New York Sportimes def. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 23-13 (OT)

Men’s Singles – Jesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Brendan Evans (Freedoms) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Martina Hingis\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Lisa Raymond\Beatrice Capra (Freedoms) 5-2

Mixed Doubles – Abigail Spears\Greg Jones (Sportimes) def. Nathan Healey\Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) 5-4

Women’s Singles – Martina Hingis (Sportimes) def. Beatrice Capra (Freedoms) 5-0

Men’s Doubles – Nathan Healey\Brendan Evans (Freedoms) def. Greg Jones\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-2

Overtime – Men’s Doubles – Greg Jones\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Brendan Evans\Nathan Healey (Freedoms) 1-0

WASHINGTON KASTLES def. Boston Lobsters 25-10

Women’s Doubles – Rennae Stubbs\Serena Williams (Kastles) def. Coco Vandeweghe\Mashona Washington (Lobsters) 5-2

Men’s Doubles – Leander Paes\Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Eric Butorac\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-1

Men’s Singles – Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-2

Mixed Doubles – Serena Williams\Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Coco Vandeweghe\Eric Butorac (Lobsters) 5-1

Women’s Singles – Serena Williams (Kastles) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-4

ST LOUIS ACES def. Newport Beach Breakers 21-20

Men’s Doubles – Travis Rettenmaier\Lester Cook (Breakers) def. Roman Borvanov\Jean-Julien Rojer (Aces) 5-4

Men’s Singles – Roman Borvanov (Aces) def. Lester Cook (Breakers) 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Jean-Julien Rojer\Liezel Huber (Aces) def. Marie-Eve Pelletier\Travis Rettenmaier (Breakers) 5-3

Women’s Singles – Anne Keothavong (Breakers) def. Maria Sanchez (Aces) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Maria Sanchez\Liezel Huber (Aces) def. Anne Keothavong\Marie-Eve Pelletier (Breakers) 5-3

Sacramento Capitals def. KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS 23-16 (OT)

Men’s Doubles – Mark Knowles\Nick Monroe (Capitals) def. Alex Kuznetsov\Ricardo Mello (Explorers) 5-3

Women’s Singles – Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) def. Madison Brengle (Explorers) 5-0

Men’s Singles – Nick Monroe (Capitals) def. Ricardo Mello (Explorers) 5-2

Mixed Doubles – Kveta Peschke\Alex Kuznetsov (Explorers) def. Yasmin Schnack\Mark Knowles (Capitals) 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Madison Brengle\Kveta Peschke (Explorers) def. Christina Fusano\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) 5-4

Overtime – Women’s Doubles – Madison Brengle\Kveta Peschke (Explorers) tied Christina Fusano\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) 1-1

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

Washington Kastles         3  3  0 1.000  –

New York Sportimes         3  2  1 0.667  1

Boston Lobsters            3  1  2 0.333  2

Philadelphia Freedoms      3  0  3 0.000  3

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

Newport Beach Breakers     3  2  1  0.667  –

St Louis Aces              3  2  1  0.667  0

Sacramento Capitals        2  1  1  0.500  0.5

Springfield Lasers         2  1  1  0.500  0.5

Kansas City Explorers      2  0  2  0.000  1.5

Next Matches: 7/8/2011

Philadelphia Freedoms @ BOSTON LOBSTERS, 7:00 PM (EDT)

Washington Kastles @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)

New York Sportimes @ SACRAMENTO CAPITALS, 7:30 PM (PDT)

Newport Beach Breakers @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

NEW YORK SPORTIMES def. Boston Lobsters 21-16

Men’s Doubles – Greg Jones\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Eric Butorac\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-3

Women’s Singles – Martina Hingis (Sportimes) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-2

Men’s Singles – Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-3

Mixed Doubles – Coco Vandeweghe\Eric Butorac (Lobsters) def. Martina Hingis\Greg Jones (Sportimes) 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Martina Hingis\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Mashona Washington\Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-1

Washington Kastles def. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 19-18

Men’s Singles – Brendan Evans (Freedoms) def. Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Lisa Raymond\Beatrice Capra (Freedoms) def. Venus Williams\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) 5-3

Men’s Doubles – Nathan Healey\Brendan Evans (Freedoms) def. Bobby Reynolds\Leander Paes (Kastles) 5-4

