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Danielle Collins Dismissed from World TeamTennis season for Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

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Danielle Collins Dismissed from World TeamTennis season for Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

(July 20, 2020) American tennis player, Danielle Collins has been dismissed from the remainder of the World TeamTennis season.

“We have dismissed Danielle Collins (Orlando Storm) for the remainder of the 2020 World TeamTennis season after breaking our COVID-19 protocols and leaving The Greenbrier Resort and the state of West Virginia. The protocols have been put in place and communicated numerous times to protect the health and safety of our players, coaches and staff which are of utmost importance to WTT.”

– Statement from WTT CEO Carlos Silva

World TeamTennis, has been one of very few tennis events taking place while the tennis tour has taken a hiatus due to the COVID-19, is playing under its own “bubble.”

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Final Results

Monday, July 20, 2020

All matches played at Center Court at Creekside at The Greenbrier “America’s Resort”

in White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

Final Results and Standings

Monday, July 20, 2020

 

All matches played at Center Court at Creekside at The Greenbrier “America’s Resort”

in White Sulphur Springs, W.V.

 

Player Note: “We have dismissed Danielle Collins (Orlando Storm) for the remainder of the 2020 World TeamTennis season after breaking our COVID-19 protocols and leaving The Greenbrier Resort and the state of West Virginia. The protocols have been put in place and communicated numerous times to protect the health and safety of our players, coaches and staff which are of utmost importance to WTT.”

– Statement from WTT CEO Carlos Silva

 

Orange County Breakers 24, New York Empire, 15

Men’s Singles – Jack Sock (Empire) def. Steve Johnson (Breakers), 5-4

Women’s Singles – Jenn Brady (Breakers) def. Sabine Lisicki (Empire), 5-0

Men’s Doubles – Johnson/Austin Krajicek (Breakers) def. Neal Skupski/Sock (Empire), 5-4

Mixed Doubles – Krajicek/Gaby Dabrowski (Breakers) def. *Sock/Lisicki (Empire), 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Andreja Klepac/Dabrowski (Breakers) def. Lisicki/Peschke (Empire), 5-3

*Lisicki was substituted for Kveta Peschke and Sock for Neal Skupski at 1-2 in the Mixed Doubles set

 

Chicago Smash 20, San Diego Aviators 16

Mixed Doubles – Rajeev Ram/Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Smash) def. Jonny O’Mara/Coco Vandeweghe (Aviators), 5-1

Women’s Singles – Christina McHale (Aviators) def. Sloane Stephens (Smash), 5-4

Men’s Doubles – Ram/Evan King (Smash) def. Ryan Harrison/O’Mara (Aviators), 5-2

Women’s Doubles – Vandeweghe/Nicole Melichar (Aviators) def. Mattek-Sands/Genie Bouchard (Smash), 5-1

Men’s Singles – Brandon Nakashima (Smash) def. Harrison (Aviators), 5-3

 

Philadelphia Freedoms 23, Springfield Lasers 17 (EP)

Men’s Singles – Taylor Fritz (Freedoms) def. Mitchell Krueger (Lasers), 5-3

Women’s Doubles – Caty McNally/Hayley Carter (Lasers) def. Taylor Townsend/Sofia Kenin (Freedoms), 5-4

Men’s Doubles – Fabrice Martin/Fritz (Freedoms) def. Jean-Julien Rojer/Krueger (Lasers), 5-1

Women’s Singles – Kenin (Freedoms) def. Olga Govortsova (Lasers), 5-3

Mixed Doubles – McNally/Rojer (Lasers) def. Martin/Townsend (Freedoms), 5-3

Extended Play – Martin/Townsend (Freedoms) def. McNally/Rojer (Lasers), 1-0

 

(EP) – Extended Play

 

Tuesday’s Schedule:

 

Orlando Storm vs. Washington Kastles, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN2

New York Empire vs. Springfield Lasers, 12 p.m. ET, CBS Sports App / Facebook Watch

Philadelphia Freedoms vs. Chicago Smash, 3 p.m. ET, Tennis Channel

Orange County Breakers vs. Vegas Rollers, 7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network
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