Washington Kastles Owner Mark Ein on Becoming Next Great Ambassador for Tennis

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Published: June 25, 2013

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None of the four major sports franchises in Washington have won a championship since the 1991 Redskins captured the Super Bowl; however, the Kastles of World Team Tennis (WTT) have been a saving grace for the District—all thanks to owner Mark Ein.

Ein has been an investor, entrepreneur and company-builder for 20 years, but has been wearing the hat of tennis team owner and ambassador for the past 1,825 days or so.

Aside from Washington's 22-year championship drought surrounding their four main sports [NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA], Ein has been the best sports owner in Washington the past five years.

He attributes his early success on and off the court to fellow owners Daniel Snyder of the Redskins, Ted Lerner of the Nationals and Ted Leonsis of the Capitals and Wizards.

"I've learned a lot from them [Snyder, Lerner and Leonsis]," Ein said. "When I founded the Kastles in 2008, I carefully studied what the best teams do, particularly paying close attention to our local ones."

"I think that a lot of D.C.'s teams are community oriented and fan-centric, and Ted [Leonsis] is a great friend and mentor and has been great at that.

"While I've learned a lot from Ted [Leonsis], each sport is different in their own way." 

The tennis enthusiast and business-minded Ein has succeeded in orchestrating a dominant team for the Washington community to be proud of—winning the WTT Championship in 2009, 2011 and 2012.

The Kastles became the first team in the 38-year history of the WTT to go undefeated with a 16-0 record in 2011.

They would follow that performance by posting another unblemished 16-0 mark in 2012.

For all the non-sports history buffs, Ein's Kastles are sitting on 32 straight victories—one off the all-time record of 33 that the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers still hold. 

The Washington tennis team will look to tie that re...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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