World Team Tennis (July 5-29, 2007)

2007 WTT lineups

HOUSTON WRANGLERS: Jan-Michael Gambill, Mashona Washington, Bryanne Stewart, Goran Dragicevic.
Coach: Thomas Blake

NEW YORK BUZZ: Rik de Voest, Ashley Fisher, Gabriela Navratilova, Greta Arn.
Coach: Jolene Watanabe

BOSTON LOBSTERS: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Nicole Pratt, Amir Hadad, Nikita Kryvonos, Julie Ditty.
Coach: Anne Smith

KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS: Mike Bryan, Bob Bryan, Jarmila Gajdosova, Corina Morariu, David Macpherson, Dusan Vemic.
Coach: Brent Haygarth

ST. LOUIS ACES: Serena Williams, Jasmin Woehr, Aleke Tsoubanos, Jonathan Erlich, Andy Ram.
Coach: Sean Cole

DELAWARE SMASH: Liezel Huber, Angela Haynes, Chris Haggard, Lester Cook.
Coach: Mariaan de Swardt

SPRINGFIELD LASERS: Tamarine Tanasugarn, Martin Verkerk, Glenn Weiner, Andreea Vanc.
Coach: John-Laffnie de Jager

NEW YORK SPORTIMES: John McEnroe, Ashley Harkleroad, Jesse Witten, Hana Sromova, Mirko Pehar.
Coach: Chuck Adams

SACRAMENTO CAPITALS: Anna Kournikova, Lindsay Davenport, Elena Likhovtseva, Mark Knowles, Michelle Larcher de Brito, Sam Warburg.
Coach: Wayne Bryan

NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS: Pete Sampras, Maria Sharapova, Ramon Delgado, Rick Leach, Lauren Albanese, Michaela Pastikova.
Coach: Trevor Kronemann

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS: Venus Williams, Lisa Raymond, Daniel Nestor, Frederic Niemeyer, Olga Savchuk.
Coach: Craig Kardon

2007 Schedule – World TeamTennis Pro League presented by Advanta

Thursday, July 5
Delaware @ NY Sportimes
New York Buzz @ Philadelphia
St. Louis @ Houston
Springfield @ Sacramento (Kournikova)

Friday, July 6
St. Louis @ Boston
Philadelphia @ Delaware
Houston @ Kansas City
Sacramento (Kournikova) @ Newport Beach

Saturday, July 7
Boston @ Philadelphia
Houston @ St. Louis
Springfield @ Newport Beach

Sunday, July 8
NY Sportimes @ Boston
Delaware @ New York Buzz
Sacramento (Kournikova) @ Houston
Newport Beach @ Kansas City

Monday, July 9
New York Buzz @ St. Louis

Tuesday, July 10
Kansas City (Bryan Bro.) @ NY Sportimes
Delaware @ Philadelphia
St. Louis @ Houston
New York Buzz @ Springfield
Sacramento @ Newport Beach (Sampras)

Wednesday, July 11
Boston @ New York Buzz
Springfield @ NY Sportimes
Kansas City (Bryan Bro.) @ Delaware
Houston @ Sacramento

Thursday, July 12
NY Sportimes @ Boston (Sanchez-Vicario)
Philadelphia @ Delaware
Newport Beach @ Springfield

Friday, July 13
Delaware @ Boston
Philadelphia @ New York Buzz
Newport Beach @ Houston
Kansas City (Bryan Bro.) @ St. Louis

Saturday, July 14
New York Buzz @ NY Sportimes
Boston @ Philadelphia
Springfield @ Delaware
Houston @ Kansas City (Bryan Bro.)
St. Louis @ Sacramento

Sunday, July 15
Kansas City @ Springfield
St. Louis @ Newport Beach

Monday, July 16
Houston @ Boston
Sacramento @ New York Buzz
NY Sportimes (McEnroe) @ Philadelphia
Kansas City @ Newport Beach

Tuesday, July 17
Philadelphia (V. Williams) @ NY Sportimes
New York Buzz @ Delaware
Springfield @ Houston
Sacramento @ St. Louis

Wednesday, July 18
Philadelphia (V. Williams) @ Boston
Newport Beach (Sampras) @ New York Buzz
NY Sportimes (McEnroe) @ Delaware
St. Louis @ Springfield
Kansas City @ Sacramento

