2014 World TeamTennis season

Tennis league season January 2025 March 2026 July 7 – 23, 2014 Eastern Conference Champions Washington Kastles Western Conference Champions Springfield Lasers WTT Final – King Trophy July 27, 2014 Springfield, Missouri Washington Kastles 2013 2015 WTT seasons The 2014 World TeamTennis season was the 39th season of the top professional team tennis league in the United States. Pursuant to a sponsorship agreement with Mylan N.V., the official name of the league was Mylan World TeamTennis in 2014.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=3463 World TeamTennis and Mylan Announce Three-Year Collaboration World TeamTennis October 16, 2012 August 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150223203015/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=3463 February 23, 2015 dead mdy-all The Washington Kastles defeated the Springfield Lasers in the WTT Final to win their fourth consecutive King Trophy.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4622 Washington Kastles Four-Peat as Mylan WTT Champions World TeamTennis July 27, 2014 July 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150107192705/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4622 2015-01-07 dead Competition format The 2014 World TeamTennis season included seven teams split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference had three teams and the Western Conference had four teams. Each team played a 14-match regular-season schedule with seven home and seven away matches. The top two teams in each conference qualified for the conference championship matches hosted by the first-place finishers. The conference champions met in the World TeamTennis Final hosted in 2014, by the Western Conference champion. An Eastern Conference champion that is a higher seed than a Western Conference champion is treated as the "home" team and has the right to determine order of play. The winner of the WTT Final is awarded the King Trophy. Franchise movement and contraction On November 21, 2013, WTT announced that entrepreneur Lorne Abony had purchased the Orange County Breakers and relocated the team to Cedar Park, Texas, renaming it the Austin Aces. Immediately after the transaction, the Aces acquired the rights to Austin's hometown hero Andy Roddick in a trade with the Springfield Lasers in exchange for financial consideration.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4185 Mylan World TeamTennis Team Relocates to Austin; Andy Roddick to Star on Team World TeamTennis November 21, 2013 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714194401/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4185 2014-07-14 dead The team remains in the Western Conference. On January 6, 2014, WTT announced that San Diego businessman Russell Geyser had purchased the New York Sportimes and relocated the team, renaming it the San Diego Aviators.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4251 Mylan World TeamTennis Team Headed to San Diego World TeamTennis January 16, 2014 July 24, 2014 The team was moved by WTT from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference. On February 4, 2014, after 28 years in Sacramento, the Sacramento Capitals announced the team was moving to Las Vegas for the 2014 season and would be renamed the Las Vegas Neon. The Capitals cited dissatisfaction with the team's stadium, a temporary facility on the parking lot of a mall. Management made plans for the team to play the 2014 season in the Darling Tennis Center, a permanent 3,000-seat stadium about 11 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip in the Summerlin community within the Las Vegas city limits.Kasler Dale After 28 seasons, Sacramento Capitals Moving to Las Vegas http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6128186/after-28-seasons-capitals-of-moving.html July 24, 2014 The Sacramento Bee February 4, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140706032506/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6128186/after-28-seasons-capitals-of-moving.html July 6, 2014 On February 20, Neon principal owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested on federal fraud charges. The assets of his Sacramento-based medical supply company, International Manufacturing Group Inc., were frozen by a federal judge. Wannakuwatte's family had owned the Capitals/Neon franchise since 2011. International Manufacturing Group Inc. was the parent company of Capital Sports Management LLC which was the legal owner of the Neon. With the assets frozen, Neon ownership was unable to meet its financial obligations to the WTT, and on March 5, the league contracted the franchise.Carp Steve League Pulls Plug on Las Vegas Tennis Franchise http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/league-pulls-plug-las-vegas-tennis-franchise July 24, 2014 Las Vegas Review-Journal March 