NEW YORK, N.Y. (July 27, 2010) – Lindsay Davenport of the St. Louis Aces and the Springfield Lasers’ Martin Damm were named the 2010 Female and Male MVPs of the 35th season of the World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO, League officials announced today.

WTT also announced that Bobby Reynolds of the Washington Kastles, and Courtney Nagle of the Philadelphia Freedoms picked up the WTT Rookie of the Year honors and Springfield Lasers coach John-Laffnie “J.L.” de Jager was named the WTT Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

This is the second MVP award for Davenport, who led the League in women’s singles and mixed doubles.  Davenport was also named MVP in 1997.  “I’m thrilled to win MVP,” said Davenport, who completed her 9th WTT season last week in St. Louis.  “It’s a huge surprise to me, especially coming back after having two kids.  It was a great WTT season for all of us and we were lucky to have an amazing team and owners in St. Louis.  I’m disappointed we didn’t make it to the playoffs this year but look forward to returning next year.”

Damm led his Lasers’ teammates to the Conference Championship match for the second consecutive year and narrowly edged his teammate Rik de Voest by ..20% to win his first MVP award.  Damm and de Voest led the League in men’s doubles with a .593 winning percentage.  Damm also finished fourth in the League in mixed doubles, winning 56% of his games.

In her first year with the Philadelphia Freedoms, Nagle helped the revamped Freedoms lineup to a 6-8 record.  Teaming with teammate and Rookie runner-up Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Nagle won 51 games in women’s doubles and partnered with Prakash Amritraj to finish as the League’s 5th ranked mixed doubles team.

“I am really excited about being the 2010 WTT Rookie of the Year,” said Nagle. “I want to thank Billie Jean King for everything she does and for creating something that undoubtedly makes tennis more fun for everyone.  Most of all I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I was given to play WTT with and against some of the most amazing players. Go Freedoms!”

Playing his first season with the Washington Kastles, Reynolds led the League in men’s singles with a 64-51 win-loss record. Reynolds also teamed with Leander Paes to finish as the 5th ranked men’s doubles team.

“I loved playing my first season of World TeamTennis and couldn’t have played for a finer organization, from top to bottom, than the Kastles,” said Reynolds.  “With so many great players in the League, I am very honored to be the Rookie of the Year.”

In his fourth season leading the Springfield Lasers of the World TeamTennis Pro League, John-Laffnie “J.L.” de Jager guided his team to a WTT-best 10-4 regular season record and a spot in the Western Conference Championship match.  This is the third time in the past four years de Jager has earned WTT Coach of the Year honors as he received the award in 2007, his first season as coach of the Lasers, and again in 2009.

“It’s a real honor to achieve the WTT Coach of the Year Award,” said de Jager.  “Obviously, you cannot achieve an honor such like this without your team performing well and each member of this year’s Lasers team contributed equally to our success.  In that respect, it really was a team effort.  I do feel fortunate to coach here in Springfield and for what I feel is the best franchise in the League.”

De Jager’s team included 2010 WTT Male MVP Martin Damm, MVP runner-up Rik de Voest, Chani Scheepers and Carly Gullickson.  The Lasers lost a close battle with the Kansas City Explorers 20-17 in the Western Conference Championship on July 23 in Springfield, Mo.

WTT FINALS TO AIR JULY 28 ON TENNIS CHANNEL:  With a capacity crowd at Explorers Stadium in Kansas City cheering them on, the Kansas City Explorers won their first WTT title on Sunday evening (July 25) with a 21-18 victory over the New York Sportimes.  Jarka Groth, who was named MVP of the WTT Finals, rallied the Explorers by winning all three of her sets.  Watch the action of the 2010 WTT Finals presented by GEICO and the City of Kansas City when it airs on Tennis Channel on Wednesday, July 28, at 8 pm EDT and re-airs at 11 pm EDT.

For more information, visit WTT.com.

Media Contact:  Rosie Crews, WTT – PH: 817-691-5424 rcrews@wtt.com

With their win tonight over the Washington Kastles, the Boston Lobsters became the third WTT team to clinch a playoff spot.  The New York Sportimes secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference by defeating the Newport Beach Breakers.  The Lobsters will take on the Sportimes in the WTT Eastern Conference Championship in New York on July 23. For tickets information go to nysportimes.com.

The Springfield Lasers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with their victory over the Sacramento Capitals.  The Lasers will host the Kansas City Explorers in the WTT Western Conference Championship on July 23. For ticket information go to springfieldlasers.com.

Check out WTT.com/playoffs for complete playoff coverage.

