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Austin Aces Defeat California Dream in Western Conference Championship 25-14

July 31, 2015 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Austin Aces News Release


In the battle for the Western Conference Championship, the California Dream played the Austin Aces at their home court, the Gregory Gym in Austin, TX. Even though play ended after midnight, the Aces are now the Mylan WTT Western Conference Champions!

First up was mixed doubles. Alla Kudryavtseva and Teymuraz Gabashvili of the Aces took on Anabel Medina Garrigues and Neal Skupski of the Dream. The only games the Dream won was on Skupski's serve. Gabashvili and Kudryavtseva won it for the Aces, 5-2.

Next was women's doubles. Kudryavtseva and Elina Svitonlina from the Aces took on Anabel Medina Garrigues and Jarka Gajdosova from the Dream. There were long rallies but Svitolina's accuracy and Kudryavtseva's doubles energy helped the ladies win 5-3. The Aces are up 10-5.

The third set was men's doubles, with Gabashvili and Jarmere Jenkins of the Aces fighting against Skupski and Tennys Sandgren of the Dream. Jenkins hit many nice forehands, as did Skupski, which lead the set into a tiebreaker. The Aces pulled through, winning the tiebreaker and the set, 5-4. The California Dream was down 9-15 after three sets.

Next up was women's singles. The Aces' Svitolina fought against the Dream's Gajdosova. Being the #20 women's singles player in the world, Svitolina played hard and hit some great winners that Gajdosova could not return. The Aces won women's singles 5-1. The Aces led 20-10 going into men's singles.

Lastly, it was men's singles, where Gabashvili of the Aces, and Sandgren of the Dream fought it out until the end. These men played until Friday morning, with the last ball being player at 12:15am. Gabashvili won it for the Aces 5-4 to clinch the Western Conference Championship by a score of 25-14.

The Aces will play the Washington Kastles in the Mylan WTT Championship match on Sunday, August 2nd at 10:30am, central time. Watch live on the Tennis Channel and on ESPN3. The Aces ended the season with a record of 13-2, the best in Mylan WTT.

Austin Aces def. California Dream 25-14

Mixed Doubles- Alla Kudryavtseva and Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces) vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues and Neal Skupski (Dream) 5-2

Women's Doubles- Elina Svitolina and Alla Kudryavtseva (Aces) def. Jarka Gajdosova and Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream) 5-3

Men's Doubles- Teymuraz Gabashvili and Jarmere Jenkins (Aces) vs. Tennys Sandgren and Neal Skupski (Dream) 5-4

Women's Singles- Elina Svitolina (Aces) def. Jarka Gajdosova (Dream) 5-1

Men's Singles- Teymuraz Gabashvili (Aces) vs. Tennys Sandgren (Dream) 5-4

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