5, 2014 With the Sportimes moving from New York and becoming the San Diego Aviators and changing conferences, WTT had originally planned to move the Springfield Lasers from the Western Conference to the Eastern Conference and have four teams in each conference.http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2014%20Mylan%20WTT%20media%20kit.pdf Mylan World TeamTennis – Facts & Figures World TeamTennis February 1, 2014 February 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150207004121/http://www.wtt.com/Pictures/2014%20Mylan%20WTT%20media%20kit.pdf February 7, 2015 dead mdy-all After the contraction of the Las Vegas Neon, WTT decided to keep the Lasers in the Western Conference. Drafts Marquee player draft The 2014 World TeamTennis Marquee Player Draft was conducted in New York City on February 11, 2014. The order in which teams selected was based on the results the teams achieved in 2013 with weaker teams selecting earlier and stronger teams selecting later. The order for relocated franchises was based on the results achieved in their previous city. Teams could protect up to two marquee players or doubles teams to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade. These protected players could not be chosen by other teams unless the team protecting them failed to choose them in the draft. Rights to marquee players can be traded from one team to another before or during the draft, and the acquiring team may protect and then select those players. The selections madehttp://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4303 Azarenka, Bryan Brothers, Roddick, Venus Williams, Hingis, Querrey, Bartoli, Hantuchova, Blake Highlight Mylan WTT Marquee Draft World TeamTennis February 11, 2014 July 27, 2014 are shown in the tables below. 100% 50% First round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 San Diego Aviators Bob and Mike Bryan Y Doubles team 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Victoria Azarenka N 3 Las Vegas Neon Pass - 4 Austin Aces Andy Roddick Y 5 Boston Lobsters Pass - 6 Texas Wild Pass - 7 Springfield Lasers James Blake Y 8 Washington Kastles Martina Hingis Y 50% Second round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player Notes 1 San Diego Aviators Daniela Hantuchová N 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Pass - 3 Las Vegas Neon Sam Querrey Y 4 Austin Aces Marion Bartoli N 5 Boston Lobsters Pass - 6 Texas Wild Pass - 7 Springfield Lasers Pass - 8 Washington Kastles Venus Williams Y Roster player draft The 2014 World TeamTennis Roster Player Draft was conducted in Indian Wells, California on March 11, 2014. The order in which teams selected was based on the results the teams achieved in 2013 with weaker teams selecting earlier and stronger teams selecting later. The order for relocated franchises was based on the results achieved in their previous city. Teams could protect up to four players to which they held the rights from the previous season or acquired in a trade. These protected players could not be chosen by other teams unless the team protecting them failed to choose them in the draft. Rights to roster players can be traded from one team to another before or during the draft, and the acquiring team may protect and then select those players. In addition, the rights to make a selection in a particular position within the draft can be traded from one team to another. The selections madehttp://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4334 Devvarman, Zvonareva, Duval Top Mylan WTT Roster Draft World TeamTennis March 11, 2014 July 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140707202809/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4334 July 7, 2014 dead mdy-all are shown in the tables below. 100% 50% First round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player 1 San Diego Aviators Somdev Devvarman N 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Victoria Duval Y 3 Austin Aces Vera Zvonareva N 4 Boston Lobsters Sharon Fichman N 5 Texas Wild Anabel Medina Garrigues N 6 Springfield Lasers Alisa Kleybanova Y 7 Springfield LasersDraft pick7 The Washington Kastles traded the seventh pick in the first round to the Springfield Lasers in exchange for the sixth pick in the third round and financial consideration. Anna-Lena Grönefeld N 50% Second round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player 1 San Diego Aviators Raven Klaasen N 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Liezel Huber Y 3 Austin Aces Eva Hrdinová N 4 Boston Lobsters Eric Butorac Y 5 Texas Wild Aisam Qureshi Y 6 Springfield Lasers Jean-Julien Rojer Y 7 Washington Kastles Leander Paes Y 100% 50% Third round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player 1 Springfield LasersDraft pick15 The San Diego Aviators traded the first pick in the third round to the Springfield Lasers in exchange