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The 2008 BOSTON LOBSTERS SEASON was the fourth season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).

The Lobsters finished the regular season with 7 wins and 7 losses and qualified for the WTT playoffs. They lost the WTT Wild Card Match to the Sacramento Capitals, 22–15.

Season recap

Move to Middleton led by Mayotte

In January 2008, after playing their home matches during the previous three seasons on the campus of Harvard University, the Lobsters announced plans to move to the North Shore region. On March 18, 2008, the Lobsters selected Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Massachusetts as their new home. Lobsters owner and CEO Bahar Uttam said a stadium with a seating capacity between 1,500 and 2,000 would be constructed on the grounds of the club. Uttam said that studies conducted by the team revealed that the North Shore had the highest concentration of tennis players in Greater Boston. The Lobsters had also considered moving to the Bass River Tennis Club, but that club only has indoor courts and scrapped plans to build an outdoor stadium, because management felt the $40,000 rent the Lobsters offered to pay did not justify the projected $300,000 stadium construction costs. While announcing the move, the Lobsters also named Tim Mayotte their new head coach, replacing Anne Smith.[1][2]

Drafts

In announcing the team's move to Middleton the previous day, the Lobsters also made known their intention to draft and sign Martina Navratilova for the 2008 season. On March 19, 2008, it became official, as Navratilova was selected with the third pick in the Marquee Player Draft.[3] In the Roster Player Draft, the Lobsters chose Jan-Michael Gambill in the first round and left Christina Fusano unprotected. Fusano was selected in the fourth round by the Delaware Smash. In the second round, the Lobsters protected Amir Hadad. This filled the Lobsters' quota of two full-time male players and meant they could not protect Nikita Kryvonos in the third round, where they selected Marie-Ève Pelletier. Raquel Kops-Jones was the team's final selection in the draft, leaving Julie Ditty unprotected. The Lobsters did not select any roster-exempt players.[4]

Regular season

The Lobsters opened their season on the road against the New York Sportimes on July 3, 2008, and found themselves leading 12–9 after three sets on the strength of Marie-Ève Pelletier's set win in women's singles which followed her women's doubles set win paired with Raquel Kops-Jones. However, the Sportimes won the final two sets and squeezed out of 19–18 victory.[5]

After another loss on the road at the hands of the New York Buzz, the Lobsters hosted the Delaware Smash in the inaugural match on their new home court at the Ferncroft Country Club on July 7, 2008. Jan-Michael Gambill gave the Lobsters an early lead with a 5–3 set win in the opening set of men's singles. Kops-Jones teamed with Pelletier and Amir Hadad for set wins in women's and mixed doubles. After dropping the final set of women's singles to Madison Brengle, Pelletier clinched a 23–19 victory for the Lobsters when she won the third game of overtime.[6]

The following evening, the Lobsters visited Serena Williams and the expansion Washington Kastles in the inaugural home match for the Kastles. Hadad and Gambill opened the match with a 5–1 set win in men's doubles. Hadad then teamed with Kops-Jones for a 5–2 set win over Williams and Justin Gimelstob in mixed doubles. In the third set, Gambill won a men's singles tiebreaker to give the Lobsters a 15–7 lead. Williams and Mashona Washington took the women's doubles set over Kops-Jones and Pelletier in a tiebreaker. After Williams won the final set of women's singles, Pelletier won the third game of overtime to give the Lobsters a 22–19 triumph that evened their record at 2 wins and 2 losses.[7]

Venus Williams led the Philadelphia Freedoms into Ferncroft Country Club on July 10, 2008. She won the opening set of women's singles over Pelletier in a tiebreaker. Williams then paired with Lisa Raymond for a 5–2 set win in women's doubles over Pelletier and Kops-Jones. The Lobsters rebounded when Kops-Jones and Hadad earned a 5–3 set win over Williams and Travis Parrott. After Gambill won a tiebreaker in men's singles, he teamed with Hadad to take another tiebreaker in men's doubles that sent the match to a super tiebreaker. The match came down to a deciding point, which Parrott and Alex Bogomolov Jr. were able to win, giving the Freedoms a 22–21 victory.[8]

The Lobsters' record stood at 3 wins and 5 losses on July 16, 2008, when Martina Navratilova made her season debut in a home match against the Springfield Lasers. Gambill won the opening set of men's singles and teamed with Hadad to win the third set of men's doubles and give the Lobsters a 13–11 lead. Navratilova and Kops-Jones extended the lead to 18–13 by taking the women's doubles set, 5–2. Navratilova and Hadad lost a tiebreaker in the final set of mixed doubles but won the second game of overtime to secure a 23–19 win for the Lobsters.[9]

The Lobsters hit the road the following evening looking to avenge their home loss against the Freedoms. Hadad and Gambill opened the match with a 5–3 set win in men's doubles. Pelletier followed by taking the women's singles, 5–2. After the Freedoms won the mixed doubles set, Kops-Jones and Pelletier dominated women's doubles, 5–1, to give the Lobsters an 18–11 lead. Gambill closed out the match by winning a tiebreaker in men's singles that gave the Lobsters a 23–15 victory.[10] In the midst of a tight playoff race, the split in the season series gave the Lobsters a tiebreaker edge over the Freedoms on the basis of games won in head-to-head meetings, 44–37.

Returning home the next night, the Lobsters faced another playoff contender, the Kastles. Boston won the first four sets of the match to take a 20–9 lead. Hadad paired with Gambill in the opening set and with Kops-Jones in the second set to take the men's and mixed doubles. Gambill and Pelletier each recorded 5–2 set wins in men's and women's doubles, respectively. After the Kastles won the final set of women's doubles, Kops-Jones and Pelletier won the first game of overtime to secure a 23–14 victory.[11] The win gave the Lobsters a season-high three-match winning streak and a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, the first time all season the team had a winning record. It also gave them a sweep of the season series with the Kastles and another important tiebreaker edge.

