2017 Orange County Breakers season

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2017 Orange County Breakers season
World TeamTennis Champions
Record
2017 record 0 wins, 0 losses
Team Info
Owner(s) Eric Davidson
General Manager Allen Hardison
Coach Rick Leach
Stadium Breakers Stadium at the Newport Beach Tennis Club
(capacity: 1,250)
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The 2017 Orange County Breakers season will be the 15th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its 13th season in Orange County, California, the second after returning from playing two seasons in Greater Austin, Texas as the Austin Aces.

Orange County Breakers

The Orange County Breakers are a World TeamTennis (WTT) franchise founded in 2003, owned by Laguna Beach businessman Eric Davidson. The Breakers won the WTT Championship in 2004 and 2017. In 2014, the franchise moved to Greater Austin, Texas, where it was known as the Austin Aces. On December 14, 2015, the Aces announced that the team would move back to Orange County, California for the 2016 season and be renamed the Orange County Breakers. In 2016, the Breakers played their home matches at Breakers Stadium at the Newport Beach Tennis Club. In 2017, the Breakers returned to playing at the Palisades Tennis Club, the venue where they played from 2003 to 2006.

In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from April to October. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries - such as Northern Europe or East Asia - the season starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter.

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Contents

Season recap

New home venue

On January 31, 2017, the Breakers announced that the team would move its home matches to the Palisades Tennis Club in Newport Beach starting with the 2017 season. Breakers general manager Allen Hardison said, "We are very excited to once again team up with Palisades and bring the Breakers back to their first-ever home." The Breakers played their home matches at the Palisades Tennis Club from their inaugural season in 2003 through 2006. Club owner Ken Stuart said, "Our club has a great history with the Breakers and is no stranger to hosting large-scale professional tennis events. Palisades will offer Breakers fans one of the best settings to watch a Mylan WTT match, and we are certainly looking forward to having our club members and the Orange County tennis community here this summer." The Breakers will construct a new stadium with a seating capacity of 1,250 on top of the club's existing stadium court. [1] [2]

Palisades Tennis Club

The Palisades Tennis Club is a tennis club located in Newport Beach, California with an entrance at 1171 Jamboree Road.

Newport Beach, California City in California in the United States

Newport Beach is a coastal city in Orange County, California, United States. Its population was 85,287 at the 2010 census. Newport Beach is home to Newport Harbor and Balboa Island.

New ownership

On February 8, 2017, the Breakers announced that the franchise had been purchased by Laguna Beach businessman Eric Davidson. Davidson, the first local owner in the team's history, said "When I was first approached with this, I saw it as a great way to give back to a tennis community that has meant so much to me. My dad Gary was involved with World TeamTennis during its inception in 1973, so coming full circle now and owning the Breakers is really pretty neat. I look forward to putting a championship-caliber product on the court and providing our fans with a first-class environment to watch professional tennis." WTT CEO/Commissioner Ilana Kloss said, "From a league perspective, it is very important to have strong local ownership with someone who has a passion for tennis and the community. We couldn't be more pleased, as we have found all of that with Eric." [3] [4]

Laguna Beach, California City in California, United States

Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city located in southern Orange County, California, in the United States. It is known for a mild year-round climate, scenic coves, environmental preservation, and an artist community. The population in the 2010 census was 22,723. As per population estimate in July 2017 the total population of Laguna Beach city was 23,174.

Ilana Kloss South African tennis player

Ilana Sheryl Kloss is a former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and commissioner of World TeamTennis, since 2001. She was the World's No. 1 ranked Doubles player in 1976, World No. 19 in singles in 1979.

Drafts

As the 2016 WTT runner-up, the Breakers had the next-to-last (fifth) selection in each round of WTT's drafts. The Breakers did not make any selections in the Marquee Player Draft. [5]

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.

A draft is a process used in some countries and sports to allocate certain players to teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team selects a player, the team receives exclusive rights to sign that player to a contract, and no other team in the league may sign the player.

Event chronology

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References

  1. 1 2 "Orange County Breakers Set to Return to Palisades Tennis Club for 2017 Mylan World TeamTennis Season". World TeamTennis . January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Breakers to Return to Palisades". Daily Pilot . January 31, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Orange County Breakers Purchased by Local Businessman Eric Davidson". World TeamTennis . February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Orange County Breakers Purchased by Laguna Beach Businessman". Orange County Register . February 8, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Top-Ranked American Jack Sock is First Pick in Mylan WTT Marquee Draft". World TeamTennis . February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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