[ZAtlLVos]

2008 WTT Schedule

All start times local to market where match is played.

July 3
Boston Lobsters @ New York Sportimes 1:00 PM
New York Buzz @ Delaware Smash 7:05 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 4
Washington Kastles @ Philadelphia Freedoms 5:00 PM
Delaware Smash @ St. Louis Aces 7:15 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 5
Kansas City Explorers @ Newport Beach Breakers 7:00 PM
Washington Kastles @ Delaware Smash 7:05 PM
Philadelphia Freedoms @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
New York Buzz @ St. Louis Aces 7:15 PM

July 6
Boston Lobsters @ New York Buzz 7:00 PM
Springfield Lasers @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM

July 7
Delaware Smash @ Boston Lobsters 7:00 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
Sacramento Capitals @ St. Louis Aces 7:15 PM
Philadelphia Freedoms @ New York Sportimes 7:30 PM

July 8
Boston Lobsters @ Washington Kastles Serena Williams (WSH) 7:00 PM
Philadelphia Freedoms @ Delaware Smash Venus Williams (PHL) 7:05 PM
Sacramento Capitals @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ St. Louis Aces 7:15 PM
New York Buzz @ New York Sportimes 7:30 PM

July 9
Sacramento Capitals @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM
Washington Kastles @ New York Buzz Serena Williams (WSH) 7:30 PM
Delaware Smash @ Philadelphia Freedoms Venus Williams (PHL) 7:30 PM

July 10
Philadelphia Freedoms @ Boston Lobsters Venus Williams (PHL) 7:00 PM
Springfield Lasers @ Newport Beach Breakers Lindsay Davenport (NBB) 7:00 PM
Washington Kastles @ New York Sportimes Serena Williams (WSH) 7:30 PM

July 11
New York Buzz @ Washington Kastles 7:00 PM
New York Sportimes @ Delaware Smash 7:05 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM
Springfield Lasers @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 12
New York Buzz @ Boston Lobsters 7:00 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ St. Louis Aces Andy Roddick (STL) 7:15 PM
Philadelphia Freedoms @ New York Sportimes 7:30 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ Sacramento Capitals Lindsay Davenport (NBB) 7:30 PM

July 13
New York Sportimes @ Boston Lobsters 4:00 PM
Philadelphia Freedoms @ New York Buzz 7:00 PM
Washington Kastles @ Newport Beach Breakers Serena Williams (WSH) 7:00 PM
Delaware Smash @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM

July 14
Sacramento Capitals @ Newport Beach Breakers 7:00 PM
Boston Lobsters @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM
New York Sportimes @ Philadelphia Freedoms John McEnroe (NYS) 7:30 PM

July 15
New York Sportimes @ Washington Kastles John McEnroe (NYS) 7:00 PM
Springfield Lasers @ Delaware Smash 7:05 PM
New York Buzz @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 16
Springfield Lasers @ Boston Lobsters Martina Navratilova (BOS) 7:00 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Newport Beach Breakers Anna Kournikova (STL) 7:00 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ Philadelphia Freedoms Bob & Mike Bryan (KC) 7:30 PM

July 17
Sacramento Capitals @ Washington Kastles 7:00 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ Delaware Smash Bob & Mike Bryan (KC) 7:05 PM
Springfield Lasers @ New York Sportimes 7:30 PM
Boston Lobsters @ Philadelphia Freedoms 7:30 PM

July 18
Washington Kastles @ Boston Lobsters 7:00 PM
Sacramento Capitals @ New York Buzz 7:00 PM
Springfield Lasers @ St. Louis Aces Anna Kournikova (STL) 7:15 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ New York Sportimes 7:30 PM

July 19
Newport Beach Breakers @ Boston Lobsters Martina Navratilova (BOS) 7:00 PM
Sacramento Capitals @ Delaware Smash 7:05 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
Washington Kastles @ Kansas City Explorers Bob & Mike Bryan (KC) 7:05 PM
New York Buzz @ Philadelphia Freedoms 7:30 PM

July 20
Philadelphia Freedoms @ Washington Kastles 5:00 PM
New York Sportimes @ New York Buzz 7:00 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ St. Louis Aces Bob & Mike Bryan (KC) 7:15 PM

