McEnroe Edges Borg But Philadelphia Freedoms Rally to Top New York Sportimes, 21-19

July 14, 2011 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
New York Sportimes News Release


NEW YORK -- John McEnroe edged Bjorn Borg, 5-4, but the visiting Philadelphia Freedoms rallied past the New York Sportimes, 21-19, in World TeamTennis action on Thursday night at Sportime on Randall's Island.

Trailing, 17-16, Philadelphia sent Beatrice Capra up against Martina Hingis in the women's singles competition, which Capra claimed, 5-2, to give the Freedoms the win.

Philadelphia's mixed doubles tandem of Lisa Raymond and Nathan Healey opened the match with a 5-4 win over Katie O'Brien and Travis Parrott. O'Brien and Hingis teamed to win women's doubles, 5-2 over Raymond and Capra. Healey and Brendan Evans evened the match with a 5-3 men's doubles victory over McEnroe and Parrott, before McEnroe's win over Borg gave the Sportimes a slim edge entering the final event.

New York (6-3) hosts Springfield on Friday, while Philadelphia (1-8) returns home to face Boston.

Proceeds from the match benefited the John McEnroe Tennis Project.



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