2015 Philadelphia Freedoms season

January 2025 2015 2015 World TeamTennis season Philadelphia Freedoms World TeamTennis Eastern 2nd 5 wins, 9 losses 2 wins, 5 losses 3 wins, 4 losses 260 267 Billie Jean King Barbara Perry Josh Cohen The Pavilion(capacity: 3,500) 2014 Philadelphia Freedoms season 2014 2016 Philadelphia Freedoms season 2016 The 2015 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 15th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT). Led by the strong mixed doubles play of Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo, the Freedoms had only 5 wins against 9 losses but qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Freedoms lost the Eastern Conference Championship Match, 25–9, to the Washington Kastles. Season recap Draft At the WTT draft on March 16, 2015, the Freedoms passed on making any selections in the marquee portion of the draft. In the roster portion of the draft, the Freedoms protected Taylor Townsend and 2014 WTT Male Most Valuable Player Marcelo Melo. They left Victoria Duval and Liezel Huber unprotected in the second round and instead chose Robby Ginepri. The Freedoms could not protect Frank Dancevic in the fourth round, because they already had two full-time male players. Huber was still available, and the Freedoms selected her to complete their roster.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4788 Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard Headline Mylan World TeamTennis Player Draft for Historic 40th Season World TeamTennis March 16, 2015 April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125645/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4788 2015-04-02 dead Other player transactions On June 29, 2015, the Freedoms announced that Liezel Huber would miss the 2015 season due to health concerns, and she was removed from the active roster. The Freedoms also announced that they had signed Coco Vandeweghe, Asia Muhammad and Abigail Spears as substitute players. Vandeweghe was scheduled to play in the team's first three matches (all on the road), followed by Muhammad playing in the next four and Spears playing in the final seven.http://phillyfreedoms.tumblr.com/post/122780642658/freedoms-add-vandeweghe-spears-and-muhammad-to Freedoms Add Vandeweghe, Spears and Muhammad to Roster Tumblr June 29, 2015 June 30, 2015 Second-half turnaround After winning their opening match on the road, the Freedoms lost their next six consecutive matches and found themselves with 1 win and 6 losses at the midway point of the season with the four-time defending WTT champion Washington Kastles coming to town. The July 20 home match against the Kastles got off to a difficult start when the Freedoms dropped the opening set of men's singles, 5–2. But Taylor Townsend responded by taking a 5–1 set win over Madison Brengle in women's singles to give the Freedoms a 7–6 lead. Robby Ginepri and Marcelo Melo won a tiebreaker over Sam Querrey and Leander Paes in men's doubles to increase the lead to 12–10. But the Kastles won the next set of women's doubles and took a 15–13 lead to the final set. Melo and Townsend dominated Paes and Anastasia Rodionova in the final set of mixed doubles, 5–1, to give the Freedoms an 18–16 victory.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4981 Kane David Mylan WTT StreamCap: WAS vs. PHL World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184756/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4981 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-all After a night off, the Freedoms went on the road to face the Boston Lobsters looking to avenge an early-season home loss. The Lobsters took the opening set of mixed doubles in a tiebreaker. But the Freedoms responded by winning the final four sets on their way to a 24–14 victory. Townsend gave the Freedoms a 9–5 lead in the match when she took the women's singles set from Irina Falconi, 5–0. Townsend won 20 of the 26 points played in the set. Following two sets won by the Freedoms in tiebreakers, Melo and Ginepri closed out the match with a 5–1 men's doubles set win.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4988 Freedoms Impress in Win over Lobsters July 22, 2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701185143/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4988 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-all The Freedoms returned home the following evening to face the Austin Aces, who entered the match with 8 wins and 0 losses. The Freedoms stunned the Aces by winning the first four sets to take a 20–9 lead. Ginepri opened with a 5–2 set win in men's singles, and Townsend followed by taking the women's singles set, 5–3. Ginepri and Melo won the men's doubles, 5–3, and Townsend teamed with Abigail Spears for a 5–1 set win in women's doubles. The Aces salvaged the final set of mixed doubles, 5–1, to cut the Freedoms' lead to 21–14 and send the match to extended play. But Townsend and Melo won the first game of extra time to give the Freedoms their third consecutive victory by a score of 22–14.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4989 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Thursday, 7/23/2015 World TeamTennis May 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531210223/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4989 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all The Freedoms followed their three-match winning streak with two straight losses. Yet, with 4 wins and 8 losses and two matches remaining, the Freedoms controlled their own playoff destiny. The Lobsters were in second place in the Eastern Conference with 4 wins and 7 losses, and the Freedoms had a home-and-home series scheduled with them to close the season. Following the home-and-home, the Lobsters were scheduled to close their season on the road against the Kastles. Therefore, if the Freedoms could sweep the home-and-home series, they would clinch a playoff berth. The Lobsters hosted the first match, and Ginepri put the Freedoms in front early with a 5–2 set win in men's singles. The Lobsters took the women's singles by the same score to tie the match at 7. Ginepri and Melo followed by winning the men's doubles set, 5–3, to give the Freedoms a 12–10 lead. But the Lobsters won the women's doubles set by the same score to tie the match at 15, heading to the final set. Melo and Townsend converted two of three break point opportunities while thwarting all five break point opportunities they gave the Lobsters and won the set, 5–2, for a 20–17 victory.