for the sixth pick in the fourth round and financial consideration. Michael Russell N 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Marcelo Melo N 3 Austin Aces Treat Huey Y 4 Boston Lobsters Megan Moulton-Levy N 5 Texas Wild Alex Bogomolov Jr. Y 6 Washington KastlesDraft pick7 Pass - 7 Washington Kastles Bobby Reynolds Y 50% Fourth round No. Selection number in round Team Name of team making selection Player chosen Prot? Protected player 1 San Diego Aviators Květa Peschke Y 2 Philadelphia Freedoms Frank Dancevic N 3 Austin Aces Pass - 4 Boston Lobsters Rik de Voest N 5 Texas Wild Darija Jurak Y 6 San Diego AviatorsDraft pick15 Pass - 7 Washington Kastles Anastasia Rodionova Y Notes: Draft Event chronology Regular season July 7: The San Diego Aviators and the Austin Aces opened their seasons against each other at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego in the debut match for both teams after the relocations of their franchises.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4509 72 Hours in Mylan WTT - July 8, 2014 World TeamTennis July 8, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728120327/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4509 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all The Aviators ended a seven-match losing streak with which they ended the 2013 season as the New York Sportimes by beating the Aces, 23–11. The match opened with men's singles as Andy Roddick represented the Aces, and Somdev Devvarman took the court for the Aviators. Devvarman won the opening set, 5–2. The Aces struck back in the next set as Vera Zvonareva beat Daniela Hantuchová, 5–3, to cut the Aviators' lead to 8–7. But the Aviators took control of the match from there winning the next three sets. Raven Klaasen and Květa Peschke topped Roddick and Zvonareva, 5–2, in mixed doubles. Hantuchová and Peschke beat Eva Hrdinová and Zvonareva, 5–2, in women's doubles. Devvarman and Klaasen dominated Roddick and Treat Huey, 5–0, in men's doubles.http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/529.html Match Statistics: July 7, 2014 - Austin Aces @ San Diego Aviators World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727030002/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/529.html July 27, 2014 dead mdy-all July 8: The Austin Aces had a successful home debut at Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas just outside Austin against the Springfield Lasers in the first home match for the former Orange County Breakers after the franchise moved from Irvine, California.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4514 72 Hours in Mylan WTT - July 9, 2014 World TeamTennis July 9, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728121911/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4514 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all In a match nationally televised by the Tennis Channel, the Aces were led by Austin hometown hero Andy Roddick who beat the Michael Russell, 5–2, in the opening set to take the men's singles. The Lasers bounced back in men's doubles with Ross Hutchins and Michael Russell beating Treat Huey and Roddick, 5–2, to tie the match at 7–7. The Aces moved back in front as Marion Bartoli and Huey beat Olga Govortsova and Ross Hutchins in mixed doubles, 5–2. However, the Lasers tied the match again with a 5–2 set win in women's doubles by Līga Dekmeijere and Govortsova over Bartoli and Vera Zvonareva. In the final set, Zvonareva delivered a 5–3 win in women's singles over Govortsova to give the Aces a 19–17 victory.http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/530.html Match Statistics: July 8, 2014 - Springfield Lasers @ Austin Aces World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722055810/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/530.html July 22, 2014 dead mdy-all July 14: After opening the season with six consecutive victories, the Washington Kastles suffered their first defeat, losing at home to the San Diego Aviators, 22–18. Including the 2013 regular season and playoffs, the Kastles had won 18 in a row.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4577 72 Hours in Mylan WTT - July 15, 2014 Mark McCormick World TeamTennis July 15, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728120740/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4577 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all July 15: After starting the season with six consecutive losses, the Boston Lobsters earned a 20–18 overtime victory over the Austin Aces that ended their eight-match losing streak going back to the 2013 regular season and playoffs.