2008 New York Sportimes season
| 2008 New York Sportimes | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 2nd Eastern |
| 2008 record | 10 wins, 4 losses |
| Home record | 7 wins, 0 losses |
| Road record | 3 wins, 4 losses |
| Games won | 272 |
| Games lost | 258 |
| Owner(s) | Sportime Clubs et al |
| President/CEO | Claude Okin |
| General Manager | Ann Marie Gaudio |
| Coach | Dustin Taylor |
| Captain | John McEnroe |
| Stadium | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island (capacity: 1,843) |
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The 2008 New York Sportimes season was the ninth season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The Sportimes had 10 wins and 4 losses and finished second in the Eastern Conference, missing the conference championship by losing a standings tiebreaker to the New York Buzz. The Sportimes lost to the Buzz, 25–17 in overtime, in the WTT Semifinals.
Season recap
Draft
The Sportimes protected John McEnroe in the Marquee Player Draft.[1] In the Roster Player Draft, the Sportimes had the fourth pick in each round. They protected Jesse Witten and Hana Šromová in the second and third rounds, respectively. The Sportimes left Ashley Harkleroad unprotected in the first round and instead chose Bethanie Mattek. Brian Wilson was taken in the fourth round, leaving Mirko Pehar unprotected. The team did not select any roster-exempt players.[2] Dustin Taylor replaced Chuck Adams as the head coach.
Luzhanska signed to substitute for Mattek
With Bethanie Mattek's availability in doubt, because she and her partner Sania Mirza reached the quarterfinals of the women's doubles tournament at Wimbedon, the Sportimes signed Tetiana Luzhanska as a substitute player to replace her. The team announced on July 2, 2008, that, with Mattek eliminated from Wimbledon the previous day, Luzhanska would play only in the season-opening match, and Mattek would be available beginning with the second match of the season on July 7.[3]
Battle for New York in WTT Semifinals
The Sportimes were the overall number 3 seed which matched them with the number 2 seed, the New York Buzz, in the WTT Semifinals on July 26, at Allstate Stadium at Westfield Galleria at Roseville in Roseville, California, the site of WTT's 2008 Championship Weekend. In the first ever postseason meeting between the two New York clubs, the Buzz dominated the match winning the first four sets. Nathan Healey and Yaroslava Shvedova opened the match with a 5–3 set win against John McEnroe and Hana Šromová in mixed doubles. Shvedova followed with a 5–2 women's singles win over Ashley Harkleroad. Healy took care of Jesse Witten, 5–2, in men's singles. Gabriela Navrátilová and Shvedova needed a tiebreaker to beat Harkleroad and Šromová, 5–4, and give the Buzz a 20–11 lead heading to the final set. McEnroe and Witten won a tiebreaker over Patrick Briaud and Healy in men's doubles to force overtime with the Buzz leading 24–16. Briaud and Healy won the second game of overtime to give the Buzz a 25–17 victory and end the Sportimes' season.[4]
Event chronology
- March 19, 2008: The Sportimes protected John McEnroe at the WTT Marquee Player Draft.[1]
- April 1, 2008: The Sportimes protected Jesse Witten and Hana Šromová and selected Bethanie Mattek and Brian Wilson at the WTT Roster Player Draft. The Sportimes left Ashley Harkleroad and Mirko Pehar unprotected.[2]
- July 2, 2008: The Sportimes signed Tetiana Luzhanska as a substitute player.[3]
- July 13, 2008: The Sportimes signed Robin Stephenson, who had appeared against them earlier in the season for the Philadelphia Freedoms and been released, as a substitute player.[5]
- July 14, 2008: The Sportimes signed Milagros Sequera as a substitute player.[6]
- July 26, 2008: The Sportimes lost to the New York Buzz, 25–17 in overtime, in the WTT Semifinals.[4]
Draft picks
With 6 wins and 8 losses, the Sportimes had the fifth worst record in WTT in 2007. Since the Houston Wranglers folded after the season, the Sportimes selected fourth in each round of the WTT's two drafts.
