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July 30, 2017 vs. SPRINGFIELD TIED FOR 2ND PLACE How Does Mylan World The Springfield Lasers return to Mediacom TeamTennis Work? Stadium refreshed after a day off There are six teams in the league, made Saturday and energized by a four-win streak of some of the world’s best players.Every last week, including two wins at home. match counts and it takes a team to win! After a tough season start, the Lasers beat TEAM – Two men, two women, one coach. Washington (23-21) and Philadelphia (22- SETS – Five sets per match. One set 18) on the road last week. They returned to each of men’s & women’s singles, men’s Springfield Thursday to beat the San Diego & women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Aviators, which have been at the top of the Home team selects the order of play. league most of the season, final score 22-16. SCORING – Game scoring is 1 to 4, no- Friday, the Lasers won 22-16 over Washington, ad scoring. At 3-all, next wins sending Springfield into second place. the game. Game scoring is cumulative After Saturday’s match results, the Lasers are throughout the match. Let serves are in started Friday off strong with a 5-2 men’s now tied with Orange County, with both teams singles win, then helped win men’s doubles 5-2. The Lasers won play. All games, sets and Supertiebreakers just one point behind defending Mylan WTT the match 22-16 in extended play. Photo by Pamela Montanez. won by a margin of one point. champions, San Diego. Caledon, South Africa, serves as a substitute for ON THE COURT – Coaching, time-outs, With just three matches left in the Lasers’ and player substitutions are allowed. schedule, every point counts in the race to the Jean-Julien Rojer, who played his final Lasers Mylan WTT finals, scheduled Saturday, Aug. 5, match of the season Friday before leaving to EXTENDED PLAY – If the team ahead in compete in the Citi Open in Washington, DC. the cumulative score wins the final game 8 p.m. Pacific Time (10 p.m local) in Carlsbad, of the last set, that team wins the match. Calif., home court of the Aviators. The top two Scholtz is making his Mylan WTT debut tonight, but he studied the game closely Friday If the trailing team wins the final set, teams in the league will compete in the finals. the match goes into extended play and Tonight is the Lasers’ third match against the night from the stands. He has 11 IFT singles continues until (a) the leading team wins Philadelphia Freedoms. titles, including four this year, and is a four-time one game, or (b) the trailing team ties the Women’s doubles will be interesting tonight, NCAA All-American and 2014 SEC Player of the match score. If the score becomes tied, the as the Lasers’ Anna-Lena Groenefeld faces Year from the University of Mississippi. He’s a match is decided by a Supertiebreaker. her longtime doubles partner, Kveta Peschke. member of the South Africa team. SUPERTIEBREAKER – If the match This is Peschke’s first Mylan WTT match of Welcome to Springfield, Nicolaas! is tied at the end of the five sets or the season, serving as a substitute for Philly’s Monday the Lasers to for their extended play, the fifth set players play a Sloane Stevens. It’s her seventh overall season final road match. The Lasers have Tuesday off Supertiebreaker. A coin toss determines of Mylan WTT. Groenefeld and Peschke have before returning to their home court for their choice of side, server and receiver. Teams partnered in doubles since 2012, winning in final match of the regular season Wednesday, play to the best of 13. The first team to win earlier this year and making it to the 7 p.m., facing the once again. 7 points wins the game — and the match. semifinals at Wimbledon just two and a half The Lasers could take it to the finals. Let the FANS – Mylan WTT is all about the fans. weeks ago. team know you’ve got thier back. When Lasers Clap, cheer and let The Lasers welcome new player Nicolaas Coach JL stands and cheers, you do the same. the team know you’re Scholtz to the team tonight. Scholtz, 26, from Make some noise! Let’s go, Lasers! here! UPCOMING EVENTS AND VISITING STARS SPECIAL GUESTS Tonight: Lasers vs. Philadelphia. American Saturday, Aug. 5: Mylan WTT Finals, 8 p.m. (Pacific A special welcome tonight to the Rolla Twist night, wear red, white and blue. Be Time) Carlsbad, Calif. The Finals will air live on Optimist Club. ready to bid at the Silent Auction, featuring ESPN3 at 8 p.m. (10 p.m. local), with ESPN2 Tonight’s National Anthem presented tennis and other sports memorabilia, signed joining the coverage at 9 p.m. (11 p.m. local). by Rebekah Eddings. Pre-match music items, apparel and more. Auction is outdoors, — Elsewhere in Parks — by The Wings of Swing Big Band. between the stadium and the VIP Lounge. Tuesday, Aug. 1: National Night Out, a free Halftime Wheelchair Tennis demo with family-friendly event promoting healthy and Did you know? The Springfield Lasers Paralympic 3x-Gold Medalist Nick Taylor from safe neighborhoods, 6-8 p.m. at Nichols Park. were established in 1996 and are one Wichita. Taylor is a former No. 1 in ITF quad Saturday, Aug. 5: Kids 5-12, register by Aug. 3 of the oldest teams in the Mylan WTT tennis, both in singles (2001) and doubles (2003). for the Park Board’s 14th Annual Kid’athlon, a league. The Lasers have made it to the Wednesday, Aug. 2: Lasers vs. New York. Great triathlon with swim/bike/run events, 8 a.m. at Mylan WTT finals five times: 2014, 2013, Outdoors Night, wear camo. Meador Park. Register at ParkBoard.org. 2009, 2001 and 1999. TONIGHT: JULY 30, 2017 VS.

