Team personnel
On-court personnel
Front office
- Lorne Abony – Owner
- Kerry Schneider – General Manager
Notes:
| 2014 Austin Aces season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 3rd Western |
| Record | |
| 2014 record | 6 wins, 8 losses |
| Home record | 3 wins, 4 losses |
| Road record | 3 wins, 4 losses |
| Games won–lost | 232–290 |
| Team info | |
| Owner(s) | Lorne Abony |
| General manager | Kerry Schneider |
| Coach | Rick Leach |
| Stadium | Cedar Park Center (capacity: 5,226) |
| Average attendance | 2,155 |
The 2014 Austin Aces season was the 12th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its first in Greater Austin, Texas after relocating from Orange County, California.
The Aces had 6 wins and 8 losses and finished third in the Western Conference. They failed to qualify for the playoffs.
On November 21, 2013, WTT announced that entrepreneur Lorne Abony had purchased the Orange County Breakers and relocated them to Austin, Texas renaming the team the Austin Aces. Concurrent with the announcement of the move of the franchise, the Aces announced that they had acquired Andy Roddick in a trade with the Springfield Lasers in exchange for financial consideration. Roddick, a resident of Austin, said, "The fans and team in Springfield were great to me, and I really appreciate their support. Austin, however, is my home, and I am excited to be able to play here in front of my friends and family. I have played Mylan World TeamTennis since I was a teenager, and I believe in the way this league connects with community and provides kids access to professional tennis." Although the WTT press release mentioned that the Aces and Lasers would also swap positions in the Marquee Player Draft (improving the Lasers' draft position), this was not reflected when the league later reported the results of that draft. [1] [2]
On December 30, 2013, the Aces announced they had hired John Lloyd as the team's head coach. [3]
On January 8, 2014, the Aces announced that they would play their home matches at the Cedar Park Center in Cedar Park, Texas. The Aces mentioned in the press release that the team considered playing home matches in a climate-controlled, indoor facility as a key factor to its success on the court as well as for the enjoyment of the fans, since Austin often experiences very hot weather during the summer. [4]
With the Breakers having the best record among non-playoff teams at 7 wins and 7 losses in 2013, the Aces had the fourth selection in each round of the Marquee Player Draft. In the first round, the Aces protected Andy Roddick. In the second round, they selected Marion Bartoli. [2] With WTT contracting the Las Vegas Neon, the Aces moved up one spot and had the third selection in each round of the Roster Player Draft. The Aces selected Vera Zvonareva and Eva Hrdinová in the first two rounds and protected Treat Huey in the third round. They passed on making a fourth round selection. [5]
On July 5, 2014, the Aces announced that John Lloyd would be unable to serve as the team's coach due to a knee injury. Rick Leach was signed to replace Lloyd. [6]
On July 5, 2014, the Aces announced that they had signed 2012 WTT Male Rookie of the Year John-Patrick Smith as a substitute player. [6]
On July 20, 2014, the Aces signed Jesse Witten as a substitute player. [7]
On July 21, 2014, the Aces signed Varvara Lepchenko as a substitute player. [8]
On July 23, 2014, the Aces signed Jason Jung as a substitute player. [9]
On July 7, 2014, the Aces played their first match representing Greater Austin on the road against the San Diego Aviators in what was the first match for that franchise since moving from New York City. Andy Roddick was the first player to take the court representing the Aces but lost the opening set of men's singles. Vera Zvonareva took the second set of women's singles for the Aces. But the Aviators dominated the rest of the match, winning the final three sets on their way to a 23–11 victory. [10]
The Aces played their first home match at Cedar Park Center on July 8, 2014, against the Springfield Lasers. Andy Roddick took the opening set of men's singles. The match was tied at 14 heading to the final set of women's singles which Vera Zvonareva won, 5–3, to give the Aces a 19–17 victory. [11]
After winning their first two home matches to improve their record to 2 wins and 1 loss, the Aces lost 1o straight sets in their fourth and fifth matches, both at home, in losing to the Washington Kastles, 25–10, [12] and the Philadelphia Freedoms, 25–11. [13] Although the Aces won the opening set of their next match against the Springfield Lasers on the road, they fell to their third consecutive defeat, 21–13, [14] dropping their record to 2 wins and 4 losses.
