Wtt Shorts
Description: The Pittsburgh Triangles were a founding member of World Team Tennis, a professional tennis league. The team began play in 1973, and the Triangles played until 1976. The Australian tennis star Ken Rosewall coached the original Pittsburgh Triangles team in 1974. Rosewall's top players were Evonne Goolagong, who had already captured her first Wimbledon singles title in 1971, and young phenom Vitas Gerulaitis.
Description: The Minnesota Buckskins were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Buckskins played only one season before folding after the 1974 season. The Buckskins had 27 wins and 17 losses and were the Gulf Plains Section Champions. They lost to the Denver Racquets in the Western Division Championship Series ending their season.
Description: The New York Apples were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The team was originally known as the New York Sets to match the names of other successful New York sports teams including the New York Mets, the New York Jets, and the New York Nets. They won the 1976 WTT championship under that name led by Billie Jean King. Prior to the 1977 season, the defending champion Sets held a contest to choose a new name for the team, and Apples was selected. With their new name, the Apples produced the same results winning their second consecutive WTT title in 1977. On October 27, 1978, the Apples folded after their fifth season. WTT suspended operations of the league shortly thereafter.
Description: The Chicago Aces were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Aces played only one season before being contracted by WTT on February 1, 1975. The Aces played their home matches in at the Lakeshore Racquet Club in Chicago. The Aces had 15 wins and 29 losses and finished in last place in the Gulf Plains Section.
Description: The New York Sportimes were a professional tennis team competing in World TeamTennis (WTT). The team was originally based in eastern Long Island from 2000 to 2002, before moving to Westchester County, New York in 2003, and then to New York City in 2009. The team was founded as the New York Hamptons in 2000, before changing its name to the New York Sportimes in 2003. In 2005, the team made its first playoff appearance and went on to defeat the Newport Beach Breakers in the WTT Final to win its first King Trophy.
Description: The New York Apples were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The team was originally known as the New York Sets to match the names of other successful New York sports teams including the New York Mets, the New York Jets, and the New York Nets. They won the 1976 WTT championship under that name led by Billie Jean King. Prior to the 1977 season, the defending champion Sets held a contest to choose a new name for the team, and Apples was selected. With their new name, the Apples produced the same results winning their second consecutive WTT title in 1977. On October 27, 1978, the Apples folded after their fifth season. WTT suspended operations of the league shortly thereafter.
Description: The Chicago Aces were a charter franchise of World Team Tennis (WTT). The Aces played only one season before being contracted by WTT on February 1, 1975. The Aces played their home matches in at the Lakeshore Racquet Club in Chicago. The Aces had 15 wins and 29 losses and finished in last place in the Gulf Plains Section.