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4578 72 Hours in Mylan WTT - July 16, 2014 World TeamTennis July 16, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728120606/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4578 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all After Rik de Voest won the men's singles and Sharon Fichman and Megan Moulton-Levy won the women's doubles each by scores of 5–0, the Aces charged back from the 10–0 deficit to win the next three sets and force overtime. After losing the first three games of overtime and seeing their lead in the match reduced to 19–18, the Lobsters' mixed-doubles team of Moulton-Levy and de Voest won the fourth overtime game to avoid the super tiebreaker and secure the victory.http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/548.html Match Statistics: July 15, 2014 - Austin Aces @ Boston Lobsters World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727025747/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/548.html July 27, 2014 dead mdy-all This would be the only win of the season for the Lobsters. July 18: Despite losing their second straight match and third of the last four to fall to a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, the Washington Kastles clinched a playoff berth when the Philadelphia Freedoms defeated the Boston Lobsters, 25–14.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4584 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Friday, 7/18/2014 World TeamTennis July 18, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728115904/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4584 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all July 19: With a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, the Philadelphia Freedoms clinched a playoff berth when the Washington Kastles defeated the Boston Lobsters, 23–9. The Lobsters were eliminated from the playoff race with the loss.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4590 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Saturday, 7/19/2014 World TeamTennis July 19, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728120603/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4590 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all July 20: The San Diego Aviators defeated the Springfield Lasers, 21–15, to improve their record to 8 wins and 4 losses. The Aviators got set wins from Květa Peschke and Daniela Hantuchová (5-3 in women's doubles), Mike Bryan and Peschke (5–4 in mixed doubles), Hantuchová (5–3 in women's singles) and Bob and Mike Bryan (5–0 in men's doubles).http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/565.html Match Statistics: July 20, 2014 - Springfield Lasers @ San Diego Aviators World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727025356/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/565.html July 27, 2014 dead mdy-all Later that evening, the Aviators clinched a playoff berth and home-court advantage for the Western Conference Championship Match when the Austin Aces defeated the Texas Wild, 22–16.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4592 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Sunday, 7/20/2014 World TeamTennis July 20, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728121032/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4592 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all July 22: The Washington Kastles won their third straight match and improved their record to 10 wins and 3 losses with a 23–15 victory over the Springfield Lasers and clinched home-court advantage for the Eastern Conference Championship Match.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4602 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Tuesday, 7/22/2014 World TeamTennis July 22, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728120330/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4602 July 28, 2014 dead mdy-all The Kastles got set wins from Sloane Stephens (5–2 in women's singles), Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (5–4 in men's doubles), Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5—2 in women's doubles) and Hingis and Paes (5–2 in mixed doubles).http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/569.html Match Statistics: July 22, 2014 - Springfield Lasers @ Washington Kastles World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727025438/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/569.html July 27, 2014 dead mdy-all July 23: The Springfield Lasers earned a victory on the last day of the regular season over the Boston Lobsters, 25–7, to clinch a playoff berth.