World TeamTennis Announces Lineup For 2018 Season

The 2018 season for World TeamTennis (WTT) kicked off with a bang with the Draft at Indian Wells. Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens, Jack Sock, John Isner, Bob & Mike Bryan, Kevin Anderson, Tennys Sandgren and Amanda Anisimova were among the players drafted on Tuesday. Anisimova is a sixteen-year old player who is currently in the fourth round at Indian Wells, and is one to watch this season. The league is built around an innovative dual-gender team format, with six national teams competing annually for the King Trophy. This year, coaches and teams used UTR to select players and build their teams. Check out the lineup for this year - it will be a season you won’t want to miss! (* denotes Franchise player) WASHINGTON KASTLES *Bob and Mike Bryan (UTR 15.45), *Venus Williams (UTR 13.03), Madison Brengle (UTR 12.83), Tennys Sandgren (UTR 15.24), Robert Lindstedt (UTR 15.08), Nicole Melichar (UTR 12.33). Coach: Murphy Jensen PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS *Sloane Stephens (UTR 12.91), Fabrice Martin (UTR 14.99), Taylor Townsend (UTR 12.90), Amanda Anisimova (UTR 12.80), Kevin King (UTR 14.98), *Kevin Anderson (UTR 15.61). Coach: Craig Kardon SPRINGFIELD LASERS *Jack Sock (UTR 15.45), Abigail Spears (UTR 12.76), Vania King (UTR 12.88), Miomir Kecmanovic (UTR 15.13), Daniel Nestor (UTR 14.62). Coach: John-Laffnie de Jager NEW YORK EMPIRE *John Isner (UTR 15.63), *Eugenie Bouchard (UTR 12.25), *Mardy Fish (UTR 13.35), Neal Skupski (UTR 14.83), Tatjana Maria (UTR 12.56), Dennis Novikov (UTR 14.85), Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (UTR 11.09). Coach: Gigi Fernandez ORANGE COUNTY BREAKERS Andreja Klepac (UTR 12.77) , Yanina Wickmayer (UTR 12.63), Marcelo Demoliner (UTR 15.05), Stephane Robert (UTR 15.0). Coach: Rick Leach SAN DIEGO AVIATORS: Naomi Broady (UTR 12.44), Marcus Willis (UTR 14.28), Marcin Matkowski (UTR 14.98), Anna-Lena Groenefeld (UTR 12.49). Coach: John Lloyd In case you missed it, you can watch the 2018 draft here and check out the schedule for the season by visiting http://www.wtt.com/schedule.