Playing for the fourth consecutive day, the Lobsters started a home-and-home series with the Newport Beach Breakers. The Breakers won the first four sets to take a 20–13 lead. Navratilova and Kops-Jones blanked Michaela Paštiková and Rebecca Bernhard, 5–0, in the final set of women's doubles to send the match to overtime with the Lobsters trailing, 20–18. However, the Breakers won the first game of overtime to take a 21–18 win and end the Lobsters' winning streak.[12]

After an off day as the teams traveled to the West Coast, the Lobsters carried the momentum they had built at the end of the first match with the Breakers into the start of the second match. Navratilova and Hadad won the opening set of mixed doubles, 5–1. Pelletier followed with a 5–0 set win in women's singles that gave the Lobsters a 10–1 lead. The Breakers turned things around when Ramón Delgado won the third set of men's singles, 5–2, over Gambill, and they went on to win the final three sets, sending the match to overtime with the Lobsters holding a slim 17–16 lead. Hadad and Gambill won the first game of overtime to secure an 18–16 victory that improved the Lobsters' record to 7 wins and 6 losses.[13] With the teams splitting their two regular-season matches, the Breakers, who were also playoff contenders, earned a tiebreaker edge over the Lobsters by winning more games in head-to-head matchups, 37–36.

On July 22, 2008, the Lobsters played their regular-season finale on the road against the defending WTT champion Sacramento Capitals. The Lobsters found themselves in a difficult position on their playoff quest. A victory would have given them a record of 8–6, and guaranteed them the best record among third-place teams in WTT. However, that would not necessarily be enough to secure the WTT wild card berth. The Capitals, as host of WTT Championship Weekend, were guaranteed the wild card berth if they did not finish first or second in the Western Conference. The Capitals record stood at 6–6, and they were in second place. The Breakers were third at 5–7, and the Lasers were fourth at 5–8. Thus, a Capitals loss would keep the Breakers and Lasers in the hunt for second place in the West. The Breakers held a tiebreaker edge over the Capitals, and the Lasers held a tiebreaker edge in the case of a three-way tie with the Capitals and Breakers at 6–8. However, a Capitals win coupled with a Breakers loss (to the Sportimes) would guarantee the Capitals second place in the Western Conference and make the wild card available to the best team not finishing first or second in its conference.

In the match, the Capitals blitzed the Lobsters, winning four of the five sets. Pelletier's dominant 5–1 set win in women's singles was not enough as the Lobsters fell, 21–13, and saw their record drop to 7 wins and 7 losses.[14] Later that evening, the Breakers lost to the Sportimes, clinching second place in the Western Conference for the Capitals.

Clinching a playoff berth

With their schedule completed, the Lobsters became interested spectators on the final day of the WTT regular season. They were third in the Eastern Conference, and their record stood at 7–7, identical to that of the Philadelphia Freedoms over whom they held a tiebreaker edge. The Washington Kastles entered the final day fifth in the Eastern Conference at 5–8 and were eliminated. The Newport Beach Breakers held third place in the Western Conference at 5–8 and were also eliminated. It would seem that the Lobsters had already clinched the wild card. However, the wild card berth was to be awarded to the team that had the highest overall seeding without finishing in the top two places in its conference. That is not necessarily identical to the third-place team with the best record. In the overall seeding of the teams, it remained possible for the 7–6 Sacramento Capitals, who had already clinched second place in the Western Conference, to finish 7–7, creating a three-way tie with the Lobsters and Freedoms. The games won against common opponents tiebreaker step would apply, and the Freedoms would be first with 157, the Lobsters second with 152 and the Capitals third with 133 plus the number of games they would win in a loss to the Sportimes. The maximum number of wins against common opponents the Capitals could reach in a loss was 157. Therefore, the tiebreaker would have given the Freedoms the wild card and the #4 seed in the WTT playoffs. The Capitals, as the second-place team in the Western Conference, would have been the #5 seed. The Lobsters would be eliminated, even though they held a head-to-head tiebreaker edge over the Freedoms, and even if they finished second in the three-team tiebreaker for the #4 and #5 seeds. Therefore, the Lobsters needed a Capitals victory, which would give Sacramento an 8–6 record to avoid the three-way tie, allowing the Lobsters to win the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Freedoms.

In a tightly contested match that ended the WTT regular season, which would have given the Sportimes the Eastern Conference title had they won, the Capitals prevailed in a final-set tiebreaker, 20–19.[15] The Lobsters made the playoffs on what was literally the season's final point played.