Marquee player draft
The Sportimes protected John McEnroe in the first round of the WTT Marquee Player Draft and did not make a second-round selection.[1]
Roster player draft
The league conducted its 2008 Roster Player Draft on April 1, in Miami, Florida. The selections made[2] by the Sportimes are shown in the table below.
| Round | No. | Overall | Player chosen | Prot? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 |  Bethanie Mattek | N |
| 2 | 4 | 15 | Jesse Witten | Y |
| 3 | 4 | 26 |  Hana Šromová | Y |
| 4 | 4 | 37 | Brian Wilson | N |
Match log
Regular season
Legend Sportimes Win Sportimes Loss Home team in CAPS
| Match | Date | Venue and location | Result and details | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 3 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 19, Boston Lobsters 18[7] * MD: Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Jan-Michael Gambill/Amir Hadad (Lobsters) 2 * WD: Raquel Kops-Jones/Marie-Ève Pelletier (Lobsters) 5, Tetiana Luzhanska/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 2 * WS: Marie-Ève Pelletier (Lobsters) 5, Tetiana Luzhanska (Sportimes) 2 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 3 * XD: Hana Šromová/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5, Raquel Kops-Jones/Amir Hadad (Lobsters) 3 | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 7 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 21, Philadelphia Freedoms 18 (overtime)[8] * MD: Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Alex Bogomolov Jr./Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 3 * WD: Audra Cohen/Robin Stephenson (Freedoms) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 3 * MS: Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Freedoms) 5, Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 3 * WS: Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 5, Audra Cohen (Freedoms) 0 * XD: Robin Stephenson/Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 4 *** Robin Stephenson substituted for Audra Cohen at 4–4 * OT - XD: Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 1, Robin Stephenson/Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 8 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 22, New York Buzz 20 (overtime)[9] * MD: Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Patrick Briaud/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 3 * WD: Bethanie Mattek/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Gabriela Navrátilová/Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 4 * XD: Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5, Yaroslava Shvedova/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 3 * WS: Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 5, Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 3 * MS: Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5, Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 3 * OT - MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 1, Nathan Healey (Buzz) 0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 10 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 21, Washington Kastles 20[10] * MD: Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Scott Oudsema/Justin Gimelstob (Kastles) 4 * WD: Mashona Washington/Serena Williams (Kastles) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 4 * XD: Serena Williams/Justin Gimelstob (Kastles) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 2 * WS: Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 5, Mashona Washington (Kastles) 2 *** Mashona Washington substituted for Serena Williams at 1–3 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Scott Oudsema (Kastles) 4 | 4–0 |
| 5 | July 11 | DuPont Country Club Brandywine Hundred, Delaware | New York Sportimes 22, DELAWARE SMASH 17 (overtime)[11] * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Ryler DeHeart (Smash) 4 * WS: Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 5, Madison Brengle (Smash) 0 * MD: Chris Haggard/Ryler DeHeart (Smash) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 4 * WD: Bethanie Mattek/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Liezel Huber/Christina Fusano (Smash) 3 *** Christina Fusano substituted for Madison Brengle at 1–2 * XD: Liezel Huber/Chris Haggard (Smash) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 2 * OT - XD: Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 1, Liezel Huber/Chris Haggard (Smash) 0 | 5–0 |
| 6 | July 12 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 19, Philadelphia Freedoms 18 (super tiebreaker, 7–5)[12] * MD: Alex Bogomolov Jr./Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 1 * WD: Lisa Raymond/Audra Cohen (Freedoms) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 4 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Freedoms) 2 * XD: Lisa Raymond/Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 5, Bethanie Mattek/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 3 * WS: Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 5, Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) 1 * STB - WS: Bethanie Mattek (Sportimes) 7, Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) 5 | 6–0 |