Women’s Singles – Venus Williams (Kastles) def. Beatrice Capra (Freedoms) 5-2

Mixed Doubles – Venus Williams\Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Lisa Raymond\Nathan Healey (Freedoms) 5-1

Newport Beach Breakers def. SPRINGFIELD LASERS 20-19

Men’s Singles – Raven Klaasen (Lasers) def. Lester Cook (Breakers) 5-2

Women’s Singles – Anne Keothavong (Breakers) def. Carly Gullickson (Lasers) 5-1

Men’s Doubles – Paul Hanley\Raven Klaasen (Lasers) def. Lester Cook\Travis Rettenmaier (Breakers) 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Anne Keothavong\Marie-Eve Pelletier (Breakers) def. Carly Gullickson\Lilia Osterloh (Lasers) 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Marie-Eve Pelletier\Travis Rettenmaier (Breakers) def. Carly Gullickson\Paul Hanley (Lasers) 5-4

ST LOUIS ACES def. Sacramento Capitals 21-16

Men’s Doubles – Jean-Julien Rojer\Roman Borvanov (Aces) def. Nick Monroe\Mark Knowles (Capitals) 5-2

Men’s Singles – Roman Borvanov (Aces) def. Nick Monroe (Capitals) 5-1

Mixed Doubles – Mark Knowles\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) def. Jean-Julien Rojer\Liezel Huber (Aces) 5-3

Women’s Singles – Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) def. Maria Sanchez (Aces) 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Liezel Huber\Maria Sanchez (Aces) def. Christina Fusano\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) 5-3

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

Washington Kastles         2  2  0 1.000  –

Boston Lobsters            2  1  1 0.500  1

New York Sportimes         2  1  1 0.500  1

Philadelphia Freedoms      2  0  2 0.000  2

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

Newport Beach Breakers     2  2  0  1.000  –

Springfield Lasers         2  1  1  0.500  1

St Louis Aces              2  1  1  0.500  1

Kansas City Explorers      1  0  1  0.000  1.5

Sacramento Capitals        1  0  1  0.000  1.5

Next Matches: 7/7/2011

New York Sportimes @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:00 PM (EDT)

Boston Lobsters @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)

Newport Beach Breakers @ ST. LOUIS ACES, 7:15 PM (CDT)

Sacramento Capitals @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

In men’s doubles, the SPORTIMES tandem of Jesse Witten and Greg Jones topped Jan-Michael Gambill and Eric Butorac, 5-3.  Hingis stretched New York’s lead with a 5-2 women’s singles victory over Coco Vandeweghe.  Men’s singles went to Gambill, who topped Witten, 5-3.  The mixed doubles team of Vandeweghe and Butorac pulled Boston to within a point at 16-15 with a 5-3 win over Hingis and Jones, before Hingis and Abigail Spears finished off the victory with a 5-1 women’s doubles triumph over Vandeweghe and Mashona Washington.

With the win, New York avenged a loss to Boston in the season opener on Tuesday.

Both teams are in action on Thursday as the SPORTIMES visit Philadelphia, while the Lobsters travel to Washington.

World TeamTennis
at New York
N.Y. Sportimes (1-1) def. Boston Lobsters (1-1), 21-16
Men’s Doubles: Jesse Witten/Greg Jones (N.Y.) d. Jan-Michael Gambill/Eric Butorac, 5-3
Women’s Singles: Martina Hingis (N.Y.) d. Coco Vandeweghe, 5-2
Men’s Singles:  Jan-Michael Gambill (Bos.) d. Jesse Witten, 5-3
Mixed Doubles: Coco Vandeweghe/Eric Butorac (Bos.) d. Martina Hingis/Greg Jones, 5-3
Women’s Doubles: Martina Hingis/Abigail Spears (N.Y.) d.  Coco Vandeweghe/Mashona Washington, 5-1

NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS def. St Louis Aces 19-18 (7-4 Supertiebreaker)

Mixed Doubles – Marie-Eve Pelletier\Travis Rettenmaier (Breakers) def. Liezel Huber\Jean-Julien Rojer (Aces) 5-4

Women’s Singles – Anne Keothavong (Breakers) def. Maria Sanchez (Aces) 5-3

Men’s Doubles – Jean-Julien Rojer\Roman Borvanov (Aces) def. Lester Cook\Travis Rettenmaier (Breakers) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Liezel Huber\Maria Sanchez (Aces) def. Marie-Eve Pelletier\Anne Keothavong (Breakers) 5-1