WTT Wild Card Match

Making their first postseason appearance since 2005, the Lobsters met the Sacramento Capitals in the Wild Card Match on July 24, 2008, at Allstate Stadium at Westfield Galleria at Roseville in Roseville, California, the predetermined site for WTT Championship Weekend, which was also the Capitals' home court. There was some familiarity between the teams, since they had played just two days earlier in the same venue. The Capitals, as the higher seed, set the order of play and opened with Sam Warburg taking the men's singles set, 5–2, from Jan-Michael Gambill. Raquel Kops-Jones and Marie-Ève Pelletier responded for the Lobsters with a 5–2 set win in women's doubles that tied the score at 7 all. After the Capitals won the mixed doubles set, 5–2, the Lobsters turned to Pelletier, who had closed the regular season by winning four of her final five women's singles sets, including a 5–1 triumph over Tamaryn Hendler in the season finale. However, Hendler turned the tables on Pelletier and won the set in a tiebreaker to give the Capitals a 17–13 lead. The Capitals closed out a 22–15 victory by winning the final set of men's doubles.[16]

Event chronology

-   MARCH 18, 2008: The Lobsters announced their home matches would be played at Ferncroft Country Club.[17][18]
-   MARCH 18, 2008: The Lobsters announced they had signed Tim Mayotte as the team's new head coach, replacing Anne Smith.[19][20]
-   MARCH 19, 2008: The Lobsters selected Martina Navratilova in the WTT Marquee Player Draft.[21]
-   APRIL 1, 2008: The Lobsters protected Amir Hadad and selected Jan-Michael Gambill, Marie-Ève Pelletier and Raquel Kops-Jones at the WTT Roster Player Draft. Christina Fusano, Nikita Kryvonos and Julie Ditty were left unprotected.[22]
-   MAY 1, 2008: The Lobsters' rights to re-sign Arantxa Sánchez Vicario as a wildcard player expired.
-   JULY 23, 2008: With a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, the Lobsters clinched a playoff berth, when the Sacramento Capitals defeated the New York Sportimes, 20–19.[23]
-   JULY 24, 2008: The Lobsters lost the WTT Wild Card Match to the Sacramento Capitals, 22–15.[24]

Draft picks

Since the Lobsters finished with the fourth worst record among nonplayoff teams in WTT in 2007, they selected third in each round of WTT's two drafts, after the Houston Wranglers folded.

Marquee Player Draft

In the Marquee Player Draft on March 19, 2008, the Lobsters selected Martina Navratilova in the first round. They did not make a second-round selection.[25]

Roster Player Draft

The league conducted its 2008 Roster Player Draft on April 1, in Miami, Florida. The selections made[26] by the Lobsters are shown in the table below.

  Round            Player chosen
  ------- --- ---- --------------------- ---
  1       3   3    Jan-Michael Gambill   N
  2       3   14   Amir Hadad            Y
  3       3   25   Marie-Ève Pelletier   N
  4       3   36   Raquel Kops-Jones     N

The Lobsters did not select any roster-exempt players.

