2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season

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2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season
Conference champions
Record
2018 record12 wins, 3 losses
Home record6-2
Road record6-1
Team info
Owner(s) Billie Jean King
General managerBarbara Perry
Coach Craig Kardon
Stadium Michael J. Hagan Arena
(capacity: 3,500)
 XS Tennis Village (Chicago)
Daskalakis Athletic Center
(capacity: 2,509)

The 2018 Philadelphia Freedoms season was the 18th season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).

Contents

Season recap

Drafts

At the WTT Player Draft on March 13, 2018, the Freedoms selected Amanda Anisimova, Kevin King, and Kevin Anderson. [1]

RoundNo.OverallPlayer chosenProt?
122 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova N
228 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin King N
3214 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson N

Season

Led by returning coach and Coach of the Year, Craig Karden, US Open (tennis) champion Sloane Stephens, WTT Male Rookie of the Year, Kevin King, and returning fan favorite and Female MVP Taylor Townsend, the Freedoms put together a successful regular season by going 12-2 and qualifying for a spot in the championship.

While the Freedoms played their home games at Hagan Arena at St. Joe's, the championship game was held at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University. The Freedoms took on the Springfield Lasers and lost the first two sets of the match in men's and women's doubles and went down 10-5 at the half. However, the Freedoms managed to re-take the lead 15-14 following two convincing wins in mixed doubles and a dominating women's singles performance by Taylor Townsend. The championship came down to the final set in the form of men's singles where Kevin King took a 3-1 lead over Miomir Kecmanović. However, Kecmanović stormed back and won four straight games including a break of King twice to give the Lasers a 19-18 victory and the championship. [2]

Team Personnel

On-court personnel

Front office

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References

  1. ↑ "RESULTS: 2018 WTT Draft". World TeamTennis . March 13, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lasers Claim First WTT Title In Dramatic Win Over Philadelphia". August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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