Men’s Singles – Lester Cook (Breakers) def. Roman Borvanov (Aces) 5-1

Supertiebreaker – Men’s Singles – Lester Cook (Breakers) def. Roman Borvanov (Aces) 1-0 (7-4)

BOSTON LOBSTERS def. New York Sportimes 25-16

Men’s Singles – Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Mashona Washington\Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) def. Abigail Spears\Katie O Brien (Sportimes) 5-3

Men’s Doubles – Jan-Michael Gambill\Eric Butorac (Lobsters) def. Jesse Witten\Alex Bogdanovic (Sportimes) 5-4

Women’s Singles – Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) def. Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Coco Vandeweghe\Eric Butorac (Lobsters) def. Katie O Brien\Alex Bogdanovic (Sportimes) 5-3

WASHINGTON KASTLES def. Kansas City Explorers 21-18 (OT)

Men’s Doubles – Leander Paes\Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Alex Kuznetsov\Ricardo Mello (Explorers) 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Leander Paes\Venus Williams (Kastles) def. Alex Kuznetsov\Christina McHale (Explorers) 5-3

Men’s Singles – Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Alex Kuznetsov (Explorers) 5-1

Women’s Singles – Christina McHale (Explorers) def. Venus Williams (Kastles) 5-4

Women’s Doubles – Madison Brengle\Christina McHale (Explorers) def. Venus Williams\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) 5-1

Overtime – Women’s Doubles – Venus Williams\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) def. Madison Brengle\Christina McHale (Explorers) 1-0

Standings

Eastern Conference              MP W L PCT MB

Boston Lobsters                      1  1  0 1.000  –

Washington Kastles                1  1  0 1.000  0

New York Sportimes              1  0  1 0.000  1

Philadelphia Freedoms            1  0  1 0.000  1

Western Conference             MP W L PCT MB

Newport Beach Breakers        1  1  0  1.000  –

Springfield Lasers                   1  1  0  1.000  0

Sacramento Capitals               0  0  0  0.000  0.5

Kansas City Explorers            1  0  1  0.000  1

St Louis Aces                          1  0  1  0.000  1

Next Matches: 7/6/2011

Boston Lobsters @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)

Washington Kastles @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:00 PM (EDT)

Newport Beach Breakers @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)

Sacramento Capitals @ ST. LOUIS ACES, 7:15 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

Results – Monday, September 13, 2010
Singles – First Round
(6) Julia Goerges (GER) d. Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 63 62
(8) Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) d. Michaella Krajicek (NED) 62 60
Johanna Larsson (SWE) d. Shenay Perry (USA) 76(3) 63
Christina McHale (USA) d. Lilia Osterloh (USA) 61 46 64
Anna Tatishvili (GEO) d. Alicia Molik (AUS) 36 62 62
(WC) Rebecca Marino (CAN) d. (WC) Heidi El Tabakh (CAN) 76(6) 76(3)

Doubles – First Round
(1) Mattek-Sands/Zahlavova Strycova (USA/CZE) d. Molik/Pelletier (AUS/CAN) 63 76(8)
(2) Gullickson/Spears (USA/USA) d. Cirstea/Safarova (ROU/CZE) 76(4) 64

Singles Qualifying – Final Round
Alexa Glatch (USA) d. (1) Anne Keothavong (GBR) 26 62 61
(7) Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (FRA) d. Heather Watson (GBR) 61 61
(8) Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. Julie Ditty (USA) 75 76(7)
Irina Falconi (USA) d. Abigail Spears (USA) 57 75 76(4)

Order of Play – Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Court Bell (from 11.00hrs)
1. Alison Riske vs. Melanie Oudin
2. Jill Craybas vs. Aravane Rezai (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Lucie Safarova vs. Varvara Lepchenko
4. Arvidsson/Larsson vs. Lee-Waters/Moulton-Levy
5. Valérie Tétreault vs. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (NB 16.00hrs)
6. Marion Bartoli vs. Stéphanie Foretz Gaçon (NB 19.00hrs)
7. Olga Govortsova vs. Stéphanie Dubois