Match log

Regular season

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+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Match       | Date        | Venue and   | Result and  | Record      |
|             |             | location    | details     |             |
+=============+=============+=============+=============+=============+
| 1           | July 3      | Sportime    | NEW YORK    | 0–1         |
|             |             | Stadium at  | SPORTIMES   |             |
|             |             | Harbor      | 19, Boston  |             |
|             |             | Island      | Lobsters    |             |
|             |             | Mamaroneck, | 18[27]      |             |
|             |             | New York    | * MD: BRIAN |             |
|             |             |             | WILSON/JESS |             |
|             |             |             | E           |             |
|             |             |             | WITTEN      |             |
|             |             |             | (SPORTIMES) |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill/Ami |             |
|             |             |             | r           |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Tetiana  |             |
|             |             |             | Luzhanska/H |             |
|             |             |             | ana         |             |
|             |             |             | Šromová     |             |
|             |             |             | (Sportimes) |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Tetiana  |             |
|             |             |             | Luzhanska   |             |
|             |             |             | (Sportimes) |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS: JESSE |             |
|             |             |             | WITTEN      |             |
|             |             |             | (SPORTIMES) |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD: HANA  |             |
|             |             |             | ŠROMOVÁ/BRI |             |
|             |             |             | AN          |             |
|             |             |             | WILSON      |             |
|             |             |             | (SPORTIMES) |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2           | July 6      | Washington  | NEW YORK    | 0–2         |
|             |             | Avenue      | BUZZ 23,    |             |
|             |             | Armory      | Boston      |             |
|             |             | Sports and  | Lobsters    |             |
|             |             | Convention  | 16[28][29]  |             |
|             |             | Arena       | * WD:       |             |
|             |             | Albany, New | GABRIELA    |             |
|             |             | York        | NAVRÁTILOVÁ |             |
|             |             |             | /YAROSLAVA  |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA    |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Raquel      |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | NATHAN      |             |
|             |             |             | HEALEY/YARO |             |
|             |             |             | SLAVA       |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA    |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill/Mar |             |
|             |             |             | ie-Ève      |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Nathan   |             |
|             |             |             | Healey      |             |
|             |             |             | (Buzz) 3    |             |
|             |             |             | * MD:       |             |
|             |             |             | PATRICK     |             |
|             |             |             | BRIAUD/NATH |             |
|             |             |             | AN          |             |
|             |             |             | HEALEY      |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill/Ami |             |
|             |             |             | r           |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | YAROSLAVA   |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA    |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Raquel      |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones  |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3           | July 7      | Ferncroft   | BOSTON      | 1–2         |
|             |             | Country     | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | Club        | 23,         |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | Delaware    |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | Smash 19    |             |
|             |             | ts          | (overtime)[ |             |
|             |             |             | 30]         |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Ryler    |             |
|             |             |             | DeHeart     |             |
|             |             |             | (Smash) 3   |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: CHRIS |             |
|             |             |             | HAGGARD/RYL |             |
|             |             |             | ER          |             |
|             |             |             | DEHEART     |             |
|             |             |             | (SMASH) 5,  |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Christina   |             |
|             |             |             | Fusano/Madi |             |
|             |             |             | son         |             |
|             |             |             | Brengle     |             |
|             |             |             | (Smash) 3   |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Christina   |             |
|             |             |             | Fusano/Chri |             |
|             |             |             | s           |             |
|             |             |             | Haggard     |             |
|             |             |             | (Smash) 1   |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MADISON     |             |
|             |             |             | BRENGLE     |             |
|             |             |             | (SMASH) 5,  |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - WS:  |             |
|             |             |             | MADISON     |             |
|             |             |             | BRENGLE     |             |
|             |             |             | (SMASH) 2,  |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 4           | July 8      | Kastles     | BOSTON      | 2–2         |
|             |             | Stadium at  | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | CityCenterD | 22,         |             |
|             |             | C           | WASHINGTON  |             |
|             |             | Washington, | KASTLES 19  |             |
|             |             | District of | (overtime)[ |             |
|             |             | Columbia    | 31]         |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Scott    |             |
|             |             |             | Oudsema/Jus |             |
|             |             |             | tin         |             |
|             |             |             | Gimelstob   |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 1 |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Serena   |             |
|             |             |             | Williams/Ju |             |
|             |             |             | stin        |             |
|             |             |             | Gimelstob   |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 2 |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Justin   |             |
|             |             |             | Gimelstob   |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 4 |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | MASHONA     |             |
|             |             |             | WASHINGTON/ |             |
|             |             |             | SERENA      |             |
|             |             |             | WILLIAMS    |             |
|             |             |             | (KASTLES)   |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | SERENA      |             |
|             |             |             | WILLIAMS    |             |
|             |             |             | (KASTLES)   |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - WS:  |             |
|             |             |             | SERENA      |             |
|             |             |             | WILLIAMS    |             |
|             |             |             | (KASTLES)   |             |
|             |             |             | 2,          |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 5           | July 10     | Ferncroft   | PHILADELPHI | 2–3         |
|             |             | Country     | A           |             |
|             |             | Club        | FREEDOMS    |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | 22, BOSTON  |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | LOBSTERS 21 |             |
|             |             | ts          | (super      |             |
|             |             |             | tiebreaker, |             |
|             |             |             | 7–6)[32]    |             |
|             |             |             | * WS: VENUS |             |
|             |             |             | WILLIAMS    |             |
|             |             |             | (FREEDOMS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD: VENUS |             |
|             |             |             | WILLIAMS/LI |             |
|             |             |             | SA          |             |
|             |             |             | RAYMOND     |             |
|             |             |             | (FREEDOMS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Venus    |             |
|             |             |             | Williams/Tr |             |
|             |             |             | avis        |             |
|             |             |             | Parrott     |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Alex     |             |
|             |             |             | Bogomolov   |             |
|             |             |             | Jr.         |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Alex     |             |
|             |             |             | Bogomolov   |             |
|             |             |             | Jr./Travis  |             |
|             |             |             | Parrott     |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * STB - MD: |             |
|             |             |             | ALEX        |             |
|             |             |             | BOGOMOLOV   |             |
|             |             |             | JR./TRAVIS  |             |
|             |             |             | PARROTT     |             |
|             |             |             | (FREEDOMS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 7, Amir     |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 6           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 6           | July 12     | Ferncroft   | NEW YORK    | 2–4         |
|             |             | Country     | BUZZ 20,    |             |
|             |             | Club        | BOSTON      |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | LOBSTERS 19 |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | (super      |             |
|             |             | ts          | tiebreaker, |             |