World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO – Results for Thursday, 7/22

(Home teams in capital letters)

FINAL RESULTS - All matches complete:

BOSTON LOBSTERS def. Washington Kastles 24-15 (OT)

• Mixed Doubles – Victoria Azarenka\Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Eric Butorac\Raquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Raquel Kops-Jones\Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) def. Angela Haynes\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) 5-3
• Men’s Doubles – Eric Butorac\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Leander Paes\Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5-0
• Women’s Singles – Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) def. Victoria Azarenka (Kastles) 5-1
• Men’s Singles – Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-4
• Overtime – Men’s Singles – Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) tied Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 1-1

ST LOUIS ACES def. New York Buzz 25-10

• Men’s Singles – Andrei Pavel (Aces) def. Alex Domijan (Buzz) 5-2
• Women’s Doubles – Lindsay Davenport\Liga Dekmeijere (Aces) def. Sarah Borwell\Yvette Hyndman (Buzz) 5-1
• Women’s Singles – Lindsay Davenport (Aces) def. Sarah Borwell (Buzz) 5-4
• Men’s Doubles – Andrei Pavel\Tripp Phillips (Aces) def. Alex Domijan\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) 5-1
• Mixed Doubles – Liga Dekmeijere\Tripp Phillips (Aces) def. Sarah Borwell\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) 5-2

KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS def. Philadelphia Freedoms 22-19

• Men’s Singles – Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) def. Ricardo Mello (Explorers) 5-4
• Men’s Doubles – Samuel Groth\Ricardo Mello (Explorers) def. Prakash Amritraj\Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) 5-3
• Mixed Doubles – Prakash Amritraj\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Jarmila Groth\Samuel Groth (Explorers) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) def. Jarmila Groth (Explorers) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Jarmila Groth\Kveta Peschke (Explorers) def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) 5-1

New York Sportimes def. NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS 23-22

• Men’s Doubles – Robert Kendrick\John McEnroe (Sportimes) def. Lester Cook\David Martin (Breakers) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Marie-Eve Pelletier (Breakers) def. Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-4
• Mixed Doubles – John McEnroe\Ashley Harkleroad (Sportimes) def. David Martin\Julie Ditty (Breakers) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Julie Ditty\Marie-Eve Pelletier (Breakers) def. Abigail Spears\Ashley Harkleroad (Sportimes) 5-4
• Men’s Singles – Robert Kendrick (Sportimes) def. Lester Cook (Breakers) 5-4

Springfield Lasers def. SACRAMENTO CAPITALS 22-19

• Mixed Doubles – Vania King\Dusan Vemic (Capitals) def. Carly Gullickson\Martin Damm (Lasers) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Chanelle Scheepers (Lasers) def. Vania King (Capitals) 5-3
• Men’s Singles – Dusan Vemic (Capitals) def. Rik De Voest (Lasers) 5-3
• Women’s Doubles – Carly Gullickson\Chanelle Scheepers (Lasers) def. Vania King\Riza Zalameda (Capitals) 5-3
• Men’s Doubles – Martin Damm\Rik De Voest (Lasers) def. Brett Joelson\Dusan Vemic (Capitals) 5-3

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

• y – New York Sportimes         14  9  5 0.643  –
• x – Boston Lobsters            14  8  6 0.571  1
• Washington Kastles         14  8  6 0.571  1
• Philadelphia Freedoms      14  6  8 0.429  3
• New York Buzz              14  2  12 0.143  7

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

• y – Springfield Lasers         14  10  4  0.714  –
• x – Kansas City Explorers      14  9  5  0.643  1
• St Louis Aces              14  7  7  0.500  3
• Sacramento Capitals        14  6  8  0.429  4
• Newport Beach Breakers     14  5  9  0.357  5

x = Clinched playoff spot
y = Clinched #1 seed for Conference Championship

Next Matches: 7/23/2010 – Conference Championships

• Boston Lobsters @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Kansas City Explorers @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:00 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS def. New York Buzz 24-17

• Men’s Singles – Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) def. Alex Domijan (Buzz) 5-3
• Women’s Singles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) def. Martina Hingis (Buzz) 5-3
• Mixed Doubles – Martina Hingis\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) def. Courtney Nagle\Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Sarah Borwell\Martina Hingis (Buzz) 5-2
• Men’s Doubles – Prakash Amritraj\Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) def. Alex Domijan\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) 5-4

Late Matches:

• St. Louis Aces @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Springfield Lasers @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)
• Sacramento Capitals @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

• New York Sportimes         13  8  5 0.615  –
• Washington Kastles         12  7  5 0.583  0.5
• Boston Lobsters            13  7  6 0.538  1
• Philadelphia Freedoms      13  6  7 0.462  2
• New York Buzz              13  2  11 0.154  6

