Always a pleasure to share the booth with Don West of Mediacom-22. In the Summer of 2013, the Springfield Lasers made it back to the World Team Tennis Finals. We were there to cover the home matches at Mediacom Tennis Stadium in Springfield, Missouri…
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World Team Tennis. Halftime Broadcast (2013)
On another crazy night of threatening weather at Mediacom Tennis Stadium, the Springfield Lasers and the Texas Wild – both (4-2) on the season – battled in their only regular season meeting. Down 15-17 going into the final event, Alisa Kleybanova and Vania King teamed up to defeat Eugenie Bouchard and Darija Jurak (5-1), lifting the Lasers to victory (20-18). During halftime, Andy Taylor and Don West discussed the match while enjoying an impressive lightening show behind the camera.
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World Team Tennis. Broadcast Open (2013)
Feeling new-found confidence, the Philadelphia Freedoms arrived at Mediacom Tennis Stadium to take on the Springfield Lasers with a two-match win-streak…wins that benefitted the Springfield Lasers in the race for the Western Conference Championship. The Freedoms would go on to win their third consecutive match in a close battle, defeating the Lasers (21-20), after tennis was moved indoors due to severe weather. Andy Taylor and Don West discuss the match prior to team introductions on Mediacom’s MC22.
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World Team Tennis. Interview with John-Laffnie de Jager (2013)
In the 2013 World Team Tennis Western Conference Championship, the Springfield Lasers were unstoppable. After Alisa Kleybanova’s 5-1 rout of Eugenie Bouchard, Coach John-Laffnie de Jager talked to Andy Taylor about his team’s clutch performance under pressure, and how he’d motivate Rojer, King, Kleynbanova and DeVoest to play in the World Team Tennis Final against the league leading Washington Kastles.
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World Team Tennis. Killing time with an approaching storm (2013)
With only four regular season matches left to play in the 2013 World Team Tennis Season, the Springfield Lasers hosted the Philadelphia Freedoms on a stormy Saturday Night at Mediacom Tennis Stadium. Up (9-7) going into the third event, nearby lightening stopped play on the court. While officials determined whether to move the match indoors, Andy Taylor and Don West were forced to “dance in the wind” and kill some time during the live coverage. The match was eventually moved indoors, where the Lasers lost (20-21) to Victoria Duval and Liezel Huber.
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World Team Tennis. Halftime. Western Conference Championship (2013)
Without dropping a single event, the Springfield Lasers convincingly won the 2013 World Team Tennis Western Conference Championship on their home court over the Texas Wild (25-9). Before the match, Jean-Julien Rojer was announced as the league’s Male MVP and Alisa Kleybanova was honored as the league’s Female Rookie of the Year. During halftime, Andy Taylor and Don West debated whether the Lasers could be victorious in the World Team Tennis Final…while being serenaded with “Sweet Caroline” by Texas Wild owner Jeff Launius.
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World Team Tennis. Interview with Andy Roddick (2013)
In his 2013 debut for the Springfield Lasers, Andy Roddick teamed with Jean-Julien Rojer to defeat Eric Butorac and Amir Weintraub of the Boston Lobsters (5-2). The Lasers would go on to win the season opener at Mediacom Tennis Stadium (22-14). In September of 2012, Roddick retired from the ATP World Tour after a 4-set loss to Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open’s Fourth Round; having won his first competitive match in over 10-months, Roddick spoke with Andy Taylor about his love of the game and World Team Tennis.
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