|             |             |             | 7–4)[33]    |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | YAROSLAVA   |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA    |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | GABRIELA    |             |
|             |             |             | NAVRÁTILOVÁ |             |
|             |             |             | /YAROSLAVA  |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA    |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Raquel      |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | YAROSLAVA   |             |
|             |             |             | SHVEDOVA/NA |             |
|             |             |             | THAN        |             |
|             |             |             | HEALEY      |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 5,   |             |
|             |             |             | Raquel      |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Nathan   |             |
|             |             |             | Healey      |             |
|             |             |             | (Buzz) 0    |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Patrick  |             |
|             |             |             | Briaud/Nath |             |
|             |             |             | an          |             |
|             |             |             | Healey      |             |
|             |             |             | (Buzz) 4    |             |
|             |             |             | * STB - MD: |             |
|             |             |             | PATRICK     |             |
|             |             |             | BRIAUD/NATH |             |
|             |             |             | AN          |             |
|             |             |             | HEALEY      |             |
|             |             |             | (BUZZ) 7,   |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 7           | July 13     | Ferncroft   | BOSTON      | 3–4         |
|             |             | Country     | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | Club        | 23, New     |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | York        |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | Sportimes   |             |
|             |             | ts          | 17[34]      |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Brian    |             |
|             |             |             | Wilson/Jess |             |
|             |             |             | e           |             |
|             |             |             | Witten      |             |
|             |             |             | (Sportimes) |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Hana     |             |
|             |             |             | Šromová/Rob |             |
|             |             |             | in          |             |
|             |             |             | Stephenson  |             |
|             |             |             | (Sportimes) |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS: JESSE |             |
|             |             |             | WITTEN      |             |
|             |             |             | (SPORTIMES) |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS: HANA  |             |
|             |             |             | ŠROMOVÁ     |             |
|             |             |             | (SPORTIMES) |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Robin    |             |
|             |             |             | Stephenson/ |             |
|             |             |             | Brian       |             |
|             |             |             | Wilson      |             |
|             |             |             | (Sportimes) |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | *** Robin   |             |
|             |             |             | Stephenson  |             |
|             |             |             | substituted |             |
|             |             |             | for Hana    |             |
|             |             |             | Šromová at  |             |
|             |             |             | 0–1         |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 8           | July 14     | Barney      | KANSAS CITY | 3–5         |
|             |             | Allis Plaza | EXPLORERS   |             |
|             |             | Kansas      | 22, Boston  |             |
|             |             | City,       | Lobsters    |             |
|             |             | Missouri    | 17[35]      |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Dušan    |             |
|             |             |             | Vemić       |             |
|             |             |             | (Explorers) |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Květa    |             |
|             |             |             | Peschke     |             |
|             |             |             | (Explorers) |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Dušan    |             |
|             |             |             | Vemić/James |             |
|             |             |             | Auckland    |             |
|             |             |             | (Explorers) |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RENNAE      |             |
|             |             |             | STUBBS/DUŠA |             |
|             |             |             | N           |             |
|             |             |             | VEMIĆ       |             |
|             |             |             | (EXPLORERS) |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RENNAE      |             |
|             |             |             | STUBBS/KVĚT |             |
|             |             |             | A           |             |
|             |             |             | PESCHKE     |             |
|             |             |             | (EXPLORERS) |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 0           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 9           | July 16     | Ferncroft   | BOSTON      | 4–5         |
|             |             | Country     | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | Club        | 23,         |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | Springfield |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | Lasers 19   |             |
|             |             | ts          | (overtime)[ |             |
|             |             |             | 36]         |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Glenn    |             |
|             |             |             | Weiner      |             |
|             |             |             | (Lasers) 2  |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | CHANELLE    |             |
|             |             |             | SCHEEPERS   |             |
|             |             |             | (LASERS) 5, |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Glenn    |             |
|             |             |             | Weiner/Todd |             |
|             |             |             | Perry       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lasers) 4  |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARTINA     |             |
|             |             |             | NAVRATILOVA |             |
|             |             |             | /RAQUEL     |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES  |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Shenay   |             |
|             |             |             | Perry/Chane |             |
|             |             |             | lle         |             |
|             |             |             | Scheepers   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lasers) 2  |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | SHENAY      |             |
|             |             |             | PERRY/TODD  |             |
|             |             |             | PERRY       |             |
|             |             |             | (LASERS) 5, |             |
|             |             |             | Martina     |             |
|             |             |             | Navratilova |             |
|             |             |             | /Amir       |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | *** Shenay  |             |
|             |             |             | Perry       |             |
|             |             |             | substituted |             |
|             |             |             | for         |             |
|             |             |             | Chanelle    |             |
|             |             |             | Scheepers   |             |
|             |             |             | at 1–2      |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - XD:  |             |
|             |             |             | Martina     |             |
|             |             |             | Navratilova |             |
|             |             |             | /Amir       |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1, Shenay   |             |
|             |             |             | Perry/Todd  |             |
|             |             |             | Perry       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lasers) 1  |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 10          | July 17     | King of     | BOSTON      | 5–5         |
|             |             | Prussia     | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | mall        | 23,         |             |
|             |             | Upper       | PHILADELPHI |             |
|             |             | Merion      | A           |             |
|             |             | Township,   | FREEDOMS    |             |
|             |             | Pennsylvani | 15[37]      |             |
|             |             | a           | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Alex     |             |
|             |             |             | Bogomolov   |             |
|             |             |             | Jr./Travis  |             |
|             |             |             | Parrott     |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Audra    |             |
|             |             |             | Cohen       |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD: LISA  |             |
|             |             |             | RAYMOND/TRA |             |
|             |             |             | VIS         |             |
|             |             |             | PARROTT     |             |
|             |             |             | (FREEDOMS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Lisa     |             |
|             |             |             | Raymond/Aud |             |
|             |             |             | ra          |             |
|             |             |             | Cohen       |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Alex     |             |
|             |             |             | Bogomolov   |             |
|             |             |             | Jr.         |             |
|             |             |             | (Freedoms)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 11          | July 18     | Ferncroft   | BOSTON      | 6–5         |
|             |             | Country     | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | Club        | 23,         |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | Washington  |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | Kastles     |             |
|             |             | ts          | 14[38][39]  |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: AMIR  |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Scott    |             |
