New England's Professional Tennis Team, The Boston Lobsters, Opens Season Tuesda y Well-Known Tennis Pros John Isner, James Blake, Jan-Michael Gambill, Eric Butora c, Coco Vandeweghe, and Raquel Kops-Jones Playing for Boston Lobsters This Seaso n. Visiting Marquee Pro Players Include Anna Kournikova and Martina Hingis. Middleton, MA, July 02, 2010 -- The World TeamTennis Pro League franchise Boston Lobsters, New England's professional tennis team, open their 2010 season July 6 here with a strong team filled with leading players from the world of professio nal tennis. The Lobsters will be playing a Kansas City Explorers team which has a number of top tennis pros just back from Wimbledon competition. Their Jarmila Groth reache d the 2010 fourth round at Wimbledon, before losing to Venus Williams. She also reached the fourth round at the French Open weeks earlier. Groth will be accompa nied by Kveta Peschke, a finalist at the French Open vs. Serena and Venus Willia ms. Peschke also reached the quarter finals in women's doubles at Wimbledon this week. Completing the Kansas City team are Sam Groth and Brazilian Ricardo Mello , also just returning from Wimbledon play. In addition to Marquee signings of top tennis pros John Isner of current Wimbled on fame and James Blake, the Boston Lobsters protected Jan-Michael Gambill in th e first round of the WTT roster draft this year. Gambill is known for his unusua l double handed forehand and has ranked as high as No. 14 in the world. He has d efeated some of the world's greatest tennis players including Roger Federer, Car los Moya, Lleyton Hewitt, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi. Jan-Michael has been a member of the Boston Lobsters for three years, playing both singles and doubles . The Boston Lobsters have also selected Eric Butorac. He is a doubles specialist, having won seven doubles titles, and ranked as high at Number 30 in the world. In addition, Boston selected Coco Vandeweghe. Vandeweghe plays a strong double-h anded backhand. She won the 2008 US Open Girls' Singles championship, and two mo re championships in recent weeks. She is the niece of former NBA star Kiki Vande weghe. Both played WTT tennis last year with Sacramento. Importantly, the Boston Lobsters have protected 2009 player Raquel Kops-Jones. S he has an outstanding Grand Slam record having reached the fourth round of the U S Open and the 2nd round in the Australian Open. She has three doubles wins on t he WTA Tour and has been ranked as high as Number 31 in the world. This will be her third year with the Lobsters. Boston Lobsters Bahar Uttam says, âWe are particularly pleased to be able to prese nt such a talented team to New England. It's a strong league, but we'll be quite competitive with these top pro players.â Don't miss your chance to see these tennis superstars coming to your community t his July! Individual match and season tickets are on sale now. The 2010 season s chedule is posted at www.bostonlobsters.net . Group sales for parties of ten or more are still available. Plan your group event at the Boston Lobsters and recei ve group package incentives. Contact [email protected]. The Boston Lobsters The Boston Lobsters are the New England professional tennis team within the Worl d TeamTennis Pro League (WTT). The Boston Lobsters bring tennis greats into the New England community each season with a fun, affordable, easily accessible and intimate, beautiful venue. The Boston Lobsters home venue is the Ferncroft Count ry Club in Middleton, MA at exit 50 on I-95. For more information, check out www .bostonlobsters.net . WTT Pro League The World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League showcases the best in professional team te nnis with the innovative co-ed team format co-founded by Billie Jean King in the 1970s. The WTT Pro League, which celebrates its 35th season in July 2010, is a showcase for three generations of tennis standouts, including legends, current t our players and future champions. Since the Leagueâs debut, virtually every major champion of the Open era has played World TeamTennis. Boston Lobsters Media Contact For further information, including photos, please contact Michael Willett, Director of Public Relations, at (857) 445-5625. Press Contact: Michael Willett Ferncroft Country Club I-95, Exit 50 Ferncroft Road Middleton, MA 781-729-7940 [email protected] http://www.bostonlobsters.net