After defeating the Boston Lobsters at home in the opening match of a home and home series, the Aces lost to them on the road giving Boston its only win all season. Following falling behind 10–0 after the first two sets, the Aces staged a frantic comeback taking the next three sets to cut the Lobsters' lead to 19–15, and send the match to overtime. Eva Hrdinová and Treat Huey won the first three games of overtime in mixed doubles to cut the lead to 19–18, before Megan Moulton-Levy and Rik de Voest broke through for the Lobsters to avoid a super tiebreaker. [15]
After 11 matches, the Aces found themselves with 4 wins and 7 losses, having lost two straight and six of their previous eight matches. Nevertheless, with three matches remaining, all on the road, they still had an opportunity to reach the playoffs. The Aces got started with a 22–16 victory over their in-state rivals, the Texas Wild. The Aces took four of the five sets in the match. Eva Hrdinová paired with Treat Huey in mixed doubles and with Vera Zvonareva in women's doubles for a couple of set wins. Zvonareva won the women's singles set. Huey teamed with Jesse Witten, who was making his Aces debut, to close out the match with a set win in men's doubles. [7] The win gave the Aces a sweep of their two road matches against the Wild. They lost their only home match against Texas.
The following night, the Aces avenged their home loss against the Philadelphia Freedoms by earning a 21–18 road victory over a team that had dominated them earlier in the season. Varvara Lepchenko won the women's singles set in her Aces debut. Huey teamed with Hrdinová in mixed doubles and Andy Roddick in men's doubles for two set wins. [8] The victory improved the Aces' record to 6 wins and 7 losses and kept them in the playoff race.
On the final day of the regular season, the Aces needed the Boston Lobsters to take a win on the road against the Springfield Lasers to remain in the playoff hunt. The Lasers took care of business, 25–7, to eliminate the Aces. [16] Later that evening, the Aces lost their final match of the season to the San Diego Aviators, 22–12, to finish with 6 wins and 8 losses. [9]
Since the Breakers had the best record among non-playoff teams at 7 wins and 7 losses in 2013, the Aces had the fourth selection in each round of the WTT Marquee Player Draft and moved up to third in the Roster Player Draft after the contraction of the Las Vegas Neon.
The Aces protected Andy Roddick after acquiring him in a trade with the Springfield Lasers. They also drafted Marion Bartoli. The selections made [2] by the Aces are shown in the table below.
| Round | No. | Overall | Player chosen | Prot? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Andy Roddick | Y |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Marion Bartoli | N |
The Aces protected Treat Huey making him the only holdover player from the 2013 Orange County Breakers. They also drafted Vera Zvonareva and Eva Hrdinová. The selections made [5] by the Aces are shown in the table below.
| Round | No. | Overall | Player chosen | Prot? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Vera Zvonareva | N |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | Eva Hrdinová | N |
| 3 | 3 | 17 | Treat Huey | Y |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | Pass | – |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Aces Win | Aces Loss |
| Home team in CAPS | |
| Match | Date | Venue and location | Result and details | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 7 | Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California | SAN DIEGO AVIATORS 23, Austin Aces 11 [10] * MS: Somdev Devvarman (Aviators) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 2 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) 3 * XD: Raven Klaasen/Květa Peschke (Aviators) 5, Andy Roddick/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 *** Vera Zvonareva substituted for Eva Hrdinová at 2–4 * WD: Daniela Hantuchová/Květa Peschke (Aviators) 5, Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * MD: Somdev Devvarman/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5, Andy Roddick/Treat Huey (Aces) 0 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 8 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | AUSTIN ACES 19, Springfield Lasers 17 [11] * MS: Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Michael Russell (Lasers) 2 * MD: Ross Hutchins/Michael Russell (Lasers) 5, Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 2 * XD: Marion Bartoli/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Olga Govortsova/Ross Hutchins (Lasers) 2 *** Marion Bartoli substituted for Vera Zvonareva at 0–0 * WD: Līga Dekmeijere/Olga Govortsova (Lasers) 5, Marion Bartoli/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Olga Govortsova (Lasers) 3 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 9 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | AUSTIN ACES 20, San Diego Aviators 18 [17] * MD: Somdev Devvarman/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5, Rick Leach/Andy Roddick (Aces) 2 ***Rick Leach substituted for Treat Huey at 2–2 * MS: Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Somdev Devvarman (Aviators) 3 * XD: Květa Peschke/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5, Marion