July 21
Boston Lobsters @ Newport Beach Breakers Martina Navratilova (BOS) 7:00 PM
Delaware Smash @ Philadelphia Freedoms 7:30 PM

July 22
Delaware Smash @ Washington Kastles 7:00 PM
New York Sportimes @ Newport Beach Breakers John McEnroe (NYS) 7:00 PM
Kansas City Explorers @ Springfield Lasers 7:05 PM
St. Louis Aces @ New York Buzz Anna Kournikova (STL) 7:30 PM
Boston Lobsters @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 23
Delaware Smash @ New York Buzz 7:00 PM
St. Louis Aces @ Washington Kastles Anna Kournikova (STL) 7:00 PM
Newport Beach Breakers @ Kansas City Explorers 7:05 PM
New York Sportimes @ Sacramento Capitals 7:30 PM

July 24
Playoff Match @ Sacramento 7:30 PM

July 25
Semi-Final @ Sacramento 7:30 PM

July 26
Semi-Final @ Sacramento 7:30 PM

July 27
WTT Final @ Sacramento 1:00 PM


July 24-27 WTT Championship Weekend in Roseville, Calif.

[ZAtlLVos]

World TeamTennis on Television

World TeamTennis televises matches on National, Regional and Local Cable networks and reaches more than 100 million households every week during the Pro League season. Look for WTT matches to air throughout July and culminate with the WTT Finals broadcast.

Media partners include: Comcast Sports Net, Cox Communications, Fox Sports Net, Madison Square Garden Network, Mediacom, The Tennis Channel, Time Warner Cable and Versus Network.

Broadcasts begin July 10 on The Tennis Channel. The FINAL on July 27 will air LIVE on VERSUS.

[ZAtlLVos]

Results - July 3

New York Sportimes def Boston Lobsters 19-18
Wilson/Witten NYS MD def Gambill/Hadad BOS MD 5-2
Kops-Jones/Pelletier BOS def Luzhanska/Sromova NYS 5-2
Marie-Eve Pelletier BOS def Hana Sromova NYS 5-2
*Tetiana Luzhanska was substituted for Hana Sromova at 2-1 in the Women's Singles set.
Jesse Witten NYS def Jan-Michael Gambill BOS 5-3
Sromova/Wilson NYS def Hadad/Kops-Jones BOS 5-3

New York Buzz def Delaware Smash 24-16
Navratilova/Shvedova NYB d Brengle/Fusano DEL 5-2
Madison Brengle DEL d Yaroslava Shvedova NYB 5-4
Briaud/Healey NYB vs De Heart/Haggard DEL 5-4
Nathan Healey NYB vs Ryler De Heart DEL 5-2
Shvedova/Healey NYB d Fusano/Haggard DEL 5-3

Springfield Lasers def St. Louis Aces 23-21
Uladizmir Ignatik STL d Glenn Weiner SPR 5-4
Chanelle Scheepers SPR d Jelena Pandzik STL 5-3
Perry/Perry SPR d Rettenmaier/Woehr STL 5-4
Scheepers/Perry SPR d Pandzic/Woehr STL 5-4
Ignatik/Rettenmaier STL vs Weiner/Perry SPR 5-3
Weiner/Perry SPR d Ignatik/Woehr STL 1-0 O/T

Newport Beach Breakers def Sacramento Capitals 21-16
Vant Hof/Pastikova NBB d Butorac/Likhovtseva SAC 5-1
Olga Puchkova SAC d Angelika Bachmann NBB 5-3
Ramon Delgado NBB d Sam Warburg SAC 5-3
Bachmann/Pastikova NBB d Likhovtseva/Puchkova SAC 5-2
Delgado/Vant Hof NBB vs Butorac/Warburg SAC 2-5
Delgado/Vant Hof NBB d Butorac/Warburg SAC 1-0 O/T

[BuyCheapest]

I wish Steffi would play again.

I remember watching her play Elena Likhovtseva a few years back. Very fun.

[ZAtlLVos]

Likhovtseva has been a stalwart on the WTT the last couple of years. Glad to see her back. I WISH I could see more of the matches, but without TCC I guess I will have to wait for the Final to be shown on Versus.

Mashona Washington is playing right now -- in Philly.

[autolubitelone]

Fabulous, Serena.