|             |             |             | Oudsema/Jus |             |
|             |             |             | tin         |             |
|             |             |             | Gimelstob   |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 3 |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Mashona  |             |
|             |             |             | Washington/ |             |
|             |             |             | Scott       |             |
|             |             |             | Oudsema     |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 2 |             |
|             |             |             | * MS:       |             |
|             |             |             | JAN-MICHAEL |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Scott    |             |
|             |             |             | Oudsema     |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 2 |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Sacha    |             |
|             |             |             | Jones       |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 2 |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | MASHONA     |             |
|             |             |             | WASHINGTON/ |             |
|             |             |             | SACHA       |             |
|             |             |             | JONES       |             |
|             |             |             | (KASTLES)   |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - WD:  |             |
|             |             |             | RAQUEL      |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES/ |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1, Mashona  |             |
|             |             |             | Washington/ |             |
|             |             |             | Sacha       |             |
|             |             |             | Jones       |             |
|             |             |             | (Kastles) 0 |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 12          | July 19     | Ferncroft   | NEWPORT     | 6–6         |
|             |             | Country     | BEACH       |             |
|             |             | Club        | BREAKERS    |             |
|             |             | Middleton,  | 21, BOSTON  |             |
|             |             | Massachuset | LOBSTERS 18 |             |
|             |             | ts          | (overtime)[ |             |
|             |             |             | 40][41]     |             |
|             |             |             | * MS: RAMÓN |             |
|             |             |             | DELGADO     |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 4           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MICHAELA    |             |
|             |             |             | PAŠTIKOVÁ   |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: RAMÓN |             |
|             |             |             | DELGADO/KAE |             |
|             |             |             | S           |             |
|             |             |             | VAN'T HOF   |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Amir     |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD:       |             |
|             |             |             | MICHAELA    |             |
|             |             |             | PAŠTIKOVÁ/K |             |
|             |             |             | AES         |             |
|             |             |             | VAN'T HOF   |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Martina  |             |
|             |             |             | Navratilova |             |
|             |             |             | /Amir       |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARTINA     |             |
|             |             |             | NAVRATILOVA |             |
|             |             |             | /RAQUEL     |             |
|             |             |             | KOPS-JONES  |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Michaela |             |
|             |             |             | Paštiková/R |             |
|             |             |             | ebecca      |             |
|             |             |             | Bernhard    |             |
|             |             |             | (Breakers)  |             |
|             |             |             | 0           |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - WD:  |             |
|             |             |             | MICHAELA    |             |
|             |             |             | PAŠTIKOVÁ/R |             |
|             |             |             | EBECCA      |             |
|             |             |             | BERNHARD    |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1, Martina  |             |
|             |             |             | Navratilova |             |
|             |             |             | /Raquel     |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones  |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 0           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 13          | July 21     | Breakers    | BOSTON      | 7–6         |
|             |             | Stadium at  | LOBSTERS    |             |
|             |             | the Newport | 18, NEWPORT |             |
|             |             | Beach       | BEACH       |             |
|             |             | Country     | BREAKERS 16 |             |
|             |             | Club        | (overtime)[ |             |
|             |             | Newport     | 42]         |             |
|             |             | Beach,      | * XD:       |             |
|             |             | California  | MARTINA     |             |
|             |             |             | NAVRATILOVA |             |
|             |             |             | /AMIR       |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD       |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Lilia    |             |
|             |             |             | Osterloh/Ka |             |
|             |             |             | es          |             |
|             |             |             | Van't Hof   |             |
|             |             |             | (Breakers)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Lilia    |             |
|             |             |             | Osterloh    |             |
|             |             |             | (Breakers)  |             |
|             |             |             | 0           |             |
|             |             |             | * MS: RAMÓN |             |
|             |             |             | DELGADO     |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD: LILIA |             |
|             |             |             | OSTERLOH/MI |             |
|             |             |             | CHAELA      |             |
|             |             |             | PAŠTIKOVÁ   |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Martina  |             |
|             |             |             | Navratilova |             |
|             |             |             | /Raquel     |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones  |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: RAMÓN |             |
|             |             |             | DELGADO/KAE |             |
|             |             |             | S           |             |
|             |             |             | VAN'T HOF   |             |
|             |             |             | (BREAKERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Amir     |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * OT - MD:  |             |
|             |             |             | AMIR        |             |
|             |             |             | HADAD/JAN-M |             |
|             |             |             | ICHAEL      |             |
|             |             |             | GAMBILL     |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1, Ramón    |             |
|             |             |             | Delgado/Kae |             |
|             |             |             | s           |             |
|             |             |             | Van't Hof   |             |
|             |             |             | (Breakers)  |             |
|             |             |             | 0           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 14          | July 22     | Allstate    | SACRAMENTO  | 7–7         |
|             |             | Stadium at  | CAPITALS    |             |
|             |             | Westfield   | 21, Boston  |             |
|             |             | Galleria at | Lobsters    |             |
|             |             | Roseville   | 13[43]      |             |
|             |             | Roseville,  | * MS: SAM   |             |
|             |             | California  | WARBURG     |             |
|             |             |             | (CAPITALS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5,          |             |
|             |             |             | Jan-Michael |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
|             |             |             | * WD: ELENA |             |
|             |             |             | LIKHOVTSEVA |             |
|             |             |             | /TAMARYN    |             |
|             |             |             | HENDLER     |             |
|             |             |             | (CAPITALS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Marie-Ève   |             |
|             |             |             | Pelletier   |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
|             |             |             | * XD: ELENA |             |
|             |             |             | LIKHOVTSEVA |             |
|             |             |             | /ERIC       |             |
|             |             |             | BUTORAC     |             |
|             |             |             | (CAPITALS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Raquel   |             |
|             |             |             | Kops-Jones/ |             |
|             |             |             | Amir        |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad       |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 3           |             |
|             |             |             | * WS:       |             |
|             |             |             | MARIE-ÈVE   |             |
|             |             |             | PELLETIER   |             |
|             |             |             | (LOBSTERS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Tamaryn  |             |
|             |             |             | Hendler     |             |
|             |             |             | (Capitals)  |             |
|             |             |             | 1           |             |
|             |             |             | * MD: SAM   |             |
|             |             |             | WARBURG/ERI |             |
|             |             |             | C           |             |
|             |             |             | BUTORAC     |             |
|             |             |             | (CAPITALS)  |             |
|             |             |             | 5, Amir     |             |
|             |             |             | Hadad/Jan-M |             |
|             |             |             | ichael      |             |
|             |             |             | Gambill     |             |
|             |             |             | (Lobsters)  |             |
|             |             |             | 2           |             |
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Playoffs