Bartoli/Andy Roddick (Aces) 3 * WD: Marion Bartoli/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Daniela Hantuchová/Květa Peschke (Aviators) 3 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) 2 | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 11 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | Washington Kastles 25, AUSTIN ACES 10 [12] * MS: Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 3 * MD: Leander Paes/Bobby Reynolds (Kastles) 5, Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 4 * XD: Martina Hingis/Leander Paes (Kastles) 5, Vera Zvonareva/Treat Huey (Aces) 1 * WD: Martina Hingis/Anastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 5, Eva Hrdinova/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 1 * WS: Martina Hingis (Kastles) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 1 | 2–2 |
| 5 | July 12 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | Philadelphia Freedoms 25, AUSTIN ACES 11 [13] * MD: Frank Dancevic/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 3 * MS: Frank Dancevic (Freedoms) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 3 * XD: Liezel Huber/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 5, Marion Bartoli/Treat Huey (Aces) 1 *** Treat Huey substituted for Andy Roddick at 1–0 * WD: Liezel Huber/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * WS: Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 | 2–3 |
| 6 | July 13 | Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex Springfield, Missouri | SPRINGFIELD LASERS 21, Austin Aces 13 [14] * MD: Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, James Blake/Michael Russell (Lasers) 3 * WS: Olga Govortsova (Lasers) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 1 * MS: Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, James Blake (Lasers) 3 * WD: Līga Dekmeijere/Olga Govortsova (Lasers) 5, Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * XD: Olga Govortsova/James Blake (Lasers) 5, Vera Zvonareva/Andy Roddick (Aces) 0 | 2–4 |
| 7 | July 14 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | AUSTIN ACES 22, Boston Lobsters 18 [18] * MS: Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 2 * MD: Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Eric Butorac/Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 3 * XD: Megan Moulton-Levy/Eric Butorac (Lobsters) 5, Marion Bartoli/Treat Huey (Aces) 3 * WD: Sharon Fichman/Megan Moulton-Levy (Lobsters) 5, Marion Bartoli/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 4 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Sharon Fichman (Lobsters) 3 | 3–4 |
| 8 | July 15 | Boston Lobsters Tennis Center at the Manchester Athletic Club Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts | BOSTON LOBSTERS 20, Austin Aces 18 (overtime) [15] * MS: Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 5, John-Patrick Smith (Aces) 0 * WD: Sharon Fichman/Megan Moulton-Levy (Lobsters) 5, Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 0 * MD: Treat Huey/John-Patrick Smith (Aces) 5, Eric Butorac/Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 3 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Sharon Fichman (Lobsters) 2 * XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Megan Moulton-Levy/Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 4 *** Rik de Voest substituted for Eric Butorac at 3–2 * OT – XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 3, Megan Moulton-Levy/Rik de Voest (Lobsters) 1 | 3–5 |
| 9 | July 17 | Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas Irving, Texas | Austin Aces 23, TEXAS WILD 22 (super tiebreaker, 7–4) [19] * MS: John-Patrick Smith (Aces) 5, Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Wild) 4 * WD: Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Darija Jurak/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 4 * MD: Alex Bogomolov, Jr./Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 5, Treat Huey/John-Patrick Smith (Aces) 2 * WS: Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 4 * XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Anabel Medina Garrigues/Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 4 *** Anabel Medina Garrigues substituted for Darija Jurak at 1–2 * OT – XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 1, Anabel Medina Garrigues/Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 0 * STB – XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 7, Anabel Medina Garrigues/Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 4 | 4–5 |
| 10 | July 18 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | Texas Wild 23, AUSTIN ACES 12 [20] * MS: Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Wild) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 3 * MD: Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Alex Bogomolov, Jr./Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 3 * XD: Anabel Medina Garrigues/Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 5, Marion Bartoli/Treat Huey (Aces) 1 * WD: Darija Jurak/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 5, Marion Bartoli/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * WS: Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 1 | 4–6 |
