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Sacramento Capitals Protect Mardy Fish in WTT Marquee Draft

February 14, 2012 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Sacramento Capitals News Release


Sacramento, Calif. (February 14, 2012) -With seventh pick in the first round of the WTT Marquee Draft, the Sacramento Capitals protected top American and world No. 8 Mardy Fish to play for the team in the 2012 season of the WTT Pro League presented by GEICO.

The Capitals will return for a second consecutive year to the Sunrise MarketPlace Stadium at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights as part of a renewed stadium naming rights sponsorship with the business improvement district.

Currently ranked eighth in the ATP World Tour singles rankings, Fish won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011 in Atlanta, as well as making the finals in Montreal and Los Angeles. Fish's career highlights also include a Silver Medal in the 2002 Beijing Olympics. He has won six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and is a seven-time U.S. Davis Cup team member. After being drafted by the Capitals in 2011, Fish was unable to play in Sacramento last season due to injury. "We are very pleased to bring Mardy to Sacramento for two matches this season," said Capitals General Manager Matt McEvoy. "It's exciting for us to bring one of the best players in the world to our community."

Former world No. 8 and popular Australian player Mark Philippoussis, who was drafted by the Philadelphia Freedoms, will also make a visit to Sacramento to play a match against the Capitals. With 14 ATP titles under his belt, Philippoussis is best known for his dominating serve measuring up to 142 miles per hour. In another featured marquee visit,former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport will return to Sacramento - the city where she was first drafted to play World TeamTennis . A native of the Los Angeles area, Davenport will be playing this season for the Orange County Breakers and will play at least one match in Sacramento.

The team is in negotiations to re-sign members of its roster team from last year, which included former world No. 1 in doubles and WTT veteran Mark Knowles, 2011 Grand Slam champion Vania King and others in the roster draft next month..

Capitals Season Tickets will be available through the team office at 916.859.0058 starting February 15, 2012.

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