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Philadelphia Freedoms Continue 2012 Winning Streak with a Victory over the Orange County Breakers

July 20, 2012 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Philadelphia Freedoms News Release


Villanova, PA - The Philadelphia Freedoms championed their fourth win of the 2012season tonight at the Villanova Pavilion, defeating the Orange County Breakers,final score 23-19. Tennis legends Chris Evert and Billie Jean King were inattendance along with 2,368 enthusiastic Freedoms fans.

Freedoms' KarolinaPliskova and Jordan Kerr fired through the mixed doubles match against Breakers'Anna-Lena Groenefeld and John-Patrick Smith, winning the first set of thenight, 5-2. The Breakers came back with a victory in women's singles as Breakers'Anna-Lena Groenefeld defeated Freedoms player Kristyna Pliskova, 5-3. Freedoms'Luka Gregorc and Jordan Kerr brought in an explosive tie-breaker win againstBreakers' John-Patrick Smith, 5-4.

During halftime, tennislegend Chris Evert refereed a crowd-pleasing match featuring radio celebrityMike Barkann of Daily News Live andsports anchor John Clark of NBC, with help from Freedoms' twins Kristyna andKarolina Pliskova. Freedoms owner Billie Jean King honored members of thecommunity for their integrity with special awards.

The Freedoms took twohuge wins in the fourth and fifth sets, both exciting tie-breaking match ups.During men's singles, the Freedoms' Luka Gregorc defeated Breakers'John-Patrick Smith, 5-4. Kristyna and Karolina Pliskova battled their way to a5-4 victory over the Breakers' Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Jana Juricova.

The Freedoms next homematch is tomorrow, Friday, July 20, 2012 against the New York Sportimes with a JohnMcEnroe and Martina Hingis. The Freedoms continue their 2012 home season throughout July with aroster of world-class tennis pros including Mark Philippoussis for the Freedoms(July 25). The Philadelphia Freedoms are presented byBeneficial Bank and hosted by Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Individual match tickets, season tickets, andgroup ticket packages are available at www.philadelphiafreedoms.com or bycalling (877) 4-FLY-TIX. All seats are reserved.



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