World Team Tennis Spotlight: McEnroe Defeats Agassi to Lead Team Billie Jean to 23-17 Win at ADT WTT Smash Hits Event Raises More Than $400,000 for Charity Thursday, September 25, 2003 By Rosie Crews GEM Group Special Correspondent BOSTON - In a battle of American tennis legends, John McEnroe defeated Andre Agassi 5-4 (2) in the final set of men's singles to lead Team Billie Jean King to a 23-17 victory over Team Elton John at the 11th Annual ADT World TeamTennis (WTT) Smash Hits presented by Global NAPs and Convergent Networks at The FleetCenter in Boston tonight. The annual charity event, hosted by Elton John and Billie Jean King, raised more than $400,000 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and local charity, Massachusetts Community Aids Partnership. The "battle of the titans" showdown between Agassi and McEnroe was the highlight of the event. Click Here To Continue

Event Spotlight: Delaware Smash And Sacramento Capitals Gear Up For Showdown At World Team Tennis Finals In New York Monday, August 18, 2003 By Rosie Crews GEM Group Special Correspondent The 2003 World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League Champion will be crowned on Saturday, August 23, as the Delaware Smash and the Sacramento Capitals battle for the King Trophy at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. at 2:00 p.m. EST. For the fourth consecutive year, the WTT Finals will be a part of Arthur Ashe Kids Day. Admission is free for the championship match on Court #11. Click Here To Continue

Event Spotlight: Paul Goldstein Captures WTT Male MVP Honor For The Eastern Conference Champion Delaware Smash Thursday, August 7, 2003 By David W. Unkle SJSports Staff Writer After leading the Delaware Smash to the Eastern Conference Championship and a spot in the 2003 WTT Finals, Paul Goldstein was named the WTT Pro League Male MVP. For his success this summer, the League also awarded him a check for $15,000. Click Here To Continue

Event Spotlight: Final Day at the Riverside Winter Open '03 Sunday, March 2, 2003 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi SJSports Staff Writer The 3rd and final day has arrived for the Riverside Winter Open as the semifinalists play today to see if they can make it as finalists. Miller was able to take both of his doubles to the finals while, coincidentally, the first match of the day as well as the last match of the day had retirees. Click Here To Continue

Event Spotlight: South Jersey's Finest at the Riverside Winter Open '03 Saturday, March 1, 2003 By Sanipa Koetsawasdi SJSports Staff Writer The sky was gray, the air was cold, and it kept raining all weekend long, but that didn’t hinder tennis players from around the area, which included Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware as they played indoors at the Aquahab Riverside Racquet Club competing in the Riverside Winter Open this year. Coordinator and referee, Russell Gregory, did everything possible to make things run as smoothly as they can in this year’s three-day event running from February 28th – March 2nd. Among the finest players this year included South Jersey’s Boris Fetbroyt, Marius C. Stan, Tim Terista, Seth A. Miller, and Christopher I. Carosella. Click Here To Continue

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