Tidbit: After Wednesday’s results, both the New York Empire and Springfield Lasers have been eliminated from post-season contention.
Post-season scenarios for Thursday, August 11 to qualify for the Mylan WTT Finals presented by Citi:
· Orange County can clinch a spot in the championship finals with the combination of a win AND a Philadelphia loss.
· San Diego can clinch a spot in the championship finals with the combination of a win AND a Philadelphia loss.
Mylan World TeamTennis presented by GEICO – Results for Wednesday, 8/10
(Home teams in capital letters)
FINAL RESULTS – All matches complete:
Orange County Breakers def. SPRINGFIELD LASERS 22-19 (EP)
Men’s Doubles – Benjamin Becker\Eric Butorac (Lasers) def. Scott Lipsky\Dennis Novikov (Breakers) 5-4
Women’s Doubles – Nicole Gibbs\Alla Kudryavtseva (Breakers) def. Michaella Krajicek\Pauline Parmentier (Lasers) 5-1
Mixed Doubles – Eric Butorac\Michaella Krajicek (Lasers) def. Scott Lipsky\Alla Kudryavtseva (Breakers) 5-3
Women’s Singles – Nicole Gibbs (Breakers) def. Michaella Krajicek (Lasers) 5-3
Men’s Singles – Benjamin Becker (Lasers) def. Dennis Novikov (Breakers) 5-4
Extended Play – Men’s Singles – Dennis Novikov (Breakers) def. Benjamin Becker (Lasers) 1-0
PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS def. New York Empire 17-16 (7-3 STB)
Men’s Doubles – Fabrice Martin\Donald Young (Freedoms) def. Andy Roddick\Marcus Willis (Empire) 5-4
Women’s Singles – Christina McHale (Empire) def. Samantha Crawford (Freedoms) 5-0
Mixed Doubles – Naomi Broady\Fabrice Martin (Freedoms) def. Christina McHale\Neal Skupski (Empire) 5-0
Women’s Doubles – Maria Irigoyen\Christina McHale (Empire) def. Naomi Broady\Samantha Crawford (Freedoms) 5-1
Men’s Singles – Donald Young (Freedoms) def. Andy Roddick (Empire) 5-2
Supertiebreaker – Men’s Singles – Donald Young (Freedoms) def. Andy Roddick (Empire) 1-0 (7-3)
San Diego Aviators def. WASHINGTON KASTLES 23-20
Mixed Doubles – Treat Huey\Andreja Klepac (Kastles) def. Raven Klaasen\Darija Jurak (Aviators) 5-4
Women’s Singles – Shelby Rogers (Aviators) def. Madison Brengle (Kastles) 5-3
Men’s Doubles – Sam Groth\Treat Huey (Kastles) def. Ryan Harrison\Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5-4
Women’s Doubles – Shelby Rogers\Darija Jurak (Aviators) def. Madison Brengle\Andreja Klepac (Kastles) 5-4
Men’s Singles – Ryan Harrison (Aviators) def. Stephane Robert (Kastles) 5-3
Standings
MP |
W |
L |
PCT |
MB |
STRK |
|
Orange County Breakers |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
0.0 |
W6 |
San Diego Aviators |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0.778 |
0.0 |
W5 |
Philadelphia Freedoms |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0.556 |
2.0 |
W1 |
Washington Kastles |
9 |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
3.0 |
L1 |
Springfield Lasers |
9 |
2 |
7 |
0.222 |
5.0 |
L3 |
New York Empire |
9 |
2 |
7 |
0.222 |
5.0 |
L2 |
Next Matches: 8/11/2016
Orange County Breakers @ NEW YORK EMPIRE, 7:00 PM EDT
Washington Kastles @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:00 PM EDT
San Diego Aviators @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:00 PM CDT
EP = Extended Play
STB = Supertiebreaker
For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com
The 41st season of Mylan World TeamTennis presented by GEICO runs July 31-August 13 with the top two teams advancing to the Mylan WTT Finals presented by Citi at 4:00 p.m. ET on Friday, August 26 in Forest Hills, N.Y. The Finals will be played at Forest Hills Stadium at The West Side Tennis Club and will air live on ESPN3, with ESPN2 joining live coverage at 5:00pm ET.
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