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Springfield & K.C. in WTT Playoffs

July 22, 2010 - World TeamTennis (WTT)
Springfield Lasers News Release


SPRINGFIELD, MO. -- The Springfield Lasers and Kansas City Explorers became the first two teams in the World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO to clinch playoff spots after last night's matches. The WTT Western Conference Championship match is still up in the air between the two cities, with the venue to be selected after tonight's league results.

If Springfield wins while visiting the Sacramento Capitals OR Kansas City loses to the visiting Philadelphia Freedoms, the Lasers will host the Western Conference Championship tomorrow night, Friday, July 23. However, if the Lasers lose to the Capitals AND the Explorers win against the Freedoms, the match will be played in Kansas City, as a result of K.C. possessing a tiebreaker edge in head-to-head matches against Springfield.

In the event that Springfield is the host city for tomorrow night, Friday, July 23, Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex, 2331 E. Pythian St., will again be the venue for the 7:05 p.m. match. Tickets would go on sale tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. for $15, General Admission Grandstand; and $30, Reserved Box Seats at Cooper Tennis Complex, 417-837-5800. Tickets also will be available online at www.springfieldlasers.com. All ticket packages and other promotions honored during the Lasers' regular season will remain. Mediacom intends to televise the match locally on Mediacom Channel 22, if played in Springfield. Staff would also have tickets to the WTT Finals this Sunday in K.C. available for sale at Cooper Tennis Complex. Ticket prices start as low as $10 to the Finals.

In the event Kansas City is the host city for the Western Conference playoffs, tickets would be available beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow by calling 816-513-5630 or visiting www.kcexplorers.com.

The Lasers are on the west coast tonight vs. Sacramento Capitals at 7:30 p.m. (PDT), and Philadelphia Freedoms are at Kansas City at 7:35 p.m. (CDT). Watch live scoring of both matches at www.wtt.com. The winners of both the Western and Eastern Conferences then advance to the Finals in Kansas City, to be held at 6:35 p.m. (CDT), Sunday, July 25. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

The 2009 Western Conference Champion Springfield Lasers hosted the WTT Pro League Western Conference Championship match for the first time last year against Newport Beach, defeating the team, and advancing to Washington D.C. for the Finals against the Washington Kastles, where Springfield was narrowly defeated 23-20. The Lasers were finalists for the WTT Championship in 1999 and 2001. This is the 15th season for the Springfield Lasers.

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