| 11 | July 19 | Cedar Park Center Cedar Park, Texas | San Diego Aviators 22, AUSTIN ACES 18 [21] * MS: Somdev Devvarman (Aviators) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 4 * MD: Somdev Devvarman/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 5, Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 4 * XD: Vera Zvonareva/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Květa Peschke/Raven Klaasen (Aviators) 2 * WD: Daniela Hantuchová/Květa Peschke (Aviators) 5, Marion Bartoli/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 2 * WS: Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) 5, Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 3 | 4–7 |
| 12 | July 20 | Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas Irving, Texas | Austin Aces 22, TEXAS WILD 16 [7] * XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Anabel Medina Garrigues/Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Wild) 3 *** Alex Bogomolov, Jr. substituted for Aisam Qureshi at 3–4 * WD: Eva Hrdinová/Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Darija Jurak/Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 3 * MS: Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Wild) 5, Jesse Witten (Aces) 2 * WS: Vera Zvonareva (Aces) 5, Anabel Medina Garrigues (Wild) 2 * MD: Treat Huey/Jesse Witten (Aces) 5, Alex Bogomolov, Jr./Aisam Qureshi (Wild) 3 | 5–7 |
| 13 | July 21 | The Pavilion Radnor Township, Pennsylvania | Austin Aces 21, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 18 [8] * MS: Frank Dancevic (Freedoms) 5, Andy Roddick (Aces) 4 * WS: Varvara Lepchenko (Aces) 5, Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 2 * XD: Eva Hrdinová/Treat Huey (Aces) 5, Liezel Huber/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 3 * WD: Liezel Huber/Taylor Townsend (Freedoms) 5, Eva Hrdinová/Varvara Lepchenko (Aces) 2 * MD: Treat Huey/Andy Roddick (Aces) 5, Frank Dancevic/Marcelo Melo (Freedoms) 3 | 6–7 |
| 14 | July 23 | Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California | SAN DIEGO AVIATORS 22, Austin Aces 12 [9] * MS: Somdev Devvarman (Aviators) 5, Jason Jung (Aces) 0 * WD: Eva Hrdinová/Varvara Lepchenko (Aces) 5, Květa Peschke/Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) 2 * XD: Bob Bryan/Květa Peschke (Aviators) 5, Treat Huey/Eva Hrdinová (Aces) 2 * WS: Daniela Hantuchová (Aviators) 5, Varvara Lepchenko (Aces) 3 * MD: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (Aviators) 5, Jason Jung/Treat Huey (Aces) 2 | 6–8 |
Notes:
Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Aces' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories. [24]
| Player | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roddick | 79 | 39 | 40 | .494 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 9 | 17 | .529 |
| John-Patrick Smith | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 2 | 5 | .400 |
| Jesse Witten | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jason Jung | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 105 | 46 | 59 | .438 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 27 | .333 | 11 | 25 | .440 |
| Player | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Zvonareva | 87 | 42 | 45 | .483 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 33 | .485 | 10 | 24 | .417 |
| Varvara Lepchenko | 15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 4 | 5 | .800 |
| Total | 102 | 50 | 52 | .490 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 38 | .500 | 14 | 29 | .483 |
| Player | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treat Huey | 104 | 49 | 55 | .471 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 28 | .321 | 8 | 24 | .333 |
| Andy Roddick | 77 | 35 | 42 | .455 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 5 | 19 | .263 |
| Jesse Witten | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| John-Patrick Smith | 15 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| Jason Jung | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 3 | .667 |
| Rick Leach | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Total | 107 | 49 | 58 | .458 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 28 | .321 | 8 | 26 | .308 |
| Player | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Hrdinová | 63 | 24 | 39 | .381 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 7 | 16 | .438 |
| Vera Zvonareva | 87 | 32 | 55 | .368 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | .375 | 8 | 21 | .381 |
| Varvara Lepchenko | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| Marion Bartoli | 38 | 15 | 23 | .395 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 2 | 7 | .286 |
| Total | 101 | 39 | 62 | .386 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 9 | 23 | .391 |
| Player | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva Hrdinová | 53 | 29 | 24 | .547 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 8 | 16 | .500 |
| Treat Huey | 86 | 42 | 44 | .488 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | .290 | 11 | 25 | .440 |
| Marion Bartoli | 35 | 13 | 22 | .371 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | .235 | 5 | 12 | .417 |
| Vera Zvonareva | 19 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 1 | 6 | .167 |
| Andy Roddick | 21 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 3 | 9 | .333 |