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

• Springfield Lasers         12  8  4  0.667  –
• Kansas City Explorers      12  7  5  0.583  1
• Sacramento Capitals        12  6  6  0.500  2
• St Louis Aces              12  6  6  0.500  2
• Newport Beach Breakers     12  5  7  0.417  3

Next Matches: 7/22/2010

• Washington Kastles @ BOSTON LOBSTERS, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• New York Buzz @ ST. LOUIS ACES, 7:15 PM (CDT)
• New York Sportimes @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)
• Springfield Lasers @ SACRAMENTO CAPITALS, 7:30 PM (PDT)
• Philadelphia Freedoms @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS def. St Louis Aces 22-17

• Men’s Doubles – Prakash Amritraj\Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) def. Tripp Phillips\Andrei Pavel (Aces) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) def. Nicole Melichar (Aces) 5-3
• Men’s Singles – Andrei Pavel (Aces) def. Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) 5-2
• Women’s Doubles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Liga Dekmeijere\Anna Kournikova (Aces) 5-3
• Mixed Doubles – Courtney Nagle\Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) def. Anna Kournikova\Andrei Pavel (Aces) 5-2

Late Matches:

• New York Sportimes @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Sacramento Capitals @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)
• Kansas City Explorers @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

• New York Sportimes         12  8  4 0.667  –
• Boston Lobsters            13  7  6 0.538  1.5
• Washington Kastles         11  6  5 0.545  1.5
• Philadelphia Freedoms      12  5  7 0.417  3
• New York Buzz              12  2  10 0.167  6

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

• Kansas City Explorers      11  7  4  0.636  –
• Springfield Lasers         11  7  4  0.636  0
• Sacramento Capitals        11  6  5  0.545  1
• St Louis Aces              12  6  6  0.500  1.5
• Newport Beach Breakers     11  4  7  0.364  3

Next Matches: 7/21/2010

• New York Buzz @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• St. Louis Aces @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Springfield Lasers @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)
• Sacramento Capitals @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

NEW YORK BUZZ def. Philadelphia Freedoms 22-18

• Women’s Doubles – Sarah Borwell\Martina Hingis (Buzz) def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) 5-4
• Men’s Doubles – Prakash Amritraj\Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) def. Alex Domijan\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) 5-2
• Men’s Singles – Alex Domijan (Buzz) def. Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) 5-4
• Mixed Doubles – Sarah Borwell\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) def. Courtney Nagle\Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) 5-3
• Women’s Singles – Martina Hingis (Buzz) def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) 5-2

Late Matches:

• Sacramento Capitals @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)
• Newport Beach Breakers @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

Standings

Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB

• New York Sportimes         10  7  3 0.700  –
• Washington Kastles         10  6  4 0.600  1
• Philadelphia Freedoms      10  4  6 0.400  3
• Boston Lobsters            9  3  6 0.333  3.5
• New York Buzz              9  2  7 0.222  4.5

Western Conference MP W L PCT MB

• Kansas City Explorers      8  5  3  0.625  –
• Sacramento Capitals        8  5  3  0.625  0
• Newport Beach Breakers     8  4  4  0.500  1
• Springfield Lasers         8  4  4  0.500  1
• St Louis Aces              8  4  4  0.500  1

Next Matches: 7/17/2010

• New York Sportimes @ BOSTON LOBSTERS, 4:00 PM (EDT)
• New York Buzz @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)
• Newport Beach Breakers @ ST. LOUIS ACES, 7:15 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS def. Boston Lobsters 24-17

• Men’s Doubles – Eric Butorac\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Prakash Amritraj\Andy Roddick (Freedoms) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) def. Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-4
• Men’s Singles – Andy Roddick (Freedoms) def. Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Raquel Kops-Jones\Coco Vandeweghe (Lobsters) 5-0
• Mixed Doubles – Courtney Nagle\Andy Roddick (Freedoms) def. Eric Butorac\Raquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) 5-4

Late Matches:

• Washington Kastles @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• St. Louis Aces @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)
• Springfield Lasers @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

Standings

• Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB
• New York Sportimes         9  6  3 0.667  –
• Washington Kastles         9  6  3 0.667  0
• Philadelphia Freedoms      9  4  5 0.444  2
• Boston Lobsters            9  3  6 0.333  3
• New York Buzz              8  1  7 0.125  4.5

