Advanta WTT Pro League announces fines for Sportimes and Kastles
New York, N.Y. (July 23, 2009) -- The Advanta World TeamTennis Pro League has announced additional reprimands for the on-court incidents involving members of the Washington Kastles and the New York Sportimes during a match on July 16 in Washington, D.C.
Following a League investigation, including review of the video and the umpire’s report, the League issued fines to the Kastles and Sportimes for the unprofessional conduct of several players – Leander Paes, Rennae Stubbs and Olga Puchkova from the Kastles; and John McEnroe, Robert Kendrick and coach Chuck Adams for the Sportimes. In addition, Puchkova and Kendrick received individual fines for their actions. Puchkova was fined for leaving the bench to come onto the opponents’ side of the court and verbally confronting another player. Kendrick received a fine for his unsportsmanlike conduct when he hit a serve at the Kastles’ Leander Paes as he stood at the net while Paes’ partner was set to receive serve.
Previously the League had fined and suspended Sportimes Coach Chuck Adams for one match for violating the Coaches’ Code of Conduct
KASTLES ROUND OUT THE PLAYOFF FIELD:
With their 21-14 win tonight over the Springfield Lasers, the Washington Kastles clinched the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and will face the New York Sportimes on July 24 in Washington, D.C. The top-seeded Sportimes reached an agreement with the Kastles for the Advanta WTT Eastern Conference Championship to be held at Kastles Stadium in Washington, D.C., which will also be the site of the Advanta WTT Finals on July 26.
The Advanta WTT Western Conference Championship will take place on July 24 in Springfield, Mo. when the Springfield Lasers host the Newport Beach Breakers. The winners of the Conference Championship matches advance to the Advanta WTT Finals.
Advanta World TeamTennis Pro League - Results for Wednesday, 7/22
(Home teams in capital letters)
FINAL RESULTS - All matches complete:
BOSTON LOBSTERS def. New York Buzz 20-16
Mixed Doubles - James Auckland\Raquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) def. Ryan Lipman\Sloane Stephens (Buzz) 5-2
Women's Singles - Sloane Stephens (Buzz) def. Stephanie Foretz (Lobsters)
5-2
Men's Singles - Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Alex Domijan (Buzz) 5-0
Women's Doubles - Mallory Burdette\Sloane Stephens (Buzz) def. Stephanie Foretz\Raquel Kops-Jones (Lobsters) 5-3
Men's Doubles - James Auckland\Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) def. Alex Domijan\Ryan Lipman (Buzz) 5-4
St Louis Aces def. PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 21-17
Women's Doubles - Kim Clijsters\Liga Dekmeijere (Aces) def. Madison Keys\Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) 5-2
Women's Singles - Kim Clijsters (Aces) def. Madison Keys (Freedoms) 5-3
Mixed Doubles - Kim Clijsters\Tripp Phillips (Aces) def. Lisa Raymond\Nathan Healey (Freedoms) 5-4
Men's Singles - Nathan Healey (Freedoms) def. Mislav Hizak (Aces) 5-1
Men's Doubles - Mislav Hizak\Tripp Phillips (Aces) def. Josh Cohen\Nathan Healey (Freedoms) 5-3
WASHINGTON KASTLES def. Springfield Lasers 21-14
Men's Doubles - Scott Oudsema\Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Martin Damm\Raven Klaasen (Lasers) 5-2
Women's Singles - Nadia Petrova (Kastles) def. Vania King (Lasers) 5-3
Men's Singles - Scott Oudsema (Kastles) def. Raven Klaasen (Lasers) 5-2
Women's Doubles - Liezel Huber\Vania King (Lasers) def. Rennae Stubbs\Nadia Petrova (Kastles) 5-1
Mixed Doubles - Nadia Petrova\Leander Paes (Kastles) def. Liezel Huber\Martin Damm (Lasers) 5-2
NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS def. Kansas City Explorers 24-15
Men's Singles - Mike Russell (Explorers) def. Ramon Delgado (Breakers) 5-4
Women's Doubles - Julie Ditty\Maria Sharapova (Breakers) def. Eugenie Bouchard\Meghann Shaughnessy (Explorers) 5-2
Mixed Doubles - Maria Sharapova\Kaes Vant Hof (Breakers) def. Eugenie Bouchard\Dusan Vemic (Explorers) 5-2
Women's Singles - Maria Sharapova (Breakers) def. Meghann Shaughnessy
(Explorers) 5-4
Men's Doubles - Ramon Delgado\Kaes Vant Hof (Breakers) def. Mike Russell\Dusan Vemic (Explorers) 5-2
SACRAMENTO CAPITALS def. New York Sportimes 22-14
Mixed Doubles - Mark Knowles\Coco Vandeweghe (Capitals) def. Jesse Witten\Christina Fusano (Sportimes) 5-3
Women's Doubles - Angela Haynes\Coco Vandeweghe (Capitals) def. Abigail Spears\Christina Fusano (Sportimes) 5-3
Men's Singles - Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-0
Women's Singles - Abigail Spears (Sportimes) def. Angela Haynes (Capitals)
5-2
Men's Doubles - Mark Knowles\Sam Warburg (Capitals) def. Robert Kendrick\Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5-3
Standings
Eastern Conference MP W L PCT MB
y - New York Sportimes 14 10 4 0.714 --
x - Washington Kastles 14 7 7 0.500 3
Boston Lobsters 14 7 7 0.500 3
Philadelphia Freedoms 14 4 10 0.286 6
New York Buzz 14 4 10 0.286 6
Western Conference MP W L PCT MB
y - Springfield Lasers 14 12 2 0.857 --
x - Newport Beach Breakers 14 9 5 0.643 3
Sacramento Capitals 14 6 8 0.429 6
Kansas City Explorers 14 6 8 0.429 6
St Louis Aces 14 5 9 0.357 7
x = Clinched Playoff Spot
y = Clinched #1 seed for Conference Championship
Next Matches: 7/24/2009
Washington Kastles @ NEW YORK SPORTIMES, 7:00 PM (EDT)
Newport Beach Breakers @ SPRINGFIELD LASERS, 7:05 PM (CDT)
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