WTT Report

Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss do a fantastic job with World Team Tennis, giving tennis fans throughout the country a chance to watch top caliber players at a close glance.  Here are a few recent results:

With their win tonight, the New York Buzz became the third team to clinch a playoff spot in the WTT Championship Weekend, July 24-27, in Roseville, Calif.

World TeamTennis Pro League presented by Advanta - Results for Sunday, 7/20

(Home teams in capital letters)

FINAL RESULTS - All matches complete:

NEW YORK BUZZ def. New York Sportimes 23-11

Women's Doubles - Gabriela Navratilova\Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) def. Milagros Sequera\Hana Sromova (Sportimes) 5-0

Mixed Doubles - Yaroslava Shvedova\Nathan Healey (Buzz) def. Milagros Sequera\Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5-3

Men's Singles - Jesse Witten (Sportimes) def. Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5-3

Women's Singles - Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) def. Hana Sromova (Sportimes) 5-1

Men's Doubles - Patrick Briaud\Nathan Healey (Buzz) def. Brian Wilson\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-2

Philadelphia Freedoms def. WASHINGTON KASTLES 23-19 (OT)

Men's Singles - Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Freedoms) def. Scott Oudsema (Kastles) 5-3

Women's Doubles - Audra Cohen\Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) def. Mashona Washington\Sacha Jones (Kastles) 5-4

Men's Doubles - Alex Bogomolov Jr.\Travis Parrott (Freedoms) def. Scott Oudsema\Justin Gimelstob (Kastles) 5-3

Mixed Doubles - Lisa Raymond\Travis Parrott (Freedoms) def. Justin Gimelstob\Mashona Washington (Kastles) 5-4

Women's Singles - Sacha Jones (Kastles) def. Audra Cohen (Freedoms) 5-2

Overtime - Women's Singles - Audra Cohen (Freedoms) def. Sacha Jones (Kastles) 1-0

Kansas City Explorers def. ST LOUIS ACES 20-19 (7-6 STB)

Men's Doubles - Bob Bryan\Mike Bryan (Explorers) def. Uladzimir Ignatik\Travis Rettenmaier (Aces) 5-2

Women's Singles - Jelena Pandzic (Aces) def. Kveta Peschke (Explorers) 5-2

Mixed Doubles - Rennae Stubbs\Bob Bryan (Explorers) def. Jasmin Woehr\Travis Rettenmaier (Aces) 5-3

Women's Doubles - Rennae Stubbs\Kveta Peschke (Explorers) def. Jelena Pandzic\Jasmin Woehr (Aces) 5-4

Men's Singles - Uladzimir Ignatik (Aces) def. Dusan Vemic (Explorers) 5-2

Supertiebreaker - Men's Singles - Dusan Vemic (Explorers) def. Uladzimir Ignatik (Aces) 1-0 (7-6)

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

x - New York Sportimes         12  9  3 0.750  --

x - New York Buzz              12  8  4 0.667  1

Boston Lobsters            12  6  6 0.500  3

Philadelphia Freedoms      13  6  7 0.462  3.5

Washington Kastles         12  5  7 0.417  4

Delaware Smash             11  2  9 0.182  6.5

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

y - Kansas City Explorers      12  11  1  0.917  --

Sacramento Capitals        12  6  6  0.500  5

Newport Beach Breakers     11  5  6  0.455  5.5

Springfield Lasers         13  5  8  0.385  6.5

St Louis Aces              12  3  9  0.250  8

x = Clinched playoff spot

y = Clinched Conference Championship

Next Matches: 7/21/2008

Boston Lobsters @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:00 PM (PDT)

Delaware Smash @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:30 PM (EDT)

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