WTT update
February 12, 2007 - World TeamTennis (WTT) News Release
SACRAMENTO CAPITALS: Wayne Bryan is having a good year. In January alone, the reigning WTT Coach of the Year signed a new 3-year deal to stay at the helm of the Sacramento Capitals. And it looks like he will have another strong team to coach if he can bring back the nucleus of his 2006 squad. At least based on their performances at the recent Australian Open.
The world's No. 1 ranked junior, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, defended her singles title at the Australian Open juniors. Nicole Vaidisova advanced to the women's singles semifinals before losing a close one, 7-6(5), 6-4 to eventual champ Serena Williams. Elena Likhovtseva teamed with Daniel Nestor (Philadelphia Freedoms) to win the mixed doubles championship. Nestor and Mark Knowles advanced to the men's doubles semifinals before they were ousted by Wayne Bryan's sons, Mike and Bob. The Bryan brothers, who play for the Kansas City Explorers, went on to win the 2007 Australian Open doubles championship.
With the Bryan brothers' Davis Cup win over the weekend, February is looking pretty good for Coach Wayne as well.
WTT Player Draft set for March 27
The 11 teams in the WTT Pro League presented by Advanta will finalize their lineups on March 27 when the WTT Player Draft is held in Miami.
Several marquee players have already been confirmed with the release of the 2007 schedule last week. Five teams exercised their options to protect the marquee players on their squads. Those protections are:
Kansas City Explorers: Bob & Mike Bryan
New York Sportimes: John McEnroe
Newport Beach Breakers: Pete Sampras
Philadelphia Freedoms: Venus Williams
Sacramento Capitals: Anna Kournikova, Nicole Vaidisova
The 2007 WTT Player Draft will take place at 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 27 in Miami, Fla. Teams select in reverse order of finish from the 2006 season. For the second consecutive year, the Houston Wranglers will have the first draft pick. The 2006 WTT Champions Philadelphia Freedoms pick last in the first round. Follow the WTT draft live on www.WTT.com.
Team/Regular Season Record/Playoff Finish
1. Houston Wranglers / 3-11
2. New York Buzz / 5-9
3. Boston Lobsters / 5-9
4. Kansas City Explorers / 6-8
5. St. Louis Aces / 8-6
6. Delaware Smash / 8-6
7. Springfield Lasers / 5th Place Playoffs
8. New York Sportimes / 4th Place Playoffs
9. Sacramento Capitals / 3rd Place Playoffs
10. Newport Beach Breakers / 2nd Place Playoffs
11. Philadelphia Freedoms / 1st Place Playoffs
WTT HOT SHOT
Can Philly repeat? The race for the King Trophy begins July 5 when the 2007 WTT Pro League season kicks off.
Key dates:
March 27: WTT Player Draft in Miami
July 5-25: WTT Pro League regular season
July 27-28: WTT Conference Championships in Roseville, Calif.
July 29: WTT Finals in Roseville, Calif.
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