You join the Washington team and agree to play four matches for them, but three are on the road?

Gimme a break.

[ZAtlLVos]

July 4

Washington Kastles def Philadelphia Freedoms 23-19

Vince Spadea WAS vs Alex Bogomolov Jr PHI 5-3
Mashona Washington WAS vs Audra Cohen PHI 5-3
Spadea/Oudsema WAS vs Bogomolov Jr/Parrott PHI 5-3
Jones/Washington WAS vs Cohen/Gullickson PHI 4-5
Washington/Oudsema WAS vs Gullickson/Parrott PHI 3-5
Washington/Oudsema WAS vs Gullickson/Parrott PHI 1-0

Delaware Smash def St. Louis Aces 21-20

Fusano/Haggard DEL vs Rettenmaier/Woehr STL 2-5
Madison Brengle DEL vs Jelena Pandzic STL 4-5
de Heart/Haggard DEL vs Ignatik/Rettenmaier 5-3
Brengle/Fusano DEL vs Pandzic/Woehr STL 5-3
Ryler de Heart DEL vs Uladzimir Ignatik STL 5-4

Kansas City Explorers def Sacramento Capitals 22-21

Stubbs/Vemic KCE vs Likhovtseva/Butorac SAC 5-4
Angela Haynes KCE vs Olga Puchkova SAC 2-5
Dusan Vemic KCE vs Sam Warburg SAC 5-4
Stubbs/Haynes KCE vs Likhovtseva/Puchkova SAC 5-4
Vemic/Auckland KCE vs Warburg/Butorac SAC 5-4

[pongeystrhjst]

[B]Results - July 3

Newport Beach Breakers def Sacramento Capitals 21-16
Vant Hof/Pastikova NBB d Butorac/Likhovtseva SAC 5-1
Olga Puchkova SAC d Angelika Bachmann NBB 5-3
Ramon Delgado NBB d Sam Warburg SAC 5-3
Bachmann/Pastikova NBB d Likhovtseva/Puchkova SAC 5-2
Delgado/Vant Hof NBB vs Butorac/Warburg SAC 2-5
Delgado/Vant Hof NBB d Butorac/Warburg SAC 1-0 O/T

Why do they play a 1-0 OT? Noticed this on a few scores.

[seodiary]

Why do they play a 1-0 OT? Noticed this on a few scores.

It's all about the overall team score in games. If the team ahead doesn't win the last match played, the match on court has to keep going. Theoretically, the team trailing always has a chance to come back that way.

[markkisil]

Venus is supposed to be playing here on Wednesday. The Freedom are playing in the parking lot of a mall (King of Prussia), which is a couple of minutes from my house. I was thinking about going, now that my schedule changed and I will be home (and I have never seen Venus in person), but I have a real sense that after today, playing singles and doubles, and then probably sticking around for the Ball tomorrow night, that there's a decent chance she is not here on Wednesday. And I don't feel like spending the money to see Alex Bogomolov and Audra Cohen.

[ZAtlLVos]

From the WTT website:

Overtime
Overtime eliminates the possibility of the final sets becoming exhibitions. If the team ahead in the cumulative score wins the final game of the last set, then that team is the winner. If, however, the trailing team wins the final set, the match is sent into overtime and continues until, a) the leading team wins one game, or b) the trailing team ties the match score. If the score becomes tied, the match is decided by a Supertiebreaker.

[BuyCheapest]

Venus is supposed to be playing here on Wednesday. The Freedom are playing in the parking lot of a mall (King of Prussia), which is a couple of minutes from my house. I was thinking about going, now that my schedule changed and I will be home (and I have never seen Venus in person), but I have a real sense that after today, playing singles and doubles, and then probably sticking around for the Ball tomorrow night, that there's a decent chance she is not here on Wednesday. And I don't feel like spending the money to see Alex Bogomolov and Audra Cohen.

So random. I just sent a book to King of Prussia, PA from my book trading site earlier this week, and thought to myself, what an utterly bizarre name for a city.

I wouldn't count out her appearance just yet. Venus has always been very loyal to Billie Jean on the WTT front.

[markkisil]

So random. I just sent a book to King of Prussia, PA from my book trading site earlier this week, and thought to myself, what an utterly bizarre name for a city.

