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N.Y. Sportimes Defeat Boston Lobsters, 21-16, in WTT Wednesday

July 6, 2011 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
New York Sportimes News Release


Martina Hingis won her singles and women's doubles matches, pacing the New York SPORTIMES to a 21-16 World TeamTennis victory over the visiting Boston Lobsters at SPORTIME on Randall's Island in Manhattan Wednesday night.

In men's doubles, the SPORTIMES tandem of Jesse Witten and Greg Jones topped Jan-Michael Gambill and Eric Butorac, 5-3. Hingis stretched New York's lead with a 5-2 women's singles victory over Coco Vandeweghe. Men's singles went to Gambill, who topped Witten, 5-3. The mixed doubles team of Vandeweghe and Butorac pulled Boston to within a point at 16-15 with a 5-3 win over Hingis and Jones, before Hingis and Abigail Spears finished off the victory with a 5-1 women's doubles triumph over Vandeweghe and Mashona Washington.

With the win, New York avenged a loss to Boston in the season opener on Tuesday.

Both teams are in action on Thursday as the SPORTIMES visit Philadelphia, while the Lobsters travel to Washington.



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