• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Tennis Panorama

Tennis News and Information, Tournament Coverage and Features

Tennis Panorama News

Tennis news and information, tournament coverage and features

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Staff
  • RSS
  • Features
  • Tournament Coverage
  • Social Media
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • pinterest
  • Podcast
    • ITunes
  • Tennis Panorama Archive 2008-2017
You are here: Home / Front Page News / San Diego Avators Announce Roster for World Team Tennis Season

San Diego Avators Announce Roster for World Team Tennis Season

March 15, 2018 by Tennis Panorama News

SAN DIEGO AVIATORS ANNOUNCE NEW ROSTER FOR UPCOMING
WORLD TEAM TENNIS SEASON AT OMNI LA COSTA RESORT & SPA

Regular Season to be Played July 15 through August 2 in Carlsbad, Calif.

CARLSBAD, Calif. – (March 15, 2018) – The San Diego Aviators have named their roster for the upcoming World TeamTennis season which will take place this summer from July 15 through August 2 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.

The Aviators, who reached the 2017 WTT Finals, have resigned 28-year-old Naomi Broady from last year’s team. Broady, a native of Great Britain, will be playing her second straight season with the Aviators and her third year of World TeamTennis. 

Broady, who reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 76 in 2016, enjoys competing in World TeamTennis and is looking forward to playing another season with the Aviators.

“I just love the atmosphere. The competitiveness in those pressure moments are what I love the most in tennis and the format of World TeamTennis means it’s like that from the first point. I thrive in that environment,” she said.

Earlier this week, the Aviators drafted Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany, Marcus Willis of Great Britain and Marcin Matkowski of Poland to fill the remaining three roster spots.

The 32-year-old Groenefeld holds 15 career WTA doubles title along with one singles title. A former Top 20 player in singles and doubles, Groenefeld has represented Germany in Fed Cup play and the Olympics, in addition to winning Mixed Doubles titles at Roland Garros (2014) and Wimbledon (2009).

Willis had the most memorable tournament of his professional career in 2016 when he made a spirited run through qualifying to reach the main draw at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old advanced to the second round before falling to Roger Federer. Willis will be competing in his third season of World TeamTennis after representing the New York Empire the past two seasons.

The 37-year-old Matkowski, who turned pro in 2003, is an experienced doubles specialist after capturing 18 career doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and representing Poland in Davis Cup and the Olympics. A former Top Ten doubles player, he is currently ranked No. 48 in the world. Matkowski has fond memories of the San Diego area. Back in 2001 while playing collegiate tennis for UCLA, he won the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club.

“We have a very strong veteran team with lots of experience. We’re going to be very tough, especially in doubles,” said Aviators Coach John Lloyd, who returns for his fourth year at the helm. “We feel with the depth of this team, we have an excellent chance to regain the WTT title we won in 2016. It’s going to be an exciting season at La Costa this summer.”

Share

Filed Under: Events, Front Page News, tennis news Tagged With: San Diego Aviators, tennis, tennis news, World TeamTennis

Primary Sidebar

Search Tennis Panorama


Subscribe to Tennis Panorama via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new articles by email.

newsnow_f_ab

cheap tennis shoes from China on DHgate.com

planetbarkad

Tennis Panorama on Twitter @TennisNewsTPN

Tweets by @TennisNewsTPN

Interested in advertising on this site? Please fill out a contact form.

RSS ATP World Tour

RSS WTA Tour

RSS ESPN AP Tennis Headlines

  • Djokovic, Nadal open clay season with wins April 14, 2021
  • Serena inks deal for docuseries, other content April 14, 2021
  • Medvedev out of Monte Carlo after positive test April 13, 2021
  • Innsbruck, Turin, Madrid to host Davis Cup Finals April 12, 2021
  • Kudermetova wins at Charleston for 1st WTA title April 11, 2021

More Tennis Sites

15-lovetennis (French website)

ATP World Tour

BBC Tennis

ESPN

Jon Wertheim Sports Illustrated

International Tennis Federation (ITF)

New York Times Tennis page

Tennis Atlantic

Tennis Channel

Tennis with an Accent

Tennis Identity
USA Today

Tennis TV

WTA

ZooTennis.com






Footer

Subscribe to Tennis Panorama via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email.

April 2021
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  
« Mar    

Categories

© by TennisPanorama 2014 and beyond