
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Springfield Falls to Kyrgios and KastlesThe Lasers could not get it done on Saturday as they were stopped by Nick Kyrgios and the Washington Kastles, 23-20. The Aussie making his 2019 WTT debut, teamed with Bruno Soares to defeat Jean Julien Rojer and Enrique Lopez Perez in the doubles, and Kyrgios also clinched the victory in extended play, after falling to Lopez Perez 5-4 in the singles.Jennifer Brady’s 5-1 win over Anna Blinkova was the match that really opened the door for the Kastles.
#WTTAllAccess: The Serves Edition – Look at these picturesque serves from the @washkastles and the @sgflasers 🎾 #WTT2019 #EveryPointCounts #SGFvsWASFull Gallery: https://t.co/Bg4Ffm0xGO pic.twitter.com/tQ0jyvrt8w
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Empire Stay in the HuntThe New York Empire improved to 6-5 in the season and remained in a tie for fourth place with the San Diego Aviators on the strength of a 22-18 win over the Orlando Storm.Ulises Blanch and Kirsten Flipkens were the heroes for the Storm—Blanch took out Evan King 5-2 in singles while Flipkens finished the victory with a 5-2 triumph over Wimbledon quarter-finalist Alison Riske.
Your updated @WorldTeamTennis standings through Saturday's play — and yes that "x" looks good on you @PhillyFreedoms pic.twitter.com/fRYp5MAAN7
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Vegas Jumps to FifthThe Vegas Rollers moved from seventh place to fifth with a 17-16 win over the Orange County Breakers, as Asia Muhammad and Sam Querrey clinched the hard-fought win with a mixed victory over Luke Bambridge and Andreja Klepac.The Rollers avenged a loss to the Breakers earlier in the week. ]]>