I wouldn't count out her appearance just yet. Venus has always been very loyal to Billie Jean on the WTT front.

My hometown is on one side of Valley Forge Park, and King of Prussia is on the other, JJ. It's an interesting community. Many of the key roads in PA intersect there, and as a result, it's probably the biggest commercial/office hub in all of Pennsylvania. The mall is, I believe, the largest amount of retail square footage in the United States (Mall of America in MN is bigger, but that's due to its indoor amusement park and roller coaster).

Yeah, that has been my other thinking on Venus. She is extremely loyal. I know, whatever I decide, the opposite will happen.

[Roorseprate]

Tangent...looking at the weather forecast for London for Sunday does not look promising which means the Men's final could be played on Monday which means the Champions dinner would be Monday night!

I would not count on Venus playing WTT this week either.

[Quiniacab]

So random. I just sent a book to King of Prussia, PA from my book trading site earlier this week, and thought to myself, what an utterly bizarre name for a city.

I wouldn't count out her appearance just yet. Venus has always been very loyal to Billie Jean on the WTT front.

I suspect Venus plays WTT for two reasons: 1) loyalty to BJK
and 2) a little "outside coaching" before the USO.

[ZAtlLVos]

Venus said "I love you Billie" during her victory speech at Wimby.

[ZAtlLVos]

July 5

Kansas City Explorers def Newport Beach Breakers 20-18

Angela Haynes KCE vs Angelika Bachmann NBB 1-5
Haynes/Stubbs KCE vs Bachmann/Pastikova NBB 5-0
Stubbs/Vemic KCE vs Bachmann/Vant Hof NBB 4-5
Auckland/Vemic KCE vs Delgado/Vant Hof NBB 5-2
Dusan Vemic KCE vs Ramon Delgado NBB 4-5
Dusan Vemic KCE vs Ramon Delgado NBB 1-1 O/T
Dusan Vemic KCE vs Ramon Delgado NBB 4-3 STB


Washington Kastles def Delaware Smash 21-19

Washington/Oudsema WAS vs Fusano/Haggard DEL 5-2
Mashona Washington WAS vs Madison Brengle DEL 3-5
Oudsema/Phillips WAS vs de Heart/Haggard DEL 5-3
Jones/Washington WAS vs Brengle/Fusano DEL 5-4
Scott Oudsema WAS vs Ryler de Heart DEL 2-5
Scott Oudsema WAS vs Ryler de Heart DEL 1-0


Springfield Lasers def Philadelphia Freedoms 23-22

Alex Bogomolov PHI vs Glenn Weiner SPR 5-3
Parrott/Cohen PHI vs Perry/Perry SPR 5-2
Bogomolov/Parrott PHI vs Weiner/Perry SPR 5-3
Audra Cohen PHI vs Chanelle Scheepers SPR 3-5
Cohen/Sabri PHI vs Scheepers/Perry SPR 5-4
Cohen/Sabri PHI vs Scheepers/Perry SPR 0-4 O/T
Cohen/Sabri PHI vs Scheepers/Perry SPR 2-7 STB


New York Buzz def St. Louis Aces 23-18

Healey/Shvedova NYB vs Rettenmaier/Woehr STL 4-5
Navratilova/Shvedova NYB vs Pandzic/Woehr STL 5-2
Nathan Healey NYB vs Uladzimir Ignatik STL 4-5
Yaroslava Shvedova NYB vs Jelena Pandzik STL 5-2
Briaud/Healey NYB vs Rettenmaier/Ignatik STL 5-4

[jhkjurter]

So random. I just sent a book to King of Prussia, PA from my book trading site earlier this week, and thought to myself, what an utterly bizarre name for a city.

Everytime I see King of Prussia, I'm reminded of Kathy Jordan, former world #5 who resided (resides?) there. She was the only player to ever beat Evert before the SF stage of Wimbledon, and one of a handful of that era to record wins over both Navratilova and Evert.