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4605 Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Wednesday, 7/23/2014 World TeamTennis July 23, 2014 July 24, 2014 The Lasers got set wins from Ross Hutchins and Michael Russell (5–2 in men's doubles), Olga Govortsova and Abigail Spears (5–0 in women's doubles), Hutchins and Spears (5–2 in mixed doubles), Govortsova (5–0 in women's singles) and Russell (5–4 in men's singles).http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/572.html Match Statistics: July 23, 2014 - Boston Lobsters @ Springfield Lasers World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140727025033/http://wtt.ids-sports.com/stats/572.html July 27, 2014 dead mdy-all The Lasers' win eliminated the Austin Aces and Texas Wild from the playoff race. July 23: The San Diego Aviators defeated the Austin Aces, 22–12, at Valley View Casino Center to give them the best regular-season record in WTT in 2014. The Aviators and Washington Kastles both finished the season with 10 wins and 4 loss, but the Aviators won the only regular-season meeting between the teams, giving them a tiebreaker edge. The Aviators won four of the five sets in the match against the Aces and were led by Somdev Devvarman (5–0 in men's singles), Bob Bryan and Květa Peschke (5–2 in mixed doubles), Daniela Hantuchová (5–3 in women's singles) and Bob and Mike Bryan (5–2 in men's doubles). Playoffs July 24: The three-time defending WTT Champion Washington Kastles opened the postseason defense of their title by hosting the Philadelphia Freedoms. The Kastles got set wins from Bobby Reynolds (5–3 in men's singles), Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (5–2 in mixed doubles) and Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5–1 in women's doubles). After Frank Dancevic and Marcelo Melo won the fifth set for the Freedoms, Paes and Bobby Reynolds won the first game of overtime to give the Kastles a 21–16 victory and their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Championship.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4611 Springfield Upsets San Diego to Win Mylan WTT Western Conference Title, Advance to Finals World TeamTennis July 24, 2014 July 26, 2014 July 24: In the first-ever playoff match for the San Diego Aviators since the franchise relocated from New York, the Aviators hosted the defending Western Conference Champion Springfield Lasers. The Lasers got set wins from Michael Russell (5–4 in men's singles), Olga Govortsova (5–0 in women's singles) and Russell and Ross Hutchins (5–3 in men's doubles) on their way to a 22–17 victory and their second consecutive Western Conference Championship. July 27: The Washington Kastles won their fourth consecutive King Trophy with a 25–13 victory in the WTT Final against the Springfield Lasers in Springfield, Missouri in a match nationally televised on ESPN2 (joined in progress during the first set). The Kastles won all five sets of the match: Bobby Reynolds (5–4 in men's singles), Martina Hingis (5–2 in women's singles), Reynolds and Leander Paes (5–2 in men's doubles), Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (5–1 in women's doubles) and Paes and Hingis (5–4 in mixed doubles). Hingis was named Championship Most Valuable Player. Standings Eastern Conference Pos Position TeamMP Matches playedW Matches wonL Matches lostPCT Winning percentageMB Matches behindGW Games wonGL Games lost 1 Washington Kastles 14 10 4 .714 0 303 213 2 Philadelphia Freedoms 14 9 5 .643 1 284 254 3 Boston Lobsters 14 1 13 .071 9 189 322 2014 Eastern Conference Playoffs Western Conference Pos Position TeamMP Matches playedW Matches wonL Matches lostPCT Winning percentageMB Matches behindGW Games wonGL Games lost 1 San Diego Aviators 14 10 4 .714 0 287 236 2 Springfield Lasers 14 7 7 .500 3 270 239 3 Austin Aces 14 6 8 .429 4 232 290 4 Texas Wild 14 6 8 .429 4 263 274 2014 Western Conference Playoffs Austin won 2 of the 3 matches it played against Texas placing it third in the Western Conference. San Diego won the only match it played against Washington and thus finished with the league's best record. Results table Abbreviation and Color Key:Austin Aces – AUS • Boston Lobsters – BOS • Philadelphia Freedoms – PHI • San Diego Aviators – SDA Springfield Lasers – SPR • Texas Wild – TEX • Washington Kastles – WAS Win Loss Home AwayTeamMatch1234567891011121314Austin Aces SDA SPR SDA WAS PHI SPR BOS BOS TEX TEX SDA TEX PHI SDA 11-23 19-17 20-18 10-25 11-25 13-21 22-18 18-20(OT) 23-22(STB 7–4) 12-23 18-22 22-16 21-18 12-22 Boston LobstersTEX WAS WAS SPR SDA AUS AUS SDA PHI WAS PHI WAS PHI SPR 14-23(OT) 16-24(OT) 8-25 13-23(OT) 19-21(OT) 18-22 20-18(OT) 15-20(OT) 14-25 9-23 21-23 9-25 6-25 7-25Philadelphia Freedoms SPR SDA WAS TEX AUS WAS SDA SPR WAS BOS BOS AUS BOS WAS 21-20(STB 7–3) 19-20(STB 1–7) 10-25 21-22(STB 1–7) 25-11 14-23 19-18 21-18 22-15(OT) 25-14 23-21 18-21 25-6 21-20(STB 7–4)San Diego AviatorsAUS PHI AUS TEX BOS TEX WAS PHI BOS SPR AUS SPR TEX AUS 23-11 20-19(STB 7–1) 18-20 19-20(STB 6–7) 21-19(OT) 21-18 22-18 18-19 20-15(OT)18-19(STB 2–7) 22-18 21-15 22-13 22-12Springfield LasersPHI TEX AUS BOS TEX AUS TEX PHI SDA WAS TEX SDA WAS BOS 20-21(STB 3–7)16-17(STB 5–7) 17-19 23-13(OT) 19-18(STB 7–6) 21-13 13-22 18-21 19-18(STB 7–2) 24-10 25-16 15-21 15-23 25-7Texas Wild BOS SPR WAS SDA PHI