SPRINGFIELD LASERS PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS

• Making her Mylan WTT debut as a substitute player for the • Playing her seventh season of Mylan WTT in 2017 and first with the Sorana Cirstea Kveta Peschke Philadelphia Freedoms as a substitute player (July 30, August 1 & 2). Springfield Lasers in 2017. 04/07/1990 07/09/1975 • Previously played four seasons for the , leading Turned pro: 2006 • In 2017, reached the quarterfinals in and fourth round at Turned pro: 1993 the Explorers to their first title in 2010, one season with the New York Right-handed (two- the . Right-handed (two- Sportimes (2013) and one season with the (2014). handed ) • On WTA Tour, owns 1 singles title and four doubles trophies. handed backhand) • In 2017, won 28th WTA doubles title in Prague. Also reached the Home: • Career-high WTA rankings of No. 21 in singles (Aug. 2013) and Home: semifinals in Charleston and . (all w/Groenefeld). Targoviste, No. 35 in doubles (March 2009). Sarasota, Fla. • Reached No. 1 ranking in WTA doubles on July 4, 2011. Born: • Reached the third round or better at all four majors, including the Born: Bilovec, • Captured the Wimbledon doubles title in 2011 (w/Srebotnik) for her Bucharest, Romania first title. quarterfinals at the (2009). • A member of the 2011 Fed Cup Championship team representing the • Represented Romania at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Czech Republic. • Playing her 5th season of Mylan WTT in 2017, 2nd with Springfield (2015). • Playing her fourth season of Mylan WTT and third for the Philadelphia Anna-Lena Groenefeld • In 2017, won 15th WTA doubles title in Prague and advanced to Freedoms in 2017. Played for Sacramento in 2013. 06/04/1985 semifinals at Wimbledon, Charleston and Stuttgart (w/Peschke). 04/16/1996 • Achieved career-high WTA doubles ranking of 65 (March 2017). Turned pro: 2003 Also reached the French Open mixed doubles final. Turned pro: 2012 In singles, holds career-best ranking of No. 94 (February 2015). Right-handed (two- • 2x Grand Slam champion in mixed doubles, winning 2009 Wimble- Left-handed (two- • At , upset 21st-ranked Alize Cornet en route to the third round. handed backhand) don (w/Knowles) and 2014 French Open (w/ Lasers teammate Rojer). handed backhand) • Reached a career-high rank No. 14 in singles and No. 7 in doubles • Captured a combined 15 ITF titles, with three coming in singles. Home: Hannover, Home: • In 2012, captured the junior titles at the Australian Open in singles, (both in 2006). Currently ranked No. 24 in doubles. Atlanta, Ga. • 2x Olympian (2012, 2016) in doubles for Germany. Wimbledon in doubles and the US Open in doubles. As a result, she Born: Born: became the first American girl in 30 years to finish as the year-end Nordhorn, Germany • Former doubles semifinalist at Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open. Chicago, Ill. • Represented her country in 19 Fed Cup ties, most recently in 2016. No. 1 junior. • Participated in Mylan WTT Hits charity event in 2012 and 2013. • Playing second straight Mylan WTT season with the Springfield Lasers. Darian King • Playing his first season of Mylan WTT with the Philadelphia Benjamin Becker • Appeared in three ATP singles finals, winning s-Hertogenbosch in 2009. Freedoms in 2017. The Freedoms drafted King first overall in the • Best major showing came at 2006 US Open, where he handed Andre 04/26/1992 06/16/1981 Turned pro: 2012 2017 Mylan WTT Roster . Agassi the final defeat of his career to reach the fourth round. Owns Turned pro: 2005 Right-handed • In 2017, became the first player from Barbados in history to win an Right-handed main draw victories at the other three Grand Slam events. (Two-handed ATP-level match with his upset win over 32nd-ranked (Two-handed • Has six Top 10 wins, highlighted by a victory over world No. 4 backhand) in Memphis. backhand) at Wimbledon