Boston's Loss Sends Philadelphia to Playoffs
July 29, 2015 - World TeamTennis (WTT) News Release
With the Boston Lobsters' loss on the final night of the 2015 regular season, the Philadelphia Freedoms have clinched the final playoff spot and will face the Washington Kastles in the Mylan WTT Eastern Conference Championship on Thursday, July 30 at 7:00 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC.
Boston and Philadelphia ended the regular season with identical 5-9 records and also split their head-to-head series 2-2. The next tiebreaker was most games won in head-to-head meetings, which Philadelphia led Boston 78-71.
Mylan World TeamTennis - Results for Wednesday, 7/29
(Home teams in capital letters)
Final Result:
WASHINGTON KASTLES def. Boston Lobsters 22-14
Men's Doubles - Leander PaesSam Querrey (Kastles) def. Scott LipskyChristian Harrison (Lobsters) 5-3
Women's Singles - Martina Hingis (Kastles) def. Irina Falconi (Lobsters) 5-1
Mixed Doubles - Scott LipskyArantxa Parra Santonja (Lobsters) def. Martina HingisLeander Paes (Kastles) 5-3
Women's Doubles - Irina FalconiArantxa Parra Santonja (Lobsters) def. Martina HingisAnastasia Rodionova (Kastles) 5-4
Men's Singles - Sam Querrey (Kastles) def. Christian Harrison (Lobsters) 5-0
Late Matches: 7/29/2015
Springfield Lasers @ AUSTIN ACES, 7:00 PM CDT (In Progress)
San Diego Aviators @ CALIFORNIA DREAM, 7:30 PM PDT (Scheduled)
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