2018 New York Empire Play with the Pros Clinic

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1 2018 New York Empire Play with the Pros Clinic

2 World TeamTennis Tennis like you ve never seen it Featuring teams of the biggest names in tennis and rising stars competing in an exciting coed format Offering a unique and engaging experience for fans and partners National, professional tennis league cofounded by Billie Jean King in 1974 Features six (6) professional teams throughout the U.S. A roster of proven tennis superstars playing night in and night out including: John Isner, Genie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Andy Roddick, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Nick Kyrgios, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, and Bob and Mike Bryan Three (3) week season on prime tennis calendar during the most valuable stretch of U.S. tennis leading up to the U.S. Open 1

3 Our Coach As coach for 2017, led the NY Empire to a seven win season, finishing third in the League standings Gigi Fernandez, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, burst onto the tennis scene by reaching the NCAA finals as a freshman, then turning professional in 1983 and becoming Puerto Rico's first female professional athlete in any sport Gigi s illustrious career included winning 2 Olympic Gold Medals and an astounding 71 titles on the WTA tour including 2 singles, 52 doubles and 17 Grand Slam doubles titles. Fernandez is recognized as one of the best doubles players of all-time Fernandez was named Puerto Rican Athlete of the Century and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010 Gigi now spends the majority of her time advocating for and teaching her doubles methodology, The Gigi Method, to doubles enthusiasts throughout the country Gigi is active on the instructional and motivational speaker circuit sharing her knowledge of doubles and her inspirational life story 2

4 Our Team Eugenie Bouchard A highly ranked WTA star, Bouchard is the first Canadian player to reach a Wimbledon final. Bouchard is a former Wimbledon Junior Girls champion and has reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Open. This will be Bouchard s 4 th season playing World TeamTennisand 2 nd on the Empire. Mardy Fish Former #7 in the world, Fish will return to WTT for his 8 th season. Fish has won 6 ATP World Tour singles titles, 8 ATP World Tour doubles titles and in 2011 Fish became the No. 1 American on the ATP Tour. In 2004, Fish won the Silver Medal at the Summer Olympics. John Isner Isneristhe #1 American in the ATP World Tour, and willplay his 8 th consecutive season of WTT and 2 nd with the Empire. Isner haswon 13 singlesand 5doubles titleson the ATP World Tour. At6-foot-10, Isner has served nearly 10,000 aces during hiscareer. 3

5 Our Team Tatjana Maria Maria, winner of 3 WTA Tour doubles titles in her career, will maker her WTT debut this summer. Maria finished 2017 with a Top-50 singles ranking on the WTA Tour and has represented her country Germany in Fed Cup competition. Dennis Novikov Novikov, winner of 3 ATP Challenger titles, will play his 2 nd season of World TeamTennisand 1 st with the Empire. Novikov defeated former World No. 4 Kei Nishikorithis January at the Oracle Challenger in Newport Beach, California. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez Martinez Sanchez, a native of Spain, has won 5 career singles titles, 18 career doubles titles and represented her country Spain in Fed Cup. Martinez Sanchez reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 in 2010 after a semifinal showing at the French Open. Neal Skupski Skupskiwill be playing his third consecutive season with the Empire. Skupskiwon his first career ATP doubles title this February in Montpellier and reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in

6 USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center hosted the New York Empire in 2017, marking the first time the National Tennis Center ever saw WTT action on its grounds. 5

7 2017 Highlights Hosted World TeamTennis at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the first time Tripled number of wins from 2016 season Only team in League with female coach and female General Manager National anthem singers featured performers from Broadway to television to sports Live music and entertainment in food village Nightly food trucks and beverage vendors On-site activities including ping-pong and corn hole Introduced the team s first-ever mascot, Hudson 6

8 2018 New York Empire Home Schedule Date Time Opponent Sunday, July 15 5:00 PM Washington Kastles Wednesday, July 18 7:00 PM Philadelphia Freedoms Friday, July 20 7:00 PM San Diego Aviators Monday, July 23 7:00 PM Washington Kastles Wednesday, July 25 7:00 PM Springfield Lasers Thursday, July 26 7:00 PM Orange County Breakers Thursday, August 2 7:00 PM Philadelphia Freedoms 7

9 Play with the Pros Clinic Package includes: Hit with New York Empire team members for a 45-minute group hitting session on NY Empire s home court, Court 17 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Invitation to attend VIP Player Party with hors d oeuvres, drinks and Q & A session with team players and coach One (1) Courtside Box Seat One (1) autographed photo with participating pros New York Empire gift bag Receive one (1) additional courtside box seat and VIP Player Party invitation for additional $250 Ivestment: $1,000 8

10 For Inquiries: Michele Cope