| 7 | July 13 | Ferncroft Country Club Middleton, Massachusetts | BOSTON LOBSTERS 23, New York Sportimes 17[5] * MD: Amir Hadad/Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 2 * WD: Raquel Kops-Jones/Marie-Ève Pelletier (Lobsters) 5, Hana Šromová/Robin Stephenson (Sportimes) 1 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Jan-Michael Gambill (Lobsters) 4 * WS: Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Marie-Ève Pelletier (Lobsters) 4 * XD: Raquel Kops-Jones/Amir Hadad (Lobsters) 5, Robin Stephenson/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 4 *** Robin Stephenson substituted for Hana Šromová at 0–1 | 6–1 |
| 8 | July 14 | King of Prussia Mall Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania | New York Sportimes 21, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS 15[6] * MD: Alex Bogomolov Jr./Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 5, John McEnroe/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 1 * WD: Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Lisa Raymond/Audra Cohen (Freedoms) 4 * MS: John McEnroe (Sportimes) 5, Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Freedoms) 4 * WS: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Lisa Raymond (Freedoms) 1 *** Lisa Raymond substituted for Audra Cohen at 0–3 * XD: Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5, Lisa Raymond/Travis Parrott (Freedoms) 1 | 7–1 |
| 9 | July 15 | Kastles Stadium at CityCenterDC Washington, District of Columbia | WASHINGTON KASTLES 18, New York Sportimes 17 (super tiebreaker, 7–5)[13] * XD: Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5, Mashona Washington/Justin Gimelstob (Kastles) 1 * WS: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Mashona Washington (Kastles) 1 * MS: Scott Oudsema (Kastles) 5, John McEnroe (Sportimes) 2 * MD: Scott Oudsema/Justin Gimelstob (Kastles) 5, Brian Wilson/John McEnroe (Sportimes) 4 * WD: Mashona Washington/Sacha Jones (Kastles) 5, Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 1 * STB - WD: Mashona Washington/Sacha Jones (Kastles) 7, Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5 | 7–2 |
| 10 | July 17 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 24, Springfield Lasers 19 (overtime)[14] * MD: Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Glenn Weiner/Todd Perry (Lasers) 4 * WD: Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Shenay Perry/Chanelle Scheepers (Lasers) 4 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Glenn Weiner (Lasers) 4 * WD: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Chanelle Scheepers (Lasers) 2 * XD: Shenay Perry/Todd Perry (Lasers) 5, Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 3 * OT - XD: Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 1, Shenay Perry/Todd Perry (Lasers) 0 | 8–2 |
| 11 | July 18 | Sportime Stadium at Harbor Island Mamaroneck, New York | NEW YORK SPORTIMES 22, Newport Beach Breakers 14[15] * MD: Ramón Delgado/Kaes Van't Hof (Breakers) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 4 * WD: Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Michaela Paštiková/Rebecca Bernhard (Breakers) 0 * MS: Ramón Delgado (Breakers) 5, Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 3 * XD: Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 5, Michaela Paštiková/Kaes Van't Hof (Breakers) 3 * WS: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Michaela Paštiková (Breakers) 1 | 9–2 |
| 12 | July 20 | Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena Albany, New York | NEW YORK BUZZ 23, New York Sportimes 11[16] * WD: Gabriela Navrátilová/Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 5, Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 0 * XD: Yaroslava Shvedova/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5, Milagros Sequera/Brian Wilson (Sportimes) 3 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Nathan Healey (Buzz) 3 * WS: Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 5, Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 1 *** Hana Šromová substituted for Milagros Sequera at 0–1 * MD: Patrick Briaud/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 2 | 9–3 |
| 13 | July 22 | Breakers Stadium at the Newport Beach Country Club Newport Beach, California | New York Sportimes 17, NEWPORT BEACH BREAKERS 15 (overtime)[17][18] * WD: Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 5, Lilia Osterloh/Michaela Paštiková (Breakers) 1 * XD: Milagros Sequera/John McEnroe (Sportimes) 5, Michaela Paštiková/Kaes Van't Hof (Breakers) 2 * MD: Ramón Delgado/Kaes Van't Hof (Breakers) 5, John McEnroe/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 0 * WS: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Lilia Osterloh (Breakers) 2 * MS: Ramón Delgado (Breakers) 5, Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 1 * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 1, Ramón Delgado (Breakers) 0 | 10–3 |
