Claude Okin, founder and CEO of SPORTIME, will serve as the coach of the NY Sportimes for the 2013 season. Okin, who has been an active force in the Sportimes’ success as the owner of the Mylan World TeamTennis squad since the 2003 WTT season, will take on the coaching duties for the first time….
As the next milestone its ongoing resurgence, World TeamTennis has announced that tennis champions and global sports icons Venus Williams and Andy Roddick have become part owners of the business and of the professional team tennis league co-founded by Billie Jean King. Both longtime Mylan WTT players, Williams and Roddick will help lead the organization forward…
German standout Anna-Lena Groenefeld, a former top-15 singles player currently ranked at 19th in the world in doubles, has been selected by the NY Sportimes in the Mylan WTT Roster Draft in Indian Wells, Calif. Groenefeld, who competed for the Orange County Breakers in 2012, will be joined by her doubles partner, Kveta Peschke, formerly…
Andy Roddick is returning to the tennis courts this summer. The former world number one was the top pick in the 2013 Mylan World TeamTennis Marquee Draft. Roddick, who first started with Mylan WTT in 2000, will play for the Springfield Lasers. This will be Roddick’s seventh Mylan WTT season and his first since 2010. "I…
The Eastern Conference Championship match was tied at 14 games all with one match to play. With the final match of the night being the Women’s Singles match that meant Venus Williams (Kastles) would face Ashley Harkelroad (Sportimes) to determine which team would face the Sacramento Capitals (Western Conference Champions) in the 2012 WTT Finals….
The New York Sportimes were the second best team in the 2012 WorldTeamTennis season, and with a 9-5 record, the Sportimes qualified for the 2012 WTT Playoffs. On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Sportimes will face off against the defending champion Washington Kastles for the Eastern Conference Championship. The Sportimes will look to end the Kastles unprecedented…
Former world number one-ranked Martina Hingis of the New York Sportimes and Bobby Reynolds of the Washington Kastles were named as WTT Most Valuable Players for the World TeamTennis Pro League presented by GEICO. John-Patrick Smith of the Orange County Breakers and Kristyna Pliskova of the Philadelphia Freedoms were named as WTT Rookies of the Year, while…
The New York Sportimes took the court for their final home match of the season Wednesday night, July 25, hosting the undefeated Washington Kastles at Randall’s Island where legends John McEnroe and Martina Hingis participated in the night’s events. With close to a full crowd that came out to support the home team one last…
For New York tennis fans, Randall’s Island was the place to be last night as the New York Sportimes defeated the Boston Lobsters 22-18 in World TeamTennis action. Featuring two hall-of-famers, the Thursday night matchup created quite the buzz with the largest turnout so far this season. Actor and comedian, John Leguizamo along with David…
World TeamTennis was back in action Friday night, July 13, as the New York Sportimes hosted the Philadelphia Freedoms at Sportime Stadium at Randall’s Island. The Sportimes put forth a solid roster with the trio of Robert Kendrick, Jesse Witten and Ashley Harkleroad in action with former world number one Martina Hingis leading the way….