Jessica Pegula played hero and led the Orlando Storm to a pivotal 22-16 victory over the Las Vegas Rollers on Thursday in West Virginia. The American defeated Ajla Tomljanovic in singles then returned with Darija Jurak after a mixed doubles loss to take women’s doubles, 5-1 over Tomljanovic and Puig.
The victory powers the Storm into third place at 5-4, while Vegas drops to 4-6.
In other news the Washington Kastles thumped Orange County 25-11 to improve to 4-4. Bernarda Pera and Tommy Paul dropped just three games combined on the singles court to get the Kastles rolling.
Springfield, led by 18-year-old Caty McNally’s victories in Mixed and doubles, powered past San Diego, 22-19.
Orlando Storm 22, Vegas Rollers 16
Men's Singles - Tennys Sandgren (Strom) def. Sam Querrey (Rollers), 5-3
Women’s Singles - Jessica Pegula (Storm) def. Ajla Tomljanovic (Rollers), 5-4
Mixed Doubles - Mike Bryan\Monica Puig (Rollers) def. Ken Skupski\Pegula (Storm), 5-2
Women’s Doubles - Darija Jurak\Pegula (Storm) def. Tomljanovic\Puig (Rollers), 5-1
Men’s Doubles - Skupski\Sandgren (Storm) def. Bob Bryan\M. Bryan (Rollers), 5-3
Springfield Lasers 22, San Diego Aviators 18
Men's Doubles - Jean-Julien Rojer\Robert Lindstedt (Lasers) def. Jonny O’Mara\Christian Harrison (Aviators), 5-3
Women's Singles - Olga Govortsova (Lasers) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Aviators), 5-2
Men's Singles - Ryan Harrison (Aviators) def. Mitchell Krueger (Lasers), 5-2
Mixed Doubles - Lindstedt\Caty McNally (Lasers) def. R. Harrison\Vandeweghe (Aviators), 5-4
Women's Doubles - McNally\Hayley Carter (Lasers) def. Vandeweghe\Nicole Melichar (Aviators), 5-4
Washington Kastles 25, Orange County Breakers 11
Women's Singles - Bernarda Pera (Kastles) def. Jennifer Brady (Breakers), 5-1
Men's Singles - Tommy Paul (Kastles) def. Steve Johnson (Breakers), 5-2
Mixed Doubles - Marcelo Arevalo\Pera (Kastles) def. Austin Krajicek\Gabriela Dabrowski (Breakers), 5-3
Women's Doubles - Arina Rodionova\Venus Williams (Kastles) def. Andreja Klepac\Dabrowski (Breakers), 5-4
Men's Doubles - Nick Monroe\Arevalo (Kastles) def. Luke Bambridge\Krajicek (Breakers), 5-1
Friday's Schedule:
New York Empire vs. Vegas Rollers, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN+
Orange County Breakers vs. Philadelphia Freedoms, 3 p.m. ET, Tennis Channel
Washington Kastles vs. Chicago Smash, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2