| Total | 107 | 48 | 59 | .449 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 39 | .256 | 14 | 34 | .412 |
| Event | GP | GW | GL | PCT | A | DF | BPW | BPP | BP% | 3APW | 3APP | 3AP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 105 | 46 | 59 | .438 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 27 | .333 | 11 | 25 | .440 |
| Women's singles | 102 | 50 | 52 | .490 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 38 | .500 | 14 | 29 | .483 |
| Men's doubles | 107 | 49 | 58 | .458 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 28 | .321 | 8 | 26 | .308 |
| Women's doubles | 101 | 39 | 62 | .386 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 26 | .385 | 9 | 23 | .391 |
| Mixed doubles | 107 | 48 | 59 | .449 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 39 | .256 | 14 | 34 | .412 |
| Total | 522 | 232 | 290 | .444 | 81 | 86 | 57 | 158 | .361 | 56 | 137 | .409 |
Eva Hrdinová was fifth in WTT in game-winning percentage in mixed doubles. [25]
During each night of the 2014 season, the WTT team with the most aces received US$1,000 toward a local charity of the team's choice as part of a program called Mylan Aces. In the case of a tie, the award was split accordingly. The Aces earned $5,500 for the Andy Roddick Foundation through the program. [26]
The Washington Kastles is one of eight franchises that compete in World TeamTennis. Founded in 2008 and based in Washington, D.C., the Kastles have won the WTT championship six times, tied for a league record. The team is named for Kastle Systems, a security company founded by owner Mark Ein.
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. The Washington Kastles defeated the Springfield Lasers in the WTT Final to win their fourth consecutive King Trophy.
The Austin Aces were a World TeamTennis (WTT) team in Austin, Texas, USA. The team was known as the Newport Beach Breakers from 2003 until the 2011 season and as the Orange County Breakers during 2012 and 2013, before moving to Texas for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
The San Diego Aviators were a World TeamTennis (WTT) team that plays at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California in the United States. The team is the successor to two WTT franchises. The first was created in 1995, as the New York OTBzz, later renamed the Schenectady County Electrics and then the New York Buzz. The second was created in 2000, as the New York Hamptons, later renamed the New York Sportimes. The Aviators, founded in 1995, are the oldest continuously operating franchise in WTT. The team has won the King Trophy as WTT champions three times: once playing as the New York Sportimes in 2005, once as the New York Buzz in 2008, and once as the San Diego Aviators in 2016. As of 2016, the three championships is the second most of any active WTT franchise behind the Washington Kastles, who have won six.
The 2014 San Diego Aviators season was the 20th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its first playing in San Diego, California.
The 2014 Washington Kastles season was the seventh season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The 2014 Springfield Lasers season was the 19th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The 2014 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 14th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The 2014 Texas Wild season was the 22nd season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its second and final season in Texas.
The 2015 World TeamTennis season was the 40th 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 2015. The Washington Kastles defeated the Austin Aces in the WTT Final to win their fifth consecutive King Trophy.
The 2014 Boston Lobsters season was the tenth season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The 2015 Springfield Lasers season was the 20th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The 2015 Austin Aces season was the 13th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its second and final season in Greater Austin, Texas.
The 2015 Boston Lobsters season was the 11th and final season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The New York Empire is a World TeamTennis (WTT) team that plays its home matches at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx, New York City.
The 2016 New York Empire season was the inaugural season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT). The Empire finished last in WTT with 2 wins and 10 losses.
The 2016 World TeamTennis season was the 41st 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 2016.
The 2016 Washington Kastles season was the ninth season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT). The Kastles finished third in WTT with seven wins and five losses and missed the postseason for the first time since 2010, ending their run of five consecutive WTT championships.
The 2016 Orange County Breakers season was the 14th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its 12th season in Orange County, California, the first after returning from playing two seasons in Greater Austin, Texas as the Austin Aces.
The 2017 World TeamTennis season was the 42nd 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 2017.