• Western Conference MP W L PCT MB
• Sacramento Capitals        8  5  3  0.625  –
• Kansas City Explorers      7  4  3  0.571  0.5
• Springfield Lasers         7  4  3  0.571  0.5
• St Louis Aces              7  4  3  0.571  0.5
• Newport Beach Breakers     7  3  4  0.429  1.5

Next Matches: 7/16/2010

• Sacramento Capitals @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)
• Philadelphia Freedoms @ NEW YORK BUZZ, 7:30 PM (EDT)
• Newport Beach Breakers @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

NEW YORK SPORTIMES def. Philadelphia Freedoms 20-19

• Men’s Doubles – Andy Roddick\Prakash Amritraj (Freedoms) def. John McEnroe\Robert Kendrick (Sportimes) 5-4
• Women’s Doubles – Ashley Harkleroad\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) 5-2
• Men’s Singles – Andy Roddick (Freedoms) def. John McEnroe (Sportimes) 5-4
• Mixed Doubles – Andy Roddick\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Robert Kendrick\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-2
• Women’s Singles – Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) 5-2

Late Matches:

• Kansas City Explorers @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• St. Louis Aces @ SACRAMENTO CAPITALS, 7:30 PM (PDT)

Standings

• Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB
• Washington Kastles         8  6  2 0.750  –
• New York Sportimes         9  6  3 0.667  0.5
• Boston Lobsters            8  3  5 0.375  3
• Philadelphia Freedoms      8  3  5 0.375  3
• New York Buzz              8  1  7 0.125  5

• Western Conference MP W L PCT MB
• St Louis Aces              6  4  2  0.667  –
• Sacramento Capitals        7  4  3  0.571  0.5
• Springfield Lasers         7  4  3  0.571  0.5
• Kansas City Explorers      6  3  3  0.500  1
• Newport Beach Breakers     7  3  4  0.429  1.5

Next Matches: 7/15/2010

• Washington Kastles @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Boston Lobsters @ PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• St. Louis Aces @ NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS, 7:15 PM (PDT)
• Springfield Lasers @ KANSAS CITY EXPLORERS, 7:35 PM (CDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com

(Home teams in capital letters)

Completed Matches:

NEW YORK BUZZ def. New York Sportimes 23-15

• Women’s Singles – Martina Hingis (Buzz) def. Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-2
• Mixed Doubles – Martina Hingis\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) def. Abigail Spears\John McEnroe (Sportimes) 5-3
• Men’s Doubles – Robert Kendrick\John McEnroe (Sportimes) def. Alex Domijan\Scoville Jenkins (Buzz) 5-3
• Men’s Singles – Alex Domijan (Buzz) def. Robert Kendrick (Sportimes) 5-3
• Women’s Doubles – Sarah Borwell\Martina Hingis (Buzz) def. Ashley Harkleroad\Abigail Spears (Sportimes) 5-2

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS def. Washington Kastles 24-18

• Mixed Doubles – Leander Paes\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) def. Prakash Amritraj\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) 5-4
• Women’s Singles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Freedoms) def. Angela Haynes (Kastles) 5-4
• Men’s Singles – Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) def. Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5-2
• Women’s Doubles – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn\Courtney Nagle (Freedoms) def. Angela Haynes\Rennae Stubbs (Kastles) 5-3
• Men’s Doubles – Prakash Amritraj\Ramon Delgado (Freedoms) def. Leander Paes\Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5-4

Late Matches:

• Springfield Lasers @ BOSTON LOBSTERS, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Kansas City Explorers @ ST. LOUIS ACES, 7:15 PM (CDT)
• Newport Beach Breakers @ SACRAMENTO CAPITALS, 7:30 PM (PDT)

Standings

• Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB
• Washington Kastles         8  6  2 0.750  –
• New York Sportimes         8  5  3 0.625  1
• Philadelphia Freedoms      7  3  4 0.429  2.5
• Boston Lobsters            6  2  4 0.333  3
• New York Buzz              7  1  6 0.143  4.5

• Western Conference MP W L PCT MB
• Kansas City Explorers      5  3  2  0.600  –
• St Louis Aces              5  3  2  0.600  0
• Newport Beach Breakers     6  3  3  0.500  0.5
• Sacramento Capitals        6  3  3  0.500  0.5
• Springfield Lasers         6  3  3  0.500  0.5

Next Matches: 7/14/2010

• Philadelphia Freedoms @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Kansas City Explorers @ WASHINGTON KASTLES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
• Boston Lobsters @ NEW YORK BUZZ, 7:30 PM (EDT)
• St. Louis Aces @ SACRAMENTO CAPITALS, 7:30 PM (PDT)

For live scoring and complete player / match statistics, please visit www.WTT.com