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World TeamTennis Wild Card Match

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Date                  | Venue and location    | Result and details    |
+=======================+=======================+=======================+
| July 24               | Allstate Stadium at   | SACRAMENTO CAPITALS   |
|                       | Westfield Galleria at | 22, Boston Lobsters   |
|                       | Roseville             | 15[44][45]            |
|                       | Roseville, California | * MS: SAM WARBURG     |
|                       |                       | (CAPITALS) 5,         |
|                       |                       | Jan-Michael Gambill   |
|                       |                       | (Lobsters) 2          |
|                       |                       | * WD: RAQUEL          |
|                       |                       | KOPS-JONES/MARIE-ÈVE  |
|                       |                       | PELLETIER (LOBSTERS)  |
|                       |                       | 5, Elena              |
|                       |                       | Likhovtseva/Tamaryn   |
|                       |                       | Hendler (Capitals) 2  |
|                       |                       | * XD: ELENA           |
|                       |                       | LIKHOVTSEVA/ERIC      |
|                       |                       | BUTORAC (CAPITALS) 5, |
|                       |                       | Raquel                |
|                       |                       | Kops-Jones/Amir Hadad |
|                       |                       | (Lobsters) 2          |
|                       |                       | * WS: TAMARYN HENDLER |
|                       |                       | (CAPITALS) 5,         |
|                       |                       | Marie-Ève Pelletier   |
|                       |                       | (Lobsters) 4          |
|                       |                       | * MD: SAM             |
|                       |                       | WARBURG/ERIC BUTORAC  |
|                       |                       | (CAPITALS) 5, Amir    |
|                       |                       | Hadad/Jan-Michael     |
|                       |                       | Gambill (Lobsters) 2  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

Team personnel

On-court personnel

-   Tim Mayotte – Coach

-   Jan-Michael Gambill

-   Amir Hadad

-   Raquel Kops-Jones

-   Martina Navratilova

-   Marie-Ève Pelletier

Front office

-   Bahar Uttam – Owner and CEO

Statistics

Players are listed in order of their game-winning percentage provided they played in at least 40% of the Lobsters' games in that event, which is the WTT minimum for qualification for league leaders in individual statistical categories.

Men's singles - regular season

  Player
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  Jan-Michael Gambill   103   55   48   .534
  Amir Hadad            8     5    3    .625
  Total                 111   60   51   .541

Women's singles - regular season

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   103   53   50   .515
  Raquel Kops-Jones     7     2    5    .286
  Total                 110   55   55   .500

Men's doubles - regular season

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Jan-Michael Gambill   114   57   57   .500
  Amir Hadad            114   57   57   .500
  Total                 114   57   57   .500

Women's doubles - regular season

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Raquel Kops-Jones     100   50   50   .500
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   79    37   42   .468
  Martina Navratilova   21    13   8    .619
  Total                 100   50   50   .500

Mixed doubles - regular season

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Amir Hadad            102   53   49   .520
  Raquel Kops-Jones     77    40   37   .519
  Martina Navratilova   25    13   12   .520
  Jan-Michael Gambill   7     2    5    .286
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   7     2    5    .286
  Total                 109   55   54   .505

Team totals - regular season

  Event
  ----------------- ----- ----- ----- ------
  Men's singles     111   60    51    .541
  Women's singles   110   55    55    .500
  Men's doubles     114   57    57    .500
  Women's doubles   100   50    50    .500
  Mixed doubles     109   55    54    .505
  Total             544   277   267   .509

Men's singles - playoffs

  Player
  --------------------- --- --- --- ------
  Jan-Michael Gambill   7   2   5   .286
  Total                 7   2   5   .286

Women's singles - playoffs

  Player
  --------------------- --- --- --- ------
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   9   4   5   .444
  Total                 9   4   5   .444

Men's doubles - playoffs

  Player
  --------------------- --- --- --- ------
  Jan-Michael Gambill   7   2   5   .286
  Amir Hadad            7   2   5   .286
  Total                 7   2   5   .286

Women's doubles - playoffs

  Player
  --------------------- --- --- --- ------
  Raquel Kops-Jones     7   5   2   .714
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   7   5   2   .714
  Total                 7   5   2   .714

Mixed doubles - playoffs

  Player
  ------------------- --- --- --- ------
  Amir Hadad          7   2   5   .286
  Raquel Kops-Jones   7   2   5   .286
  Total               7   2   5   .286

Team totals - playoffs

  Event
  ----------------- ---- ---- ---- ------
  Men's singles     7    2    5    .286
  Women's singles   9    4    5    .444
  Men's doubles     7    2    5    .286
  Women's doubles   7    5    2    .714
  Mixed doubles     7    2    5    .286
  Total             37   15   22   .405

Men's singles - all matches

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Jan-Michael Gambill   110   57   53   .518
  Amir Hadad            8     5    3    .625
  Total                 118   62   56   .525

Women's singles - all matches

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   112   57   55   .509
  Raquel Kops-Jones     7     2    5    .286
  Total                 119   59   60   .496

Men's doubles - all matches

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Jan-Michael Gambill   121   59   62   .488
  Amir Hadad            121   59   62   .488
  Total                 121   59   62   .488

Women's doubles - all matches

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Raquel Kops-Jones     107   55   52   .514
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   86    42   44   .488
  Martina Navratilova   21    13   8    .619
  Total                 107   55   52   .514

Mixed doubles - all matches

  Player
  --------------------- ----- ---- ---- ------
  Amir Hadad            109   55   54   .505
  Raquel Kops-Jones     84    42   42   .500
  Martina Navratilova   25    13   12   .520
  Jan-Michael Gambill   7     2    5    .286
  Marie-Ève Pelletier   7     2    5    .286
  Total                 116   57   59   .491

Team totals - all matches

  Event
  ----------------- ----- ----- ----- ------
  Men's singles     118   62    56    .525
  Women's singles   119   59    60    .496
  Men's doubles     121   59    62    .488
  Women's doubles   107   55    52    .514
  Mixed doubles     116   57    59    .491
  Total             581   292   289   .503

Transactions

-   MARCH 18, 2008: The Lobsters announced they had signed Tim Mayotte as the team's new head coach, replacing Anne Smith.[46][47]
-   MARCH 19, 2008: The Lobsters selected Martina Navratilova in the WTT Marquee Player Draft.[48]
-   APRIL 1, 2008: The Lobsters protected Amir Hadad and selected Jan-Michael Gambill, Marie-Ève Pelletier and Raquel Kops-Jones at the WTT Roster Player Draft. Christina Fusano, Nikita Kryvonos and Julie Ditty were left unprotected.[49]
-   MAY 1, 2008: The Lobsters' rights to re-sign Arantxa Sánchez Vicario as a wildcard player expired.