Court Banque Nationale (from 11.00hrs)
1. Alexa Glatch vs. Sabine Lisicki
2. Irina Falconi vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands
3. Mirjana Lucic vs. Sorana Cirstea
4. Tamira Paszek vs. Marina Erakovic
5. Bovina/Dekmeijere vs. Oudin/Zalameda
6. Osterloh/Tatishvili vs. Hlavackova/Krajicek

Order of Play – Monday, September 13, 2010
Court Bell (from 11.00hrs)
1. Anne Keothavong vs. Alexa Glatch (Singles Q Final)
2. Alicia Molik vs. Anna Tatishvili (NB 12.00hrs)
3. Sofia Arvidsson vs. Michaella Krajicek
4. Mattek-Sands/Zahlavova Strycova vs. Molik/Pelletier (after suitable rest)
5. Rebecca Marino vs. Heidi El Tabakh (NB 19.00hrs)
6. Andrea Hlavackova vs. Julia Goerges

Court Banque Nationale (from 11.00hrs)
1. Julie Ditty vs. Tamira Paszek (Singles Q Final)
2. Irina Falconi vs. Abigail Spears (Singles Q Final)
3. Heather Watson vs. Stéphanie Foretz Gaçon (Singles Q Final)
4. Cirstea/Safarova vs. Gullickson/Spears (NB 14.00hrs; after suitable rest)
5. Shenay Perry vs. Johanna Larsson
6. Lilia Osterloh vs. Christina McHale

Abigail Spears helped win three events and Robert Kendrick two as the New York Sportimes defeated the Boston Lobsters 22-17 Friday night at SPORTIME at Randall’s Island to win the 2010 WTT Eastern Conference Championship.

The Sportimes will now hit the road and travel to Kansas City to take on the Western Conference Champion Kansas City Explorers Sunday (7:35 EDT), with the winner taking home the 35

th WTT Championship and the Billie Jean King Cup. The final will be shown on tape on July 28 on The Tennis Channel .

Friday night’s matches came indoors, with torrential rain forcing play off the Sportimes home court and into the $19 million dollar indoor facility, where a loud and enthusiastic capacity crowd saw Spears win women’s singles, as well as mixed and women’s doubles, while Kendrick took home mixed and men’s doubles (with Jesse Witten) to secure the victory and the trip to Kansas City.

The team had to fly cross country for the match, after finishing the regular season in Newport Beach, California Thursday night (posting a narrow 23-22 win over the Newport Beach Breakers, with Kendrick sealing the deal with a 5-4 singles win in the final event).

The Sportimes will be playing for the title for the second time.

They won the 2005 title, 21-18 over the Newport Beach Breakers.

FRIDAY RESULTS BY EVENT NEW YORK SPORTIMES def. Boston Lobsters 22-17Men’s Doubles – Robert KendrickJesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Eric ButoracJan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Ashley HarkleroadAbigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Raquel Kops-JonesCoco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-3

Men’s Singles -

Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Robert Kendrick (Sportimes) 5-4

Women’s Singles -

Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-1

Mixed Doubles – Eric ButoracRaquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) def. Robert KendrickAbigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-2

Overtime – Mixed Doubles – Robert KendrickAbigail Spears (Sportimes) tied Eric ButoracRaquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) 1-1

For more details and live scoring Sunday, visit

www.nysportimes.com.

McEnroe’s presence on behalf of the New York Sportimes helped to fill The Tennis Club Newport Beach with its largest crowd of the 2010 World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO season. The 17-time Grand Slam champion, former World No. 1 and 1999 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee also won both of his sets – in men’s doubles and mixed doubles – in tiebreakers over foes at least 20 years his junior to help send the Newport Beach Breakers to a 23-22 defeat in the teams’ regular season finale.

The Breakers displayed plenty of energy, fight and spirit in their most riveting, excruciatingly close match of the season. All five sets went to a tiebreaker. Breakers men’s singles player Lester Cook, the team’s standout player, waved his arms and encouraged the entire crowd to stand for the final tiebreaker, which Robert Kendrick won on the last possible point of the match, 5-4, after Cook lost three match points.

“That was one of the funnest matches all year. Wish it could have turned out a little different,” Cook said. “Nothing I’ll regret tomorrow. At 4-2 (in the tiebreak), I went for it and it just missed the line. The last point, it was just a big serve by him. I had a blast this year.”

