With their win tonight, the Springfield Laser became the first WTT team to clinch a playoff spot.  The Advanta WTT Western Conference Championship will be held on the court of the top seed in the Western Conference on July 24.

Feisty McEnroe leads the New York Sportimes to win in D.C.

John McEnroe turned 50 earlier this year but it was clear on Thursday night that he still hasn’t lost the fire to win.  McEnroe, playing for the New York Sportimes, clashed with officials and the Washington Kastles during the men’s doubles in a showdown of the top two World TeamTennis teams in the Eastern Conference in at Kastles Stadium in Washington D.C.

During men’s doubles, the Kastles’ Leander Paes hit Robert Kendrick of the Sportimes with a volley at the net.  Kendrick tagged Paes, who was not the receiver, with a first serve a few points later.  McEnroe and New York coach Chuck Adams crossed the net to exchange verbal volleys with Paes, and received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.  The Kastles’ bench joined the fray with Olga Puchkova and Rennae Stubbs both being issued code violations and a point penalty for abuse of officials.  The Sportimes pulled out a 5-4 win in men’s doubles and went on to a 20-19 Supertiebreaker victory over the Kastles to extend their Conference lead over Washington to 3 matches.