SPR SDA SPR WAS AUS AUS SPR AUS SDA 23-14(OT) 17-16(STB 7–5) 15-24 20-19(STB 7–6) 22-21(STB 7–1) 18-19(STB 6–7) 18-21 22-13 18-23 22-23(STB 4–7) 23-12 16-25 16-22 13-22Washington Kastles BOS TEX BOS PHI AUS PHI SDA TEX PHI SPR BOS BOS SPR PHI 24-16(OT) 24-15 25-8 25-10 25-10 23-14 18-22 23-18 15-22(OT) 10-24 23-9 25-9 23-15 20-21(STB 4–7) Playoff bracket Conference Championships(July 24) WTT Final(July 27) 200 E1 Washington Kastles 21* E2 Philadelphia Freedoms 16 W1 San Diego Aviators 17 W2 Springfield Lasers 22 2 Washington Kastles 25 4 Springfield Lasers 13 * indicates match went to overtime. Playoff match summaries Eastern Conference Championship Match July 24 at Kastles Stadium at Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, D.C.: Washington Kastles 21, Philadelphia Freedoms 16, overtime Men's singles: Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Frank Dancevic (Freedoms), 5–3 Women's singles: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) def. Martina Hingis (Kastles), 5–2 Mixed doubles: Martina Hingis and Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Liezel Huber and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms), 5–2 Women's doubles: Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) def. Liezel Huber and Taylor Townsend (Freedoms), 5–1 Men's doubles: Frank Dancevic and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) def. Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (Kastles), 5–3 Overtime – Men's doubles: Leander Paes and Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Frank Dancevic and Marcelo Melo (Freedoms), 1–0 Western Conference Championship Match July 24 at Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California: Springfield Lasers 22, San Diego Aviators 17 Men's singles: Michael Russell (Lasers) def. Somdev Devvarman (Aviators), 5–4 Women's doubles: Květa Peschke and Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) def. Olga Govortsova and Līga Dekmeijere (Lasers), 5–4 Mixed doubles: Bob Bryan and Květa Peschke (Aviators) def. Ross Hutchins and Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5–3 Women's singles: Olga Govortsova (Lasers) def. Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators), 5–0 Men's doubles: Michael Russell and Ross Hutchins (Lasers) def. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (Aviators), 5–3 WTT Final Match July 27 at Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex, Springfield, Missouri:Final home Prior to the start of the season, WTT determined that the WTT Final Match would be played on the home court of the Western Conference champion. Washington, as the higher seed, was treated as the "home" team under WTT rules for determining order of play. Washington Kastles 25, Springfield Lasers 13 Men's singles: Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Michael Russell (Lasers), 5–4 Women's singles: Martina Hingis (Kastles) def. Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5–2 Men's doubles: Bobby Reynolds and Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Ross Hutchins and Michael Russell (Lasers), 5–2 Women's doubles: Martina Hingis and Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) def. Olga Govortsova and Līga Dekmeijere (Lasers), 5–1 Mixed doubles: Leander Paes and Martina Hingis (Kastles) def. Ross Hutchins and Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5–4 Note: Final Individual statistical leaders The tables below show the WTT players who had the highest regular-season winning percentages in each of the league's five events. Only players who played in at least 40% of the total number of games played by their team in a particular event are eligible to be listed among the official WTT league leaders for that event.http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2014 League Leaders World TeamTennis July 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160907113552/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=363 2016-09-07 dead 100% 50% Men's singles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Michael Russell Springfield Lasers 98 62 36 .633 2 Bobby Reynolds Washington Kastles 88 50 38 .568 3 Somdev Devvarman San Diego Aviators 105 52 53 .495 50% Women's singles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Martina Hingis Washington Kastles 45 32 13 .711 2 Daniela Hantuchová San Diego Aviators 102 57 45 .559 3 Taylor Townsend Philadelphia Freedoms 90 47 43 .522 100% 50% Men's doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Somdev Devvarman San Diego Aviators 86 47 39 .547 Raven Klaasen San Diego Aviators 86 47 39 .547 3 Alex Bogomolov Jr. Texas Wild 101 54 47 .535 4 Leander Paes Washington Kastles 113 60 53 .531 5 Bobby Reynolds Washington Kastles 112 59 53 .527 6 Aisam Qureshi Texas Wild 108 56 52 .519 50% Women's doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Martina Hingis Washington