[ZAtlLVos]

July 7

Boston Lobsters def Delaware Smash 23-19

Ryler de Heart DEL vs Jan-Michael Gambill BOS 3-5
de Heart/Haggard DEL vs Gambill/Hadad BOS 5-4
Brengle/Fusano DEL vs Kops-Jones/Pelletier BOS 3-5
Fusano/Haggard DEL vs Kops-Jones/Hadad BOS 1-5
Madison Brengle DEL vs Marie-Eve Pelletier BOS 5-3
Madison Brengle DEL vs Marie-Eve Pelletier BOS 2-1 O/T

Springfield Lasers def Newport Beach Breakers 22-16

Delgado/Vant Hof NBB vs Borg/Weiner SPR 1-5
Angelika Bachmann NBB vs Chanelle Scheepers SPR 4-5
Ramon Delgado NBB vs Glenn Weiner SPR 5-4
Pastikova/Vant Hof NBB vs Perry/Weiner SPR 5-3
Bachmann/Pastikova NBB vs Perry/Scheepers SPR 1-5

Sacramento Capitals def St. Louis Aces 22-21

Butorac/Likhovtseva SAC vs Rettenmaier/Woehr STL 5-3
Tammy Hendler SAC vs Jelena Pandzic STL 4-5
Sam Warburg SAC vs Vladzimir Ignatik STL 4-5
Likhovtseva/Hendler SAC vs Pandzic/Woehr 4-5
Warburg/Butorac SAC vs Ignatik/Rettenmaier STL 5-3

New York Sportimes def Philadelphia Freedoms 20-18

Bogomolov/Parrott PHI vs Wilson/Witten NYS 3-5
Cohen/Stephenson PHI vs Mattek/Sromova NYS 5-3
Alex Bogomolov Jr PHI vs Jesse Witten NYS 5-3
Audra Cohen PHI vs Bethanie Mattek NYS 0-5
Stephenson/Parrott PHI vs Mattek/Wilson NYS 5-4

[ZAtlLVos]

July 8

Boston Lobsters def Washington Kastles 22-19

Gambill/Hadad BOS vs Gimelstob/Oudsema WAS 5-1
Kops-Jones/Hadad BOS vs Williams/Gimelstob WAS 5-2
Jan-Michael Gambill BOS vs Justin Gimelstob WAS 5-4
Kops-Jones/Pelletier BOS vs Washington/Williams WAS 4-5
Marie-Eve Pelletier BOS vs Serena Williams WAS 2-5
Marie-Eve Pelletier BOS vs Serena Williams WAS 1-2


Philadelphia Freedoms def Delaware Smash 25-15

Williams/Parrott PHI vs Huber/Haggard DEL 5-3
Venus Williams PHI vs Madison Brengle DEL 5-2
Bogomolov/Parrott PHI vs de Heart/Haggard DEL 5-3
Raymond/Williams PHI vs Huber/Fusano DEL 5-2
Alex Bogomolov PHI vs Ryler de Heart DEL 4-5
Alex Bogomolov PHI vs Ryler de Heart DEL 1-0 O/T

Springfield Lasers def Sacramento Capitals 22-19

Butorac/Warburg SAC vs Van der Merwe/Weiner SPR 5-4
Tammy Hendler SAC vs Chanelle Scheepers SPR 4-5
Sam Warburg SAC vs Isak Van der Merwe SPR 5-3
Butorac/Likhovtseva SAC vs Scheepers/Van der Merwe 4-5
Hendler/Likhovtseva SAC vs Perry/Scheepers SPR 1-5

St. Louis Aces def Newport Beach Breakers 22-18


Delgado/Vant Hof NBB vs Ignatik/Rettenmaier STL 4-5
Michaela Pastikova NBB vs Jelena Pandzic STL 1-5
Ramon Delgado NBB vs Uladzimir Ignatik STL 5-2
Pastikova/Bernhard NBB vs Woehr/Pandzik STL 2-5
Vant Hof/Pastikova NBB vs Woehr/Rettenmaier STL 5-4
Vant Hof/Pastikova NBB vs Woehr/Rettenmaier STL 1-1 O/T

New York Sportimes def New York Buzz 22-20

Briaud/Healey NYB vs Wilson/Witten NYS 3-5
Navratilova/Shvedova NYB vs Mattek/Sromova NYS 4-5
Healey/Shvedova NYB vs Mattek/Wilson NYS 3-5
Yaroslava Shvedova NYB vs Bethanie Mattek NYS 5-3
Nathan Healey NYB vs Jesse Witten NYS 5-3
Nathan Healey NYB vs Jesse Witten NYS 0-1 O/T