
Five Newport Beach Breakers Home Matches to be Televised on the Tennis Channel
July 2, 2008 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Orange County Breakers News Release
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 2, 2008 - The Newport Beach Breakers' 2008 season will showcase plenty of bright lights, cameras and action as five of its seven home matches, and all five of its marquee player matches at home, during the upcoming World TeamTennis season will be televised nationally on the Tennis Channel and on cable throughout Orange County by Cox3 (Cox-TV Channel 3).
The Tennis Channel will broadcast the Breakers' July 10 match vs. the Springfield Lasers (featuring Breakers marquee player Lindsay Davenport) and the Breakers' July 22 regular season finale vs. the New York Sportimes (featuring New York's John McEnroe) on tape delay with commentators Leif Shiras and retired WTA professional Corina Morariu. The Breakers-Springfield match will air July 16 at 5 p.m. PST while the Breakers-New York match will air July 26 at 6 p.m. PST.
Cox3 will televise the Breakers' July 13 match vs. the Washington Kastles, featuring Washington's Serena Williams (tape delay July 14 and July 15 at 8 p.m. PST, and July 17 at 9 p.m. PST), July 16 match vs. the St. Louis Aces, featuring St. Louis' Anna Kournikova (tape delay July 18 at 11 p.m. PST, July 19 and July 20 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST, and July 21 at 8 p.m. PST), and the July 21 match vs. the Boston Lobsters, featuring Martina Navratilova (tape delay July 22 at 8 p.m. PST, July 24 at 9 p.m. PST, July 25 at 11 p.m. PST, and July 26 and July 27 at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. PST).
Additionally, VERSUS will air the WTT Finals to a live national audience from Roseville, Calif. on July 27 at 1 p.m. PST. The Tennis Channel will re-air the WTT Finals on July 30 at 4 p.m. PST. WTT is expected to air more than 160 hours of programming on local and regional networks, as well as in international markets. WTT matches from last year aired in Australia, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Spain and the Middle East.
Tickets, sponsorship and more information on the Newport Beach Breakers are readily available by calling 714-352-6301 or visiting www.NewportBeachBreakers.com, where fans can purchase tickets and choose their own seats from an online seating chart that takes real-time inventory.
Individual general admission match tickets range from $15-$45. For the Breakers' home opener on July 5 - Junior Tennis Night - tickets are $10 for those 16 and under. Also available are General Admission season tickets at $210; a Lefty Legends Package, for matches July 21 vs. Boston and July 22 vs. New York, for $70; and a Singles Night Package for the July 13 match vs. Washington for $45 (includes one free drink coupon, pre-match singles mingling and a special singles seating area).
The most enjoyable and relaxing way to view Breakers' action is through one of the team's three season Club Seat packages. Each package includes box seats for four (padded chairs with cocktail tables), a VIP parking pass per match, in-seat food & waiter service and Ocean Deck access (for two matches), where fans capture the tennis and breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean.
The Ocean Deck is used for hospitality receptions and player Q & A sessions among other purposes. Club Seat Packages are available in premium seating areas for $2,750, between the baselines for $2,500 and below the baselines for $2,200.
The Breakers sold out five of their seven home matches in 2007 and enjoyed their largest crowd - 2,358 - during their season finale against New York, which featured McEnroe and Maria Sharapova. Nearly 15,000 fans visited Breakers Stadium at Newport Beach Country Club in 2007. Breakers Stadium (seating capacity 2,200) is located along Pacific Coast Highway, with views overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The Breakers are owned by WTT founder Billie Jean King. Hoag Hospital Foundation has been granted the rights to manage the Breakers through 2009 by WTT with profits from the team's operations for the season benefiting Hoag Hospital.
The World TeamTennis Pro League presented by Advanta is set to begin its 33rd season. Each WTT team is comprised of two men, two women and a coach. Team matches consist of five events - one set each of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The first team to reach five games wins each set. A nine-point tiebreaker is played if a set reaches four-all. One point is awarded for each game won. If necessary, overtime and a supertiebreaker are played to determine the outright winner of the match.
World TeamTennis Stories from July 2, 2008
- WTT season kicks off July 3 - WTT
- Five Newport Beach Breakers Home Matches to be Televised on the Tennis Channel - Orange County Breakers
- Washington Kastles Stadium Update - Washington Kastles
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