The Washington Kastles rewrote sports history tonight by completing an unprecedented second consecutive undefeated World TeamTennis regular season with a 25-14 Overtime victory over the Springfield Lasers in Springfield, Mo. This was the 30th consecutive win for the Kastles, who captured the 2011 WTT title with a 16-0 record. The Kastles won all 14 regular season matches this summer and will try to continue their win streak in the WTT Finals Weekend presented by GEICO, Sept. 14-16, at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C. Washington is the top overall seed and is scheduled to face the New York Sportimes in the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The Kastles have not lost a WTT match since July 22, 2010, which gives them the second longest pro sports win streak in history with 30 consecutive wins. The longest pro sports team win streak is 33 games, held by the NBA’s 1971-72 Lakers.
Tonight was the final night of the WTT Pro League regular season. The WTT postseason kicks off on Friday, Sept. 14, with the Western Conference showdown between the Orange County Breakers and the Sacramento Capitals at 6:30 p.m. EDT in Charleston. Eastern Conference rivals Washington Kastles and New York Sportimes face off on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Conference Champions advance to the WTT Finals on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 3:30 p.m. EDT. For more information, visit WTT.com or www.FamilyCircleTennisCenter.com/WTT.
(Home teams in capital letters)
FINAL RESULTS – All matches complete:
Washington Kastles def. SPRINGFIELD LASERS 25-14 (OT)
Men’s Singles – Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Devin Britton (Lasers) 5-2
Women’s Doubles – Edina Gallovits-Hall\Raquel Kops-Jones (Kastles) def. Liga Dekmeijere\Maria Sanchez (Lasers) 5-2
Mixed Doubles – Raquel Kops-Jones\Treat Huey (Kastles) def. Maria Sanchez\Devin Britton (Lasers) 5-3
Women’s Singles – Edina Gallovits-Hall (Kastles) def. Maria Sanchez (Lasers) 5-2
Men’s Doubles – Devin Britton\Amir Weintraub (Lasers) def. Treat Huey\Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5-4
Overtime – Men’s Doubles – Bobby Reynolds\Treat Huey (Kastles) def. Devin Britton\Amir Weintraub (Lasers) 1-0
New York Sportimes def. KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS 22-18 (OT)
Men’s Singles – Jesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Nick Monroe (Explorers) 5-3
Women’s Doubles – Abigail Spears\Ashley Harkleroad (Sportimes) def. Chanel Simmonds\Tetiana Luzhanska (Explorers) 5-1
Mixed Doubles – Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi\Chanel Simmonds (Explorers) def. Robert Kendrick\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-4
Women’s Singles – Ashley Harkleroad (Sportimes) def. Chanel Simmonds (Explorers) 5-2
Men’s Doubles – Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi\Nick Monroe (Explorers) def. Robert Kendrick\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-2
Overtime – Men’s Doubles – Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi\Nick Monroe (Explorers) def. Robert Kendrick\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 2-1
ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS def. Philadelphia Freedoms 21-15
Men’s Singles – John-Patrick Smith (Breakers) def. Mark Philippoussis (Freedoms) 5-2
Women’s Singles – Karolina Pliskova (Freedoms) def. Jana Juricova (Breakers) 5-4
Mixed Doubles – Kristyna Pliskova\Jordan Kerr (Freedoms) def. Travis Parrott\Jana Juricova (Breakers) 5-2
Women’s Doubles – Lindsay Davenport\Jana Juricova (Breakers) def. Karolina Pliskova\Kristyna Pliskova (Freedoms) 5-3
Men’s Doubles – Travis Parrott\John-Patrick Smith (Breakers) def. Mark Philippoussis\Jordan Kerr (Freedoms) 5-0
SACRAMENTO CAPITALS def. Boston Lobsters 25-17
Mixed Doubles – Asia Muhammad\Mark Knowles (Capitals) def. Carly Gullickson-Eagle\Eric Butorac (Lobsters) 5-3
Women’s Doubles – Asia Muhammad\Yasmin Schnack (Capitals) def. Carly Gullickson-Eagle\Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5-4
Men’s Singles – Kevin Anderson (Capitals) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-4
Women’s Singles – Asia Muhammad (Capitals) def. Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5-2
Men’s Doubles – Kevin Anderson\Mark Knowles (Capitals) def. Eric Butorac\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-4
Standings
Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB
y – Washington Kastles 14 14 0 1.000 —
x – New York Sportimes 14 9 5 0.643 5
Boston Lobsters 14 5 9 0.357 9
Philadelphia Freedoms 14 5 9 0.357 9
Western Conference MP W L PCT MB
y – Orange County Breakers 14 8 6 0.571 —
x – Sacramento Capitals 14 7 7 0.500 1
Kansas City Explorers 14 4 10 0.286 4
Springfield Lasers 14 4 10 0.286 4
y = Clinched #1 seed for Conference Championship
x = Clinched playoff spot
Next Matches – (all at Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C.)
WTT Finals Weekend presented by GEICO:
9/14/2012 – WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: Sacramento Capitals @ ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS, 6:30 PM (EDT)
9/15/2012 – EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: New York Sportimes @WASHINGTON KASTLES, 6:30 PM (EDT)
9/16/2012 – WTT FINALS – Western Conference Champion vs. Eastern Conference Champion, 3:30 PM (EDT)
For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com