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5005 Kane David Mylan WTT StreamCap: PHI vs. BOS World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184431/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5005 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-allhttp://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/617-5.html Mixed Doubles Statistics World TeamTennis May 29, 2016April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Returning home with a chance to clinch a playoff berth in their final regular-season match, the Freedoms got off to a quick start when Ginepri won the opening set of men's singles, 5–0. But the Lobsters charged back, winning the next three sets to take a 15–12 lead to the final set. Melo and Townsend controlled the early portion of the fifth set of mixed doubles with two breaks of serve on two opportunities, and it looked as though the Freedoms might win the match outright with a lopsided final set win. But the Lobsters broke back late, and the Freedoms won the set by a score of 5–3 to cut the Lobsters' lead in the match to 18–17 and set up extended play. Melo served the first game of extended play, and the Freedoms quickly fell behind in the game, 3–1. The Freedoms successfully defended the first two break points, but the Lobsters ultimately broke at 3 all to win the match, 19–17.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5010 Kane David Mylan WTT StreamCap: BOS vs. PHI World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701185146/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5010 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-allhttp://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/620-5.html Mixed Doubles Statistics World TeamTennis May 29, 2016April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/620-6.html Overtime Statistics World TeamTennis May 29, 2016April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The Freedoms would have to wait for the result of the Lobsters' final match to learn their fate. With an opportunity to grab a playoff spot, the Lobsters fell to the Kastles, 22–14, in their final regular-season match, clinching a playoff berth for the Freedoms.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5015 Kane David MylanWTT StreamCap: BOS vs. WAS World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184642/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5015 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-all Since the Freedoms and Lobsters finished the regular season with identical 5–9 records, the WTT standings tiebreaker system was used to break the tie. The teams split their four regular-season meetings. So, the tie was broken by comparing games won in head-to-head matches, which favored the Freedoms, 78–71. The biggest contribution to this margin was made by the Freedoms' 24–14 road victory over the Lobsters on July 22. Playoffs The Freedoms visited the Washington Kastles to play the Eastern Conference Championship Match on July 30, 2015. It was a dominant performance for Washington, as the Kastles took all five sets en route to a 25–9 victory for their fifth consecutive Eastern Conference title. Martina Hingis teamed with Leander Paes in the opening set of mixed doubles for a 5–1 set win over Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo. Townsend and Coco Vandeweghe were able to push Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova to a tiebreaker in the fourth set of women's doubles before dropping the set. Madison Brengle saved three break points and won both 3-all points for a 5–2 set win in women's singles over Vandeweghe. Paes and Sam Querrey took the men's doubles set, 5–2, over Melo and Robby Ginepri. Querrey closed out the match with a 5–0 whitewash of Ginepri in men's singles.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5020 Washington Kastles One Win Away from Record Fifth Straight Mylan WTT Title World TeamTennis May 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602011056/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5020 June 2, 2016 dead mdy-all Event chronology March 16, 2015: The Freedoms protected Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo, chose Robby Ginepri as a new addition to the team and selected returning team member Liezel Huber whom they had left unprotected at the WTT draft. June 29, 2015: The Freedoms announced Liezel Huber would miss the 2015 season due to health concerns and removed her from the active roster. The Freedoms signed Coco Vandeweghe, Asia Muhammad and Abigail Spears as substitute players. July 29, 2015: With a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, the Freedoms clinched a playoff berth when the Washington Kastles defeated the Boston Lobsters, 22–14. July 30, 2015: The Freedoms lost the Eastern Conference Championship Match, 25–9, to the Washington Kastles. Draft picks Since the Freedoms had the worse record of the two conference championship losers in 2014, they selected fourth from the bottom (fourth) in each round of the draft. Unlike previous seasons in which WTT conducted its Marquee Player Draft and its Roster Player Draft on different dates about one month apart, the league conducted a single draft at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on March 16, 2015. The selections made by the Freedoms are shown in the table below. Draft type Round No. Selection number in round Overall Overall selection number in draft Player chosen Prot? Protected player? Marquee 1 4 4 Pass – 2 4 11 Pass – 3 4 18 Pass – Roster 1 4 4 USA Taylor Townsend Y 2 4 11 USA Robby Ginepri N 3 4 18 BRA Marcelo Melo Y 4 4 25 USA Liezel Huber N Match log Regular season {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #aaa" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#0025BD; color:white" | Legend |- ! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Freedoms Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Freedoms Loss |- ! colspan="2" | Home team in CAPS |} Match Date Venue and location Result and details Record 1 July 12 Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis ComplexSpringfield, Missouri Philadelphia Freedoms 22, SPRINGFIELD LASERS 15http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4947 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Sunday, 7/12/2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531045355/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4947 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Andre Begemann/Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Lasers) 5, Marcelo Melo/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 2* WD: Coco Vandeweghe/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Anna-Lena Grönefeld/Varvara Lepchenko (Lasers) 4* MD: Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Andre Begemann/Michael Russell (Lasers) 4* WS: Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 5, Varvara Lepchenko (Lasers) 1* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Michael Russell (Lasers) 1 1–0 2 July 13 Omni La Costa Resort and SpaCarlsbad, California SAN DIEGO AVIATORS 22, Philadelphia Freedoms 21, (super tiebreaker, 7–5)http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4950 Mylan World TeamTennis – Final Results for Monday, 7/13/2015 World TeamTennis May 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531221534/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4950 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MD: Taylor Fritz/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5, Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 2* WS: Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 5, Chanelle Scheepers (Aviators) 4* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Taylor Fritz (Aviators) 4* WD: Coco Vandeweghe/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Darija Jurak/Chanelle Scheepers (Aviators) 3* XD: Raven Klaasen/Darija Jurak (Aviators) 5, Marcelo Melo/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 4* STB - XD: Raven Klaasen/Darija Jurak (Aviators) 7, Marcelo Melo/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 5 1–1 3 July 14 Dream Stadium at Sunrise MallCitrus Heights, California CALIFORNIA DREAM 22, Philadelphia Freedoms 20http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4954 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Tuesday, 7/14/2015 World TeamTennis May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601003659/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4954 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all* MD: Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Tennys Sandgren/Neal Skupski (Dream) 4* WD: Jarmila Gajdošová/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream) 5, Coco Vandeweghe/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 4* XD: Neal Skupski/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream) 5, Marcelo Melo/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 3* WS: Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 5, Jarmila Gajdošová (Dream) 3* MS: Tennys Sandgren (Dream) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 3 1–2 4 July 16 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania Boston Lobsters 21, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 17http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4963 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Thursday, 7/16/2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531235204/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4963 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Alex Kuznetsov (Lobsters) 2* WD: Arantxa Parra Santonja/Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5, Asia Muhammad/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 2* XD: Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Scott Lipsky/Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 4*** Irina Falconi substituted for Arantxa Parra Santonja at 3–2* WS: Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 2* MD: Scott Lipsky/Alex Kuznetsov (Lobsters) 5, Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 3 1–3 5 July 17 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania Washington Kastles 21, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 20http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4965 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Friday, 7/17/2015 World TeamTennis May 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531203826/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4965 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Anastasia Rodionova/Leander Paes (Kastles) 2* WS: Madison Brengle (Kastles) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 3* MD: Denis Kudla/Leander Paes (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 3* WD: Asia Muhammad/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Madison Brengle/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 