Breakers defeat Smash to claim King Cup
Published on August 28, 2004 under World TeamTennis (WTT) News Release
NEW YORK (August 28, 2004) - The Newport Beach Breakers continued their surprising run at the 2004 WTT Finals, capturing the team's first King Trophy and World TeamTennis Championship with a 23-17 victory over the Delaware Smash in the WTT Finals Saturday at the USTA National Tennis Center.
The Breakers, who advanced into Saturday's final with a stunning 20-12 defeat of the five-time WTT champions Sacramento Capitals in Friday's Western Conference semifinal, won four of five matches. Ramon Delgado, who was named as the WTT Finals MVP, closed out with victory with a decisive 5-1 singles win over Delaware's Rajeev Ram.
David Wheaton together with doubles stand out Liezel Huber (DEL) defeated Ellis Ferreira and Nana Miyagi (NB) 5-3, for the mixed doubles opening event. Newport Beach came back with a vengeance in women's doubles with Aniko Kapros and Nana Miyagi. Kapros' consistency and Miyagi's net experience led the Newport Beach duo to a 5-4 win over Samantha Reeves and Huber. Delgado and Ferreira (NB) used their strong net play to defeat Wheaton and Rajeev Ram (DEL), 5-4. In women's singles, Kapros ran Reeves from side to side for a 5-3 win to set the stage for the final set of men's singles. Delgado (NB) dominated Ram for a quick 5-1 win to give the Breakers the WTT title in only their second year in the WTT Pro League.
Mixed Doubles: David Wheaton/Liezel Huber (DEL) def. Ellis Ferreira / Nana Miyagi (NB), 5-3
Women's Doubles: Aniko Kapros / Nana Miyagi (NB) def. Liezel Huber/Samantha Reeves (DEL), 5-4
Men's Doubles: Ellis Ferreira/Ramon Delgado (NB) def. David Wheaton/Rajeev Ram (DEL), 5-4
Women's Singles: Aniko Kapros (NB) def. Samantha Reeves (DEL), 5-3
Men's Singles: Ramon Delgado (NB) def. Rajeev Ram (EL), 5-1
FINAL SCORE: Newport Beach Breakers 23, Delaware Smash 17
League Background
Billie Jean King and Larry King originated World TeamTennis and its unique gender-equity team concept in the early 70s. The format used for a WTT Pro League match features teams comprised of two men, two women and a coach. Each match consists of five sets, with one set each of men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The WTT Pro League is presented by ADT Security Services. Other official WTT Pro League sponsors include Advanta, Gatorade, Head/Penn Racquet Sports (official ball) and Wilson Racquet Sports (official racquet). For more information on the WTT Pro League, visit www.WTT.com.
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