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2020 Season in Review: No King Trophy, but plenty to be proud of for the Kastles
August 24, 2020
Winning six World TeamTennis championships in seven years sets the bar pretty high. Despite not clearing that bar in 2020, owner Mark Ein still had plenty of praise for his Washington Kastles. ...
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WTT2020 Championship On CBS Sets Viewership Record, Completes Most Successful Season in League History
August 4, 2020
CBS Television Network’s live airing of Sunday’s 2020 World TeamTennis Championship match in which the New York Empire defeated the Chicago Smash on the last point of the Supertiebreaker 21-20, delivering 556,000 viewers, making it the most watched in the league’s 45-year history. ...
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Orlando Storm Locks Up No. 2 Seed, Takes Out Washington to Close Out Regular Season
July 30, 2020
The Orlando Storm are certainly ready for the World TeamTennis playoffs. Thursday’s regular-season finale left no doubt about that. The Storm (10-4) cruised past the Washington Kastles, 25-15, to secure their seventh consecutive victory as well as the No. 2 seed in the WTT postseason. They will take on the No. 3 seed Chicago Smash in a semifinal Saturday. ...
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Bryan Brothers, Vegas End 2020 Season on High Note, Knock Kastles out of Playoffs
July 29, 2020
The Washington Kastles went into Wednesday’s match with the Vegas Rollers playing to stay alive for a World TeamTennis playoff berth. Vegas, having lost five straight and already eliminated from the postseason, was simply playing for pride in its final match of the season. Pride won. VEGAS ROLLERS vs WASHINGTON KASTLES MATCH STATS Vegas’ mixed ...
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New York Stays Alive in WTT Playoff Top 4 with Convincing Win Against Washington
July 26, 2020
New York Empire player Sabine Lisicki went into Sunday’s match against the Washington Kastles with a less-than-impressive 4-16 record in women’s singles. Her first task of the match: face former No. 1 player Venus Williams. NEW YORK EMPIRE vs. WASHINGTON KASTLES MATCH STATSSo it was no wonder another former No. 1 women’s player – Kim ...
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Chicago Edges Closer to Locking Up Playoff Spot; Holds off Washington 21-15
July 24, 2020
On Match Day 13, Chicago’s Brandon Nakashima had a coming-out party at Center Court at Creekside at The Greenbrier as the Smash dropped Washington, 21-15. But veteran Venus Williams almost stole the show, winning her singles match and sparking the Kastles’ women’s doubles team into extra play. WASHINGTON KASTLES vs CHICAGO SMASH MATCH STATSThe 18-year-old ...
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WTT2020: CBS Broadcast of Washington Kastles vs. Vegas Rollers Draws Record Numbers
July 21, 2020
CBS Television Network’s broadcast of the World TeamTennis match on July 19 (1:30-3:30 PM ET/10:30 AM-12:30 PM PT) between the Vegas Rollers and Washington Kastles delivered 484,000 viewers, the most in the league’s 45-year history. The Washington Kastles, led by Venus Williams and Arina Rodionova, defeated the Vegas Rollers, led by the Bryan Brothers (Bob ...
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Jessica Pegula Carries Orlando to Victory Against Washington; Storm Rolls 23-17
July 21, 2020
The Orlando Storm are going to be asking for a lot out of Jessica Pegula for the rest of the season. If Tuesday’s match is any indication, she is up to the task. Pegula won two of her three sets Tuesday and directly contributed to 14 victorious games as Orlando stormed the Washington Kastles, 23-17. ...
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Let's Pass Out the 2020 Midseason Awards aka #WTTrophies
July 20, 2020
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — With nine days of play complete, the middle of the season is arriving faster than a Taylor Fritz serve. As players move into the second part of the season, it’s time to hand out some awards. Most Surprising Rookie: Brandon Nakashima At 18, Nakashima is the youngest player in ...
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Washington Tops Vegas; Snaps Three-Game Skid Thanks To All Around Team Effort
July 19, 2020
Venus Williams and Arina Rodionova made quick work of Kristie Ahn and Asia Muhammad in women's doubles, winning the first set 5-1, a lead the Kastles (3-3) never relinquished en route to a 24-18 victory. ...
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