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Aces Tied for First Place

July 19, 2011 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
St. Louis Aces News Release


We know it's hot, but that won't stop the Aces from heating up for the last two home matches of the season! We are excited to welcome Mark Philippoussis and Varvara Lepchenko to the Aces as we take on the Newport Beach Breakers tonight and our cross state rivals the Kansas City Explorers on Thursday, July 21 to defend our Show-Me-Cup GLORY!!

The Aces are serving up yetanother deal that may hit your SWEET SPOT!! Take advantage of the new Groupon Now, and score $20 tickets for your last two chances to see the 2011 St. Louis Aces play at home! All you have to do is Log In to your Groupon ( on.com/stlouis/ ) account and click Now! Deals. Enter the zip code 63117 and it will be under "See a Show!" Only 50 Groupon Now deals availble, so buy now!

It might be too hot for your pooch to party, but we're still accepting donations tonight for Stray Rescue of St. Louis. We'll also have cold pools and chilly Sweet Spot Ice Cream Treats for the pooches if they do attend! Make sure to swing by Yappy Hour presented by Nature's Variety under the North Side Stands before the match to meet Richie Raheb star of Animal Planet's "Animal Precinct." Set in New York City, the series follows the animal cruelty ( dia.org/wiki/Animal_cruelty ) agents, like Rich Raheb, of the ASPCA ( dia.org/wiki/ASPCA )'s Humane Law Enforcement Division ( dia.org/wiki/ASPCA_Humane_Law_Enforcement_Division ) as they work as advocates for the five million pets and other animals in New York City. In the course of Agent Raheb's work he has rescued and taken home a number of animals, which he has rehabilitated and sent off to happy homes. Agent Raheb says, "This is the best job in the world rescuing animals from cruelty and locking up the offenders who commit these awful crimes."

St. Louis Aces President Dani Apted made the front page of today's Sports section in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ( day.com/sports/other/article_d6b0f893-630b-526c-a1d5-543ca0081c8c.html ). Check out her thoughts on her family business, what it takes to run the Aces and the upcoming Champions Classic ( tzarena.com/event_368 ) this October 21st starring John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Michael Chang and Jim Courier!



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