TEAM TENNIS SEASON GETS DOWN TO FINALS • ORANGE COUNTY VS. SAN DIEGO • BUY TICKETS FOR FINALS AT LA COSTA ON AUG 5 2017

Written by: Staff on 2nd August 2017

TEAM TENNIS SEASON GETS DOWN TO FINALS • ORANGE COUNTY VS. SAN DIEGO • BUY TICKETS FOR FINALS AT LA COSTA ON AUG 5 2017 |

Great mixed doubles from our Breakers, but Aviators take the set 5-4! Breakers still lead 19-13!! #GoBreakers – Photo by @WorldTeamTennis via Twitter.

ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO TO BATTLE FOR 2017 WTT TITLE

The field is set for the 2017 World TeamTennis Finals with the Orange County Breakers and San Diego Aviators facing off for the King Trophy this weekend. The Southern California rivals will play on Saturday, August 5 at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa at 8:00pm PT. The Finals will air on ESPN3, with ESPN2 joining the live coverage at 9:00pm PT.

The Breakers will be the top seed and set the order of play for the championship match. This will be a rematch of the 2016 WTT Finals where San Diego defeated Orange County to win their first title. More at www.WTT.com

World TeamTennis presented by GEICO – Results for Wednesday, 8/2

(Home teams in capital letters)

FINAL RESULTS – All matches complete:

SAN DIEGO AVIATORS def. Washington Kastles 22-17 (EP)

Men’s Singles – Rajeev Ram (Aviators) def. Sam Groth (Kastles) 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Naomi Broady\Darija Jurak (Aviators) def. Madison Brengle\Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 5-3

Men’s Doubles – Raven Klaasen\Rajeev Ram (Aviators) def. Sam Groth\Robert Lindstedt (Kastles) 5-2

Women’s Singles – Madison Brengle (Kastles) def. Naomi Broady (Aviators) 5-3

Mixed Doubles – Robert Lindstedt\Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) def. Raven Klaasen\Darija Jurak (Aviators) 5-3

Extended Play – Mixed Doubles – Raven Klaasen\Darija Jurak (Aviators) def. Robert Lindstedt\Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 1-0

ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS def. Philadelphia Freedoms 25-13

Women’s Singles – Yanina Wickmayer (Breakers) def. Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5-4

Women’s Doubles – Yanina Wickmayer\Andreja Klepac (Breakers) def. Taylor Townsend\Kveta Peschke (Freedoms) 5-1

Men’s Doubles – Teymuraz Gabashvili\Ken Skupski (Breakers) def. Fabrice Martin\Darian King (Freedoms) 5-2

Mixed Doubles – Ken Skupski\Andreja Klepac (Breakers) def. Fabrice Martin\Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5-4

Men’s Singles – Teymuraz Gabashvili (Breakers) def. Darian King (Freedoms) 5-2

SPRINGFIELD LASERS def. New York Empire 21-20 (7-5 STB)

Men’s Singles – Benjamin Becker (Lasers) def. Marcus Willis (Empire) 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Kirsten Flipkens\Neal Skupski (Empire) def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld\Nicolaas Scholtz (Lasers) 5-4

Men’s Doubles – Neal Skupski\Marcus Willis (Empire) def. Benjamin Becker\Nicolaas Scholtz (Lasers) 5-4

Women’s Doubles – Sorana Cirstea\Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Lasers) def. Kirsten Flipkens\Maria Sanchez (Empire) 5-1

Women’s Singles – Kirsten Flipkens (Empire) def. Sorana Cirstea (Lasers) 5-2

Supertiebreaker – Women’s Singles – Sorana Cirstea (Lasers) def. Kirsten Flipkens (Empire) 1-0 (7-5)

Standings

	MP	W	L	PCT	MB	STRK
x – Orange County Breakers	14	9	5	0.643	0.0	W4
y – San Diego Aviators	14	9	5	0.643	0.0	W2
New York Empire	14	7	7	0.500	2.0	L1
Springfield Lasers	14	7	7	0.500	2.0	W1
Philadelphia Freedoms	14	6	8	0.429	3.0	L2
Washington Kastles	14	4	10	0.286	5.0	L7

x = #1 seed in the WTT Finals

y = #2 seed in the WTT Finals

EP = Extended Play

STB = Supertiebreaker

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

The 42nd season of World TeamTennis presented by GEICO runs July 16-August 2 with the top two teams advancing to the WTT Finals at 8:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, August 5 in Carlsbad, Calif. The Finals will be played at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, and will air live on ESPN3, with ESPN2 joining live coverage at 9:00 pm PT.