Other Breakers highlights in their season finale, before a near 1,800-capacity crowd, included Marie-Eve Pelletier’s first set victory in women’s singles in five tries this season, defeating San Diego resident Abigail Spears 5-4 (5-3 in a tiebreaker), and Pelletier and Julie Ditty rallying from 4-1 down in women’s doubles to win a 5-4 set (5-3 tiebreak) over Spears and Ashley Harkleroad to even the match at 18-18 heading into the match’s final set, men’s singles.

“This is what TeamTennis is all about,” Breakers fourth-year coach Trevor Kronemann said. “It’s exciting for the fans. This is the first time in my 21 years of World TeamTennis that I’ve ever seen that (all five sets going to tiebreakers). It was definitely the best Marie-Eve played this year. The team chemistry was great. That was the No. 1 thing (this year). We just didn’t have the time off to rebound. We didn’t have a chance to work on our games.”

The Breakers finished (5-9) in WTT’s Western Conference after playing their sixth match in seven nights and 12^th match in 14 nights. New York (9-5), a WTT finalist last year, won WTT’s Eastern Conference title outright with Thursday’s win and will host the Boston Lobsters in WTT’s Eastern Conference final Friday.

As is typically the case during McEnroe’s visits to Newport Beach the past few years, he entertained the Breakers crowd with his play and his playful banter. It only took four games into the match for him to unleash his first verbal blast, in jest, when he finally felt the umpire was on his side on a close call on the baseline – “It’s the first (call) I got in 30 years,” McEnroe quipped.

A few points later, before McEnroe let a serve fly, he retorted to a member of the crowd, “We got a genius over in Row C.” As it turned out, McEnroe rallied the Sportimes to a first-set victory in a tiebreaker on his racket. He erased two Breakers set points on his server and gave New York the edge in the tiebreaker, 5-4.

McEnroe also took the court with Harkleroad in mixed doubles, the match’s third set. When McEnroe wasn’t hitting his racket on the ground and muttering not so nice things under his breath, he unintentionally hit David Martin with a volley at the net in the fourth game. Martin’s partner, Julie Ditty, returned the favor and picked McEnroe off with her own volley, to the delight of Ditty and the crowd, in the next game. McEnroe and Harkleroad had the last laugh, though, winning another 5-4 set (5-2 in the tiebreak) before McEnroe bid adieu to the court.

“You play in a one-set format and he’s still one of the best in the world,” Kronemann said of McEnroe. “A living legend. Last year, I really became a McEnroe fan. I was always more of a (Bjorn) Borg fan. He’s unbelievable. He’s one of the best ever.”

Though McEnroe is World TeamTennis’ oldest active player, he has not lost his touch at the net, his knack for showmanship, a flame of his competitive fire or an ounce of pride in his game.

“This is why I like to play, because you get to be part of a team,” McEnroe said. “I got a great group of guys that I play with, and girls. But I’m excited about hopefully making a run, being part of a team that wins (the WTT title) finally. We usually end up getting in the playoffs and not winning the whole thing. But I think we’re the best team.

“When (WTT co-founder and Breakers co-owner Billie Jean King) is nice enough to say they still want me to do it, it’s a no‑brainer for me to try to play a few. This is my fifth (match) out of 14. That’s going to be pushing the limit for me. I don’t want to be a drag, certainly. I do believe the (WTT) concept should be a part of the sport in some way, shape or form. It would be great if it ever had, sort of, its own time. There would be a lot more of the top players. I think it would be something people would gravitate towards.”

Results:

Men’s Doubles – John McEnroe/Robert Kendrick (NY) def. David Martin/Lester Cook (NB), 5-4 (5-4 tiebreak)

Women’s Singles – Marie-Eve Pelletier (NB) def. Abigail Spears (NY), 5-4 (5-3 tiebreak)
Mixed Doubles – John McEnroe/Ashley Harkleroad (NY) def. David Martin/Julie Ditty (NB), 5-4 (5-2 tiebreak)

Women’s Doubles – Julie Ditty/Marie-Eve Pelletier (NB) def. Abigail Spears/Ashley Harkleroad (NY), 5-4 (5-3 tiebreak)

Men’s Singles – Robert Kendrick (NY) def. Lester Cook (NB), 5-4 (5-4 tiebreak)

Final: New York Sportimes 23, Newport Beach Breakers 22

About Newport Beach Breakers

The Newport Beach Breakers are one of 10 nationwide teams that make up the World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League presented by GEICO and are co-owned by WTT founder Billie Jean King. In July 2010, the Breakers will play seven home matches and will be managed by Newport Beach-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian. Profits from the team’s operations for the season will go towards Hoag Hospital Foundation, the Breakers’ primary beneficiary. Hoag Hospital’s expert involvement with professional sports also extends to its organization of the PGA Champions Tour’s Toshiba Classic held annually in March. For tickets, sponsorship and more information, visit www.NewportBeachBreakers.com or call 714/352-6301.

