WTT Recap: Breakers Stay in the Hunt as Playoffs Approach

Photo: World Team TennisThe Orange County Breakers remained in the playoff hunt in World Team Tennis thanks to a double-header sweep on Monday that leveled their record at 6-6.WTT Results, Monday July 29Breakers 25, Kastles 11
Empire 22, Lasers 19
Breakers 19, Storm 18
Rollers 21, Kastles 10The Breakers defeated the Washington Kastles 25-11 on Monday afternoon, then bounced back to defeat the Orlando Storm in dramatic fashion at Breakers Stadium at Palisades Tennis Club, 19-18.Noah Rubin won a super tiebreak against Evan King after King had forced extra tennis with a 5-1 victory over Rubin.The Breakers improve to 6-6 and are just one game out of playoff contention. They currently sit behind Springfield, San Diego and New York, who are all 7-5. The top four teams make the playoffs in World Team Tennis and there are only two nights of regular season action—Tuesday and Wednesday—remaining.

With two more days left in the regular season, the @SGFLasers, @SDAviators and @nyempiretennis are holding down spots 2-4 in the playoff race (@PhillyFreedoms already clinched). Here are your up-to-date @WorldTeamTennis standings. pic.twitter.com/6mE7zGDfdG
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) July 30, 2019

In other action on Monday, the New York Empires defeated the Springfield Lasers 22-19 to improve to 7-5 and move into in a three-way tie for second place, while the Vegas Rollers improved to 5-7 with a 21-10 win over the Kastles.Asia Muhamad and Jovana Jaksic provided a 5-0 whitewashing of Marta Kostyuk and Kaitlyn Christian to power the Rollers to victory.On Tuesday the Empires (7-5) will host the first place Freedom, while the Breakers (6-6) will travel to Springfield to face the Lasers (7-5).

Empire fans: you've turned up ALL SEASON, but TONIGHT is the night that we need you the most!We're in the chase for the #WTT2019 playoffs, and we need you to cheer us on to victory against first-place Philadelphia! First serve is @ 6:30 p.m.🎟️➡️ https://t.co/7vGHMvFuof pic.twitter.com/IyF9twATz1
— New York Empire (@nyempiretennis) July 30, 2019