World TeamTennis Tips off 2012 Season with Stars and Fun

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Published: July 7, 2012

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Sandwiched between the end of Wimbledon and the start of the Olympics, trying to fit between the US Open series and the attention of other sports for the casual fan, the  37th season of World TeamTennis presented by Geico, the brainchild of Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, will begin anew this coming week  with eight franchises, a rigorous July schedule, the usual smattering of top star talent and lots of fun.

Constantly battling for attention throughout its history, WTT continues to engage fans with the team concept that is all about fan engagement and innovation in the game, something that King has preached throughout her storied career.

With outposts from Southern California to Kansas City, Mo., New York, Boston and Washington among other stops, WTT will again look to bring in casual fans to show how much fun the professional team side of tennis can be.

Part of that all access is a new app for fans to get the latest information as well as live streaming of select matches for the first time, bringing fans closer to the top pros on their biggest WTT nights than ever before.

The live streaming on WTT.com will start when the Washington Kastles visit Lindsay Davenport and the Orange County Breakers on July 9, and will have other key matches throughout the month, including John Isner and the Boston Lobsters against the Philly Freedoms on July 23 and the special New York Sportimes-Lobsters matchup between John McEnroe and Andre Agassi from Randall’s Island on July 19. 

The streaming will be a new complement to the over 200 hours of televised action the league will have throughout the month on outlets like The Tennis Channel, MSG Network and Comcast Sports Net.

"One of the assets of World TeamTennis is that we are content rich, with multiple matches in different cities on the same night," said WTT CEO/Commissioner Kloss.  "We will now be able to share more of our content by sh...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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