Kastles 63 43 20 .683 2 Anastasia Rodionova Washington Kastles 87 58 29 .667 3 Daniela Hantuchová San Diego Aviators 99 60 39 .606 Květa Peschke San Diego Aviators 99 60 39 .606 5 Olga Govortsova Springfield Lasers 95 53 42 .558 6 Taylor Townsend Philadelphia Freedoms 97 49 48 .505 Mixed doubles Rank Player Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Marcelo Melo Philadelphia Freedoms 110 68 42 .618 2 Liezel Huber Philadelphia Freedoms 102 63 39 .618 3 Martina Hingis Washington Kastles 71 41 30 .577 4 Olga Govortsova Springfield Lasers 62 35 27 .565 5 Eva Hrdinová Austin Aces 53 29 24 .547 6 Leander Paes Washington Kastles 109 58 51 .532 Individual honors Reference: http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4617 Daniela Hantuchova, Marcelo Melo Named Mylan World TeamTennis MVPs as Mylan WTT Finals Weekend Kicks Off in Springfield World TeamTennis July 26, 2014 July 27, 2014 Award Recipient Team Female Most Valuable Player Daniela Hantuchová San Diego Aviators Male Most Valuable Player Marcelo Melo Philadelphia Freedoms Female Rookie of the Year Anabel Medina Garrigues Texas Wild Male Rookie of the Year Somdev Devvarman San Diego Aviators Coach of the Year David Macpherson San Diego Aviators WTT Final Most Valuable PlayerHonors FinalMVP In past years, the equivalent of this award was called Championship Most Valuable Player, when WTT held what it called Championship Weekend with all postseason matches played at the same site. Martina Hingis Washington Kastles Note: Honors Team statistics The tables below show the regular-season winning percentages of each team in each of the league's five events. 100% 50% Men's singles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Springfield Lasers 106 65 41 .613 2 Washington Kastles 101 60 41 .594 3 San Diego Aviators 105 52 53 .495 4 Philadelphia Freedoms 111 54 57 .486 5 Texas Wild 109 51 58 .468 6 Austin Aces 105 46 59 .438 7 Boston Lobsters 101 41 60 .406 50% Women's singles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Washington Kastles 96 60 36 .625 2 San Diego Aviators 102 57 45 .559 3 Philadelphia Freedoms 98 52 46 .531 4 Texas Wild 103 53 50 .515 5 Springfield Lasers 104 52 52 .500 6 Austin Aces 102 50 52 .490 7 Boston Lobsters 91 24 67 .264 100% 50% Men's doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 San Diego Aviators 105 62 43 .590 2 Washington Kastles 113 60 53 .531 3 Texas Wild 108 56 52 .519 4 Philadelphia Freedoms 116 60 56 .517 5 Springfield Lasers 104 49 55 .471 6 Austin Aces 107 49 58 .458 7 Boston Lobsters 111 46 65 .414 50% Women's doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Washington Kastles 96 64 32 .667 2 San Diego Aviators 99 60 39 .606 3 Springfield Lasers 95 53 42 .558 4 Philadelphia Freedoms 103 50 53 .485 5 Texas Wild 106 51 55 .481 6 Austin Aces 101 39 62 .386 7 Boston Lobsters 94 30 64 .319 Mixed doubles Rank Team GP Games played GW Games won GL Games lost PCT Winning percentage 1 Philadelphia Freedoms 110 68 42 .618 2 Washington Kastles 110 59 51 .536 3 Springfield Lasers 100 51 49 .510 4 San Diego Aviators 112 56 56 .500 5 Texas Wild 111 52 59 .468 6 Austin Aces 107 48 59 .449 7 Boston Lobsters 114 48 66 .421 Television The Tennis Channel broadcast four matches nationally. However, only one was shown live; the other three were shown on tape delay. The matches shown by the Tennis Channelhttp://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4544 Tennis Channel National Television Series Schedule World TeamTennis July 31, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808052500/http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=4544 August 8, 2014 dead mdy-all were July 8 at 7:30 pm CDT: Springfield Lasers at Austin Aces (broadcast on tape delay at 12:00 midnight EDT on July 9) July 15 at 7:00 pm EDT: San Diego Aviators at Philadelphia Freedoms (broadcast on tape delay at 10:00 pm EDT) July 16 at 7:00 pm EDT: Texas Wild at Washington Kastles (broadcast on tape delay at 10:00 pm EDT) July 22 at 7:00 pm PDT: Texas Wild at San Diego Aviators (broadcast live) The WTT Final between the Washington Kastles and the Springfield Lasers on July 27 at 4:00 pm CDT was broadcast live by ESPN2, but was scheduled to be joined in progress at 6:00 pm EDT, approximately one hour after the match's scheduled starting time. However, ESPN2's coverage of the 2014 Atlanta Open ended earlier than expected, and the network went to coverage of the WTT Final earlier than originally planned, joining the match during the first set. In addition to the five national telecasts described above, several matches were shown by regional sports networks, and many of these were made available to affiliated channels in other markets. See also Tennis References 2 External links World TeamTennis official website 2014 World TeamTennis Media Guide World Team season World TeamTennis season Category:World TeamTennis seasons