Thursday, July 19
Boston @ NY Sportimes (McEnroe)
Newport Beach (Sampras) @ Philadelphia
Springfield @ Kansas City

Friday, July 20
Houston @ Philadelphia (V. Williams)
Springfield @ St. Louis
Delaware @ Sacramento

Saturday, July 21
New York Buzz @ NY Sportimes
Delaware @ Houston
Boston @ Springfield
St. Louis @ Kansas City
Newport Beach @ Sacramento (Davenport)

Sunday, July 22
NY Sportimes @ New York Buzz
Boston @ Kansas City
Philadelphia (V. Williams) @ Newport Beach

Monday, July 23
Boston @ Delaware
Houston @ Springfield
NY Sportimes @ St. Louis (S. Williams)
Philadelphia @ Sacramento

Tuesday, July 24
New York Buzz @ Boston
Kansas City @ Houston
Sacramento @ Springfield
Newport Beach (Sampras) @ St. Louis

Wednesday, July 25
Delaware @ New York Buzz
Sacramento @ Kansas City
NY Sportimes (McEnroe) @ Newport Beach

2007 World TeamTennis Pro League presented by Advanta

WTT Player Draft: March 27 in Miami

WTT Regular season: July 5-25

WTT Championship Weekend: July 27-29 in Roseville, Calif.; top two teams from both the Western and Eastern Conference advance to the WTT Championship Weekend.

- Western & Eastern Conference Championship: July 27-28

- WTT Finals: July 29

Eastern Conference: Boston Lobsters, Delaware Smash, New York Buzz, New York Sportimes, Philadelphia Freedoms

Western Conference: Houston Wranglers, Kansas City Explorers, Newport Beach Breakers, Sacramento Capitals, Springfield Lasers, St. Louis Aces

July 27, 2007

Western Conference Championship: Sacramento Capitals def. Springfield Lasers 23-17
Men's Doubles - Mark Knowles\Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Martin Verkerk\Glenn Weiner (Lasers) 5-2
Men's Singles - Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Martin Verkerk (Lasers) 5-3
Mixed Doubles - Elena Likhovtseva\Mark Knowles (Capitals) def. Andreea Vanc\Glenn Weiner (Lasers) 5-3
Women's Singles - Tamarine Tanasugarn (Lasers) def. Elena Likhovtseva (Capitals) 5-3
Women's Doubles - Michelle Larcher de Brito\Elena Likhovtseva (Capitals) def. Tamarine Tanasugarn\Andreea Vanc (Lasers) 5-4

July 28, 2007

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: NEW YORK BUZZ def. Philadelphia Freedoms 20-19
Mixed Doubles - Lisa Raymond\Daniel Nestor (Freedoms) def. Greta Arn\Rik de Voest (Buzz) 5-3
Women's Doubles - Lisa Raymond\Olga Savchuk (Freedoms) def. Greta Arn\Gabriela Navratilova (Buzz) 5-3
Men's Doubles - Rik de Voest\Ashley Fisher (Buzz) def. Frederic Niemeyer\Daniel Nestor (Freedoms) 5-2
Women's Singles - Olga Savchuk (Freedoms) def. Greta Arn (Buzz) 5-4 (3)
Men's Singles - Rik de Voest (Buzz) def. Frederic Niemeyer (Freedoms) 5-2

July 29, 2007

World TeamTennis Finals: SACRAMENTO CAPITALS def. New York Buzz 24-20 (OT)
Mixed Doubles - Mark Knowles\Elena Likhovtseva (Capitals) def. Greta Arn\Rik de Voest (Buzz) 5-4
Women's Singles - Elena Likhovtseva (Capitals) def. Greta Arn (Buzz) 5-3
Men's Singles - Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Rik de Voest (Buzz) 5-4
Women's Doubles - Elena Likhovtseva\Michelle Larcher de Brito (Capitals) def. Greta Arn\Gabriela Navratilova (Buzz) 5-4
Men's Doubles - Rik de Voest\Ashley Fisher (Buzz) def. Mark Knowles\Sam Warburg (Capitals) 5-3
Overtime - Men's Doubles - Mark Knowles\Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Rik de Voest\Ashley Fisher (Buzz) 1-0

WTT Male MVP of the Year: Mark Knowles
WTT Female MVP of the Year: Tamarine Tanasugarn
WTT Finals MVP honors: Rik de Voest