| 14 | July 23 | Allstate Stadium at Westfield Galleria at Roseville Roseville, California | SACRAMENTO CAPITALS 20, New York Sportimes 19[19] * MS: Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Sam Warburg (Capitals) 3 * WD: Elena Likhovtseva/Tamaryn Hendler (Capitals) 5, Milagros Sequera/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 3 * XD: Elena Likhovtseva/Eric Butorac (Capitals) 5, Milagros Sequera/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 2 *** Jesse Witten substituted for Brian Wilson at 1–4 * WS: Milagros Sequera (Sportimes) 5, Tamaryn Hendler (Capitals) 2 * MD: Sam Warburg/Eric Butorac (Capitals) 5, Brian Wilson/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 4 | 10–4 |
Playoffs
Legend Sportimes Win Sportimes Loss Home team in CAPS - World TeamTennis Semifinals
| Date | Venue and location | Result and details |
|---|---|---|
| July 26 | Allstate Stadium at Westfield Galleria at Roseville Roseville, California | NEW YORK BUZZ 25, New York Sportimes 17 (overtime)[20] * XD: Yaroslava Shvedova/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5, Hana Šromová/John McEnroe (Sportimes) 3 * WS: Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 5, Ashley Harkleroad (Sportimes) 2 * MS: Nathan Healey (Buzz) 5, Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 2 * WD: Gabriela Navrátilová/Yaroslava Shvedova (Buzz) 5, Ashley Harkleroad/Hana Šromová (Sportimes) 4 * MD: John McEnroe/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 5, Patrick Briaud/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 4 * OT - MD: Patrick Briaud/Nathan Healey (Buzz) 1, John McEnroe/Jesse Witten (Sportimes) 1 |
Team personnel
Players and coaches
- Dustin Taylor, Coach
- Bethanie Mattek
- John McEnroe
- Ashley Harkleroad
Tetiana Luzhanska
Milagros Sequera- Hana Šromová
- Robin Stephenson
- Brian Wilson
- Jesse Witten
Front office
- Claude Okin, President
- Ann Marie Gaudio, General Manager
Transactions
- March 19, 2008: The Sportimes protected John McEnroe at the WTT Marquee Player Draft.[1]
- April 1, 2008: The Sportimes protected Jesse Witten and Hana Šromová and selected Bethanie Mattek and Brian Wilson at the WTT Roster Player Draft. The Sportimes left Ashley Harkleroad and Mirko Pehar unprotected.[2]
- July 2, 2008: The Sportimes signed Tetiana Luzhanska as a substitute player.[3]
- July 13, 2008: The Sportimes signed Robin Stephenson as a substitute player.[5]
- July 14, 2008: The Sportimes signed Milagros Sequera as a substitute player.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "John McEnroe Returns for 8th WTT Season". World TeamTennis. March 19, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "WTT Finalizes Lineups at Roster Player Draft". World TeamTennis. April 1, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "WTT Pro League Notes". World TeamTennis. July 2, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- 1 2 "New York Buzz Advances to WTT Final with 25-17 Win over New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 26, 2008. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "New York Sportimes @ Boston Lobsters". World TeamTennis. July 13, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "New York Sportimes @ Philadelphia Freedoms". World TeamTennis. July 14, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Boston Lobsters @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 3, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Freedoms @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 7, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Buzz @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 8, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Washington Kastles @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 10, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Sportimes @ Delaware Smash". World TeamTennis. July 11, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Freedoms @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 12, 2008. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Sportimes @ Washington Kastles". World TeamTennis. July 15, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Springfield Lasers @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 17, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Newport Beach Breakers @ New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 18, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Sportimes @ New York Buzz". World TeamTennis. July 20, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "World Team Tennis 2008". TalkAboutTennis.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Newport Beach Breakers Close Out WTT Home Schedule with Overtime Loss to New York Sportimes". World TeamTennis. July 22, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Sportimes @ Sacramento Capitals". World TeamTennis. July 23, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ "New York Sportimes @ New York Buzz". World TeamTennis. July 26, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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