About World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League

The World Team Tennis (WTT) Pro League presented by GEICO showcases the best in professional team tennis with the innovative coed team format co-founded by Billie Jean King in the 1970s.  The WTT Pro League, which celebrates its 35^th season in July 2010, is a showcase for three generations of tennis standouts, including legends, current tour players and future champions.  Since the League’s debut, virtually every major champion of the Open era has played World TeamTennis.  WTT is well known for showcasing and introducing innovative elements to tennis including instant replay, coed format, cumulative and no-ad scoring, on-court coaching, Overtime and Supertiebreakers, multi-colored courts and player names on the back of shirts.

Official WTT Pro League sponsors for the 2010 season include Acura, DecoTurf, GEICO, Novo Nordisk, Solfire and Wilson Racquet Sports. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is a minority owner and promotional partner of World TeamTennis.   WTT and the USTA are teaming up on number of initiatives, including development of the youth market through junior team tennis programs.

For more information on the WTT Pro League, visit www.WTT.com.

The host Sportimes (8-4) moved 1 1/2 gamea ahead of second place Washington for the top spot in the WTT Eastern Division with three matches remaining in the regular season.  The No. 1 seed will play a home match on Friday in the WTT playoff semifinals.

In the other feature match on the evening, Alex Domijan edged John McEnroe, 5-4.  McEnroe led, 4-3, but Domijan served a 4-1 eight game, then won the tiebreak, 5-3, to take the men’s singles event.

The Sportimes mens doubles team of Robert Kendrick and Jesse Witten closed out the match, defeating Scoville Jenkisn and Alex Domijan, 5-3.

The Buzz dropped to 2-9 on the season.

MXD: Sarah Borwell/Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) def. Kim Clijsters/John McEnroe, 5-3
WD: Kim Clijsters/Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Martina Hingis/Sarah Borwell, 5-2
MS: Alex Domijan (Buzz) def. John McEnroe, 5-4
WS: Kim Clijsters (Sportimes) def. Martina Hingis, 5-2
MD: Robert Kendrick/Jesse Witten def. Scoville Jenkins/Alex Domijan, 5-3

Reynolds had won a tiebreak over Witten, 7-4, to extend the match to overtime.

Abigail Spears won a singles event and teamed with Robert Kendrick to win mixed doubles to pace the Sportimes.

After the Kastles took two of the first three events (sets), Spears defeated Angela Haynes, 5-1, in the fourth frame, putting the Sportimes ahead, 16-13.

Reynolds then won the fifth event, 5-4, to set up the tiebreak and decisive super-tiebreak.

Spears and Kendrick began the night by upsetting reigning Wimbledon mixed doubles champion and former world doubles No. 1 Leander Paes and former women’s world No. 1 Rennae Stubbs, 5-2.

New York (1-0) travels to Albany on Tuesday to face the New York Buzz, then returns home to take on James Blake and the Boston Lobsters on Wednesday on Randall’s Island.

Monday, July 5, 2010
World TeamTennis Results:
New York Sportimes def. Washington Kastles, 21-20
1: Abigail Spears/Robert Kendrick (N.Y.) def. Rennae Stubbs/Leander Paes, 5-2.
2: Rennae Stubbs/Angela Haynes (Wash.) def. Ashley Harkleroad/Abigail Spears, 5-2
3: Bobby Reynolds/Leander Paes (Wash.) def. Robert Kendrick/Jesse Witten, 5-4
4: Abigail Spears (N.Y.) def. Angela Haynes, 5-1
5: Bobby Reynolds (Wash.) def. Jesse Witten, 5-4
Tiebreak: Reynolds d. Witten, 2-0
Super-Tiebreak: Witten d. Reynolds, 7-4