in 2008. Home: Bridgetown, • Achieved career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 106 in singles (May 2017). Home: Dallas, Tx. • Career-high ATP rank No. 35 in singles (2014), No. 58 in doubles (2010). Barbados • Represented Barbados at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Born: Merzig, • Has won nine singles titles on ATP Challenger Tour. Finished inside Born: Bridgetown, Also a member of his country’s Davis Cup team. Germany ATP’s Top 100 eight times, including past four seasons. Barbados • In 2016, captured three ATP Challenger singles trophies. Nicolaas Scholtz • Will make Mylan WTT debut in 2017 with the Springfield Lasers • Playing his second Mylan WTT season in a row with the Philadelphia as a substitute player. Freedoms. Named the 2016 Mylan WTT Male Rookie of the Year. 2/5/1991 • Winner of 11 ITF singles titles, including four this year. 09/11/1986 • In 2017, captured fourth ATP doubles crown in (w/Chardy). Turned pro: 2006 Turned pro: N/N • Holds 12 ITF doubles crowns, winning the 2016 Aptos Also reached finals in Montpellier (w/Nestor) and Munich (w/Chardy) Right-handed Right-handed Challenger. and semifinals in Acapulco and Memphis (w/Marach). (Two-handed Home: • Has played in five Davis Cup ties for South Africa, most recently Bradenton, Fla. • Career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 33 (September 2016). backhand) in April 2017. Home: Caledon, Born: • In singles, peaked at No. 228, winning the Recanati Challenger in South Africa • At the University of Mississippi, was a four-time NCAA All- Bayonne, 2011. Born: Caledon, American and the 2014 SEC Player of the Year. • Graduated from the IMG Academy in 2005. South Africa • Started playing tennis at age 6.

• Marking his 11th season coaching the Lasers and his 18th season • 2017 marks the ninth season coaching the Freedoms (2004-2010, Coach John-Laffnie de Jager of Mylan WTT. Coached the Lasers to the Western Conference Coach Craig Kardon 2016). 3/17/1973 Championship in 2009, 2013 and 2014. 08/25/1961 • Previously coached WTT teams - Smash in 2002, New Turned pro: 1992 • Lead Lasers to 13-1 season record in 2007, his first year as coach. Turned pro: N/A Jersey Stars 1993-95, and Atlanta Thunder 1990-92. Home: Ermelo, • Named Mylan WTT Coach of the Year 2007, 2009, 2010. Played Mylan Home: • Coached teams that won WTT Championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, Mpumalanga, WTT seven seasons for Delaware, Kansas City, and St Louis. Dallas, • Played and captained Davis Cup for South Africafor nine years, was 1995, and 2006. South Africa Born: Olympic doubles semifinalist at 2000 Games, • Served as USTA National Coach 1998-2001. Born: Cherrypoint, N.C. • Won seven ATP Tour doubles titles, reached No. 11 in doubles and • Has coached some of the top WTA players including CoCo Johannesburg, was a two-time mixed doubles finalist. Vandeweghe, , , Lindsay South Africa • Founder of Matchpoint Tennis Foundation (formerly JL’s Kids) and Davenport and . JL’s Tennis Academy, training young tennis players in South Africa. • Kardon also coached ATP players and Alex 2017 LEAGUE STANDINGS STAY IN TOUCH Team MP W L PCT MB STREAK • Follow live match tweets @SGFLasers 1. San Diego Aviators 11 7 4 0.636 0.0 W2 and @JkessingerCCHN 2. Springfield Lasers 11 6 5 0.545 1.0 W4 • Twitter #SGFLasers @SGFLasers 3. 11 6 5 0.545 1.0 W1 4. New York Empire 11 5 6 0.455 2.0 L2 @JohnLaffnie @JackSock @julrojer 5. Philadelphia Freedoms 11 5 6 0.455 2.0 L1 @Annagroenefeld @sorana_cirstea 6. 11 4 7 0.364 3.0 L4 #BenjaminBecker #NicholaasScholtz @ WorldTeamTennis THANK YOU, SPONSORS! • Instagram @SGFLasers • Snapchat @SGFLasers — Check out our awesome filters! • Facebook @SpringfieldLasers • Watch live on Mediacom MC22 (digital 85-5) July 30 and Aug. 2. • Live scoring, player stats, on-demand video and more at WTT.com/LIVE • SpringfieldLasers.com