Springfield News-Leader · Aug 3, 2019
Reigning champion Springfield Lasers advance to WTT Final
The World TeamTennis Final will feature current WTT royalty against its Cinderella. The Springfield Lasers, World TeamTennis’ reigning champion, grinded out a 21-19 semifinal victory over the San Diego Aviators in the first semifinal on Friday at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, and will attempt to retain the King Trophy on Saturday against the upstart New York Empire, who upset the WTT regular-season champion Philadelphia Freedoms, 24-18, in its first playoff match in its four-year history.
Saturday’s WTT Final between Springfield (10-5) and New York (9-6) will air live and exclusively on CBS Sports Network at 9 p.m. CDT.