4* MS: Denis Kudla (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 4 1–4 6 July 18 Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith CenterWashington, District of Columbia WASHINGTON KASTLES 23, Philadelphia Freedoms 6http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4968 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Saturday, 7/18/2015 World TeamTennis May 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601015634/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4968 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Leander Paes/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 3* WD: Anastasia Rodionova/Madison Brengle (Kastles) 5, Taylor Townsend/Asia Muhammad (Freedoms) 1* MD: Leander Paes/Denis Kudla (Kastles) 5, Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 0* WS: Madison Brengle (Kastles) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 0* MS: Denis Kudla (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 0 1–5 7 July 19 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania Springfield Lasers 20, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 19http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4976 Mylan World TeamTennis – Final Results for Sunday, 7/19/2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601020257/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4976 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Andre Begemann/Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Lasers) 2* WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Sachia Vickery (Lasers) 4* MD: Andre Begemann/Michael Russell (Lasers) 5, Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 3* WD: Taylor Townsend/Asia Muhammad (Freedoms) 5, Anna-Lena Grönefeld/Sachia Vickery (Lasers) 4* MS: Michael Russell (Lasers) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 1 1–6 8 July 20 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 18, Washington Kastles 16http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4978 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Monday, 7/20/2015 World TeamTennis May 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531210607/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4978 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MS: Sam Querrey (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 2* WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Madison Brengle (Kastles) 1* MD: Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Sam Querrey/Leander Paes (Kastles) 4* WD: Madison Brengle/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 5, Abigail Spears/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 1* XD: Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Leander Paes/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 1 2–6 9 July 22 Boston Lobsters Tennis Center at the Manchester Athletic ClubManchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Philadelphia Freedoms 24, BOSTON LOBSTERS 14http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4987 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Wednesday, 7/22/2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531215633/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4987 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Scott Lipsky/Arantxa Parra Santonja (Lobsters) 5, Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 4* WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 0* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Tim Smyczek (Lobsters) 4* WD: Taylor Townsend/Abigail Spears (Freedoms) 5, Irina Falconi/Arantxa Parra Santonja (Lobsters) 4* MD: Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Scott Lipsky/Tim Smyczek (Lobsters) 1 3–6 10 July 23 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 22, Austin Aces 14 (extended play)* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces) 2* WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Nicole Gibbs (Aces) 3* MD: Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Teymuraz Gabashvili/Jarmere Jenkins (Aces) 3* WD: Abigail Spears/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Nicole Gibbs/Alla Kudryavtseva (Aces) 1* XD: Alla Kudryavtseva/Jarmere Jenkins (Aces) 5, Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 1* EP - XD: Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 1, Alla Kudryavtseva/Jarmere Jenkins (Aces) 0 4–6 11 July 24 Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis ComplexSpringfield, Missouri SPRINGFIELD LASERS 21, Philadelphia Freedoms 18http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4991 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Friday, 7/24/2015 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601015104/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4991 June 1, 2016 dead mdy-all* XD: Marcelo Melo/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Andre Begemann/Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Lasers) 4* WS: Alison Riske (Lasers) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 4* MD: John Isner/Andre Begemann (Lasers) 5, Marcelo Melo/Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 2* WD: Abigail Spears/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Alison Riske/Anna-Lena Grönefeld (Lasers) 2* MS: John Isner (Lasers) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 2 4–7 12 July 26 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania California Dream 22, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 16http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4997 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Sunday, 7/26/2015 World TeamTennis May 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531211933/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4997 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MS: Tennys Sandgren (Dream) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 4* WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Jarmila Gajdošová (Dream) 2* MD: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (Dream) 5, Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 1* WD: Jarmila Gajdošová/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream) 5, Abigail Spears/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 4* XD: Anabel Medina Garrigues/Bob Bryan (Dream) 5, Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 2 4–8 13 July 27 Boston Lobsters Tennis Center at the Manchester Athletic ClubManchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Philadelphia Freedoms 20, BOSTON LOBSTERS 17http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5007 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Monday, 7/27 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531210225/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5007 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 2* WS: Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5, Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 2* MD: Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Jan-Michael Gambill/Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) 3* WD: Arantxa Parra Santonja/Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5, Coco Vandeweghe/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 3* XD: Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Arantxa Parra Santonja/Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) 2 5–8 14 July 28 The PavilionRadnor Township, Pennsylvania Boston Lobsters 19, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 17 (extended play)http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5012 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Tuesday, 7/28 World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160531204309/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=5012 May 31, 2016 dead mdy-all* MS: Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 5, Christian Harrison (Lobsters) 0* WD: Irina Falconi/Arantxa Parra Santonja (Lobsters) 5, Taylor Townsend/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 2* MD: Christian Harrison/Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) 5, Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 4* WS: Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 1*** Taylor Townsend substituted for Coco Vandeweghe at 1–3* XD: Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Arantxa Parra Santonja/Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) 3* EP - XD: Arantxa Parra Santonja/Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) 1, Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 0 5–9 Playoffs {| align="center" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #aaa" |- ! colspan="2" style="background:#0025BD; color:white" | Legend |- ! bgcolor="ccffcc" | Freedoms Win ! bgcolor="ffbbbb" | Freedoms Loss |- ! colspan="2" | Home team in CAPS |} Eastern Conference Championship Match Date Venue and location Result and details July 30 Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith CenterWashington, District of Columbia WASHINGTON KASTLES 25, Philadelphia Freedoms 9* XD: Martina Hingis/Leander Paes (Kastles) 5, Taylor Townsend/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 1* WS: Madison Brengle (Kastles) 5, Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 2* MD: Leander Paes/Sam Querrey (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 2* WD: Martina Hingis/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 5, Taylor Townsend/Coco Vandeweghe (Freedoms) 4* MS: Sam Querrey (Kastles) 5, Robby Ginepri (Freedoms) 0 Team personnel References:2015 Lineup http://www.philadelphiafreedoms.com/teams/team.aspx Philadelphia Freedoms June 30, 2015http://www.timesherald.com/sports/20150415/lisa-raymond-is-in-it-to-win-it-for-freedoms Lisa Raymond is in It to Win It for Freedoms Arkans Dan April 15, 2015 The Times Herald Norristown, Pennsylvania June 30, 2015 On-court personnel USA Josh Cohen – Head Coach USA Robby Ginepri USA Liezel Huber (injured, did not play)Roster roster Roster player who appeared in fewer than three matches due to injury and was eligible to be protected in the draft the following year because of WTT's injury exception. BRA Marcelo Melo USA Asia Muhammad USA Abigail Spears USA Taylor Townsend USA Coco Vandeweghe Front office Billie Jean King – Owner Barbara Perry – General Manager Lisa Raymond – Player Personnel Director Notes: Roster Statistics Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Freedoms' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=366 2015 Philadelphia Freedoms Stats World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160701184753/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=366 July 1, 2016 dead mdy-allhttp://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/626.html Match Statistics - Philadelphia Freedoms @ Washington Kastles World TeamTennis May 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150901083614/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/626.html September 1, 2015 dead mdy-all Men's singles – regular season Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 101 51 50 .505 11 6 11 26 .423 13 22 .591 Total 101 51 50 .505 11 6 11 26 .423 13 22 .591 Women's singles – regular season Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 66 34 32 .515 9 13 12 27 .444 10 18 .556 Coco Vandeweghe 34 18 16 .529 8 5 7 27 .259 3 12 .250 Total 100 52 48 .520 17 18 19 54 .352 13 30 .433 Men's doubles – regular season Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 107 48 59 .449 2 6 10 43 .233 13 27 .481 Marcelo Melo 107 48 59 .449 7 6 10 43 .233 13 27 .481 Total 107 48 59 .449 9 12 10 43 .233 13 27 .481 Women's doubles – regular season Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 109 52 57 .477 9 9 13 30 .433 12 27 .444 Abigail Spears 37 20 17 .541 6 4 4 8 .500 3 7 .429 Coco Vandeweghe 41 19 22 .463 3 8 6 16 .375 2 9 .222 Asia Muhammad 31 13 18 .419 0 1 3 6 .500 7 11 .636 Total 109 52 57 .477 18 22 13 30 .433 12 27 .444 Mixed doubles – regular season Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 85 48 37 .565 3 8 12 28 .429 10 22 .455 Marcelo Melo 110 57 53 .518 14 1 12 41 .293 11 30 .367 Coco Vandeweghe 25 9 16 .360 2 1 0 13 .000 1 8 .125 Total 110 57 53 .518 19 10 12 41 .293 11 30 .367 Team totals – regular season Event GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Men's singles 101 51 50 .505 11 6 11 26 .423 13 22 .591 Women's singles 100 52 48 .520 17 18 19 54 .352 13 30 .433 Men's doubles 107 48 59 .449 9 12 10 43 .233 13 27 .481 Women's doubles 109 52 57 .477 18 22 13 30 .433 12 27 .444 Mixed doubles 110 57 53 .518 19 10 12 41 .293 11 30 .367 Total 527 260 267 .493 74 68 65 194 .335 62 136 .456 Men's singles – playoffs Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 5 0 5 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 Total 5 0 5 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 Women's singles – playoffs Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Coco Vandeweghe 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 Total 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 Men's doubles – playoffs Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 1.000 Marcelo Melo 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 1.000 Total 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 1.000 Women's doubles – playoffs Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 9 4 5 .444 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 Coco Vandeweghe 9 4 5 .444 0 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 Total 9 4 5 .444 0 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 Mixed doubles – playoffs Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Marcelo Melo 6 1 5 .167 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Taylor Townsend 6 1 5 .167 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Total 6 1 5 .167 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Team totals – playoffs Event GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Men's singles 5 0 5 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 Women's singles 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 Men's doubles 7 2 5 .286 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 1.000 Women's doubles 9 4 5 .444 0 2 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 Mixed doubles 6 1 5 .167 0 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Total 34 9 25 .265 0 3 1 6 .167 3 8 .375 Men's singles – all matches Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 106 51 55 .481 11 6 11 27 .407 13 24 .542 Total 106 51 55 .481 11 6 11 27 .407 13 24 .542 Women's singles – all matches Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 66 34 32 .515 9 13 12 27 .444 10 18 .556 Coco Vandeweghe 41 20 21 .488 8 5 7 30 .233 3 14 .214 Total 107 54 53 .505 17 18 19 57 .333 13 32 .406 Men's doubles – all matches Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Robby Ginepri 114 50 64 .439 2 6 10 43 .233 15 29 .517 Marcelo Melo 114 50 64 .439 7 6 10 43 .233 15 29 .517 Total 114 50 64 .439 9 12 10 43 .233 15 29 .517 Women's doubles – all matches Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 118 56 62 .475 9 9 14 31 .452 13 28 .464 Abigail Spears 37 20 17 .541 6 4 4 8 .500 3 7 .429 Coco Vandeweghe 50 23 27 .460 3 10 7 17 .412 3 10 .300 Asia Muhammad 31 13 18 .419 0 1 3 6 .500 7 11 .636 Total 118 56 62 .475 18 24 14 31 .452 13 28 .464 Mixed doubles – all matches Player GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Taylor Townsend 91 49 42 .539 3 9 12 29 .414 10 23 .435 Marcelo Melo 116 58 58 .500 14 1 12 42 .286 11 31 .355 Coco Vandeweghe 25 9 16 .360 2 1 0 13 .000 1 8 .125 Total 116 58 58 .500 19 11 12 42 .286 11 31 .355 Team totals – all matches Event GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage A Aces DF Double faults BPW Break points won BPP Break points played BP% Break-point percentage 3APW 3-all points won 3APP 3-all points played 3AP% 3-all points percentage Men's singles 106 51 55 .481 11 6 11 27 .407 13 24 .542 Women's singles 107 54 53 .505 17 18 19 57 .333 13 32 .406 Men's doubles 114 50 64 .439 9 12 10 43 .233 15 29 .517 Women's doubles 118 56 62 .475 18 24 14 31 .452 13 28 .464 Mixed doubles 116 58 58 .500 19 11 12 42 .286 11 31 .355 Total 561 269 292 .480 74 71 66 200 .330 65 144 .451 Transactions March 16, 2015: The Freedoms protected Taylor Townsend and Marcelo Melo, chose Robby Ginepri as a new addition to the team and selected returning team member Liezel Huber whom they had left unprotected at the WTT draft. March 16, 2015: The Freedoms left Victoria Azarenka, Frank Dancevic and Victoria Duval unprotected in the WTT Draft effectively making them free agents. June 29, 2015: The Freedoms announced Liezel Huber would miss the 2015 season due to health concerns and removed her from the active roster. The Freedoms signed Coco Vandeweghe, Asia Muhammad and Abigail Spears as substitute players. Individual achievements Taylor Townsend was fourth in WTT in winning percentage in mixed doubles. Marcelo Melo was sixth in WTT in winning percentage in mixed doubles.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2015 League Leaders World TeamTennis May 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160907113552/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2016-09-07 dead See also Tennis Pennsylvania Philadelphia References 2 External links Philadelphia Freedoms official website World TeamTennis official website Philadelphia Freedoms season Philadelphia Freedoms season