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title: 2008 Boston Lobsters season

question: Who are the Lobsters?

answer: A tennis team.

question: Where are they from?

answer: Boston.

question: What is World Team Tennis?

answer: It is not clear in the text.

question: When did the Lobsters announce their home matches would be played at Ferncroft Country Club?

answer: March 2008.

question: Write a ~3 sentence summary.

answer: The 2008 Boston Lobsters season was the fourth season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT). They finished the regular season with seven wins and seven losses, qualifying them for the WTT playoffs. They lost the WTT Wild Card Match to the Sacramento Capitals.


split: train

text:
ASSUMPTION REINSURANCE is a form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer is substituted for the ceding insurer and becomes directly liable for policy claims. This ordinarily requires a notice and release from affected policyholders. In the more typical reinsurance arrangement, the reinsurer has an obligation to indemnify the ceding insurer, which remains liable for claims on policies it has issued, and policyholders' approval is not required.

Category:Types of insurance Category:Reinsurance

title: Assumption reinsurance

question: What role do policyholders play in assumption reinsurance?

answer: Policyholders have to make sure the paperwork is up to par and that the claims and policies have their approval.


text:
The counter looks at me with its big innocent brown eyes, and I can’t meet them.
 Flour liberally dusts its almost perfectly flat surface, and that reminds me of last night.
 I swing my leg over, I sit on the counter like I did when I was younger, when (I remember) I’d feel on top of the world. The familiarity hurts. Its smooth flecked exterior smells like lemon.
Funny thing, I thought I recalled what happened the previous evening, but now I’m trying to put it in the front of my mind, it escapes me.
 So anyway, the counter and I, we’re alone, this is totally awkward, and I’m almost panicking.
 Those eyes, I can’t escape them. But there’s something different now, you know, and their vitality is dimmed.
 God, I’m a monster, and I can’t even remember why.

title: I totally felt 'inspired' late last night.

question: Why does the counter have eyes

answer: Not answered

question: What is different about the eyes?

answer: Not answered

question: Why is the narrator feeling awkward

answer: Not answered

question: Why is the narrator calling themselves a monster?

answer: Not answered

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: The counter is looking at the narrator. The narrator sits on the counter, and feels awkward about being along with it.


text:
“Goodbye”, a clear and unmistakeable message. Albeit no more meaningful in the broad spectrum of human existence than any other word in the English language. What was it about this particular word that made Mark Coleridge decide it to be his final assertion in life? Surely there existed other, more meaningful, less succinct choices within this young man’s vocabulary? Yet, it was this, a singularly simple form of farewell, that was to be his final utterance upon a perpetually spinning, green Earth. To be certain, it was a “goodbye” punctuated by a single gunshot which ended the life of one Mark Coleridge, aged 25 years.

I saw the entire sequence of events unfold from my office window, overlooking the square. The once tranquil sea of people became a frenzied mob. Spectators were running this way and that way, while a group of policemen, who had been standing just a few meters away from the gunshot, rushed in to assess the situation. To say that the gunshot had not startled me would be to tell a grave untruth. Indeed, although I been surveying the crowd for anything remotely interesting to take my mind off of the monotony of the endless paperwork, the last thing I expected was to see what would became my next and final case unfold right in front of my very eyes. My eyes had been following a young man who was by my estimate, no older than thirty but could not have been any younger than twenty-three . It had been his bright blond hair which had caught my attention. Hair so bright that it was like a lighthouse, guiding the ships of my eyes away from the rocks of his darker haired neighbours and towards his beckoning presence.

Just before the gunshot there had been a fierce wind, as if the tragedy that is human death was borne aloft upon its ephemeral wings. I could tell by the great display of flags which provided a backdrop to the day’s hectic events. But as I now type out how the sequence of events did unfold and reveal themselves to me that day I cannot help but think, that the wind was meaningless, just another random occurrence in the day-to-day events that led to where I am now. This young man, whom I had been following with my eyes for a good five minutes, started at the fringes of the crowd and slowly weaved his way to the centre by the fountain which gushed forth the waters of anticipation. Like an ant he was, meandering, twisting, and dodging in and out of a wave of people. When he reached a location which was pleasing to his volition, this was on the ledge of the fountain, situated in the centre of the square. He paused for a few moments, seemingly reflecting on all that was good with the world.

Even through the glass of my office window, I could tell that something heavy was weighing down upon his mind. I could feel the sweat dripping down from his forehead and onto his shaking hands. It was then that he suddenly stood up, procuring from his pocket, a magnum revolver, with which he jammed the muzzle underneath his chin, which I could see was shiny with the perspiration of one whose fate now lay within the cold steel barrel of an imported American pistol. I do not remember whether it was the sound of the gunshot at which I jumped or whether it was the sight of this young man, who, in the prime of his youth, seemingly had so much to live for, being blown into oblivion by a small fragment of lead, now ingrained firmly and permanently into his mangled skull.
I watched for another hour, I cannot remember the exact time that I remained beside my window. Perhaps it was in some benign tribute to the fallen man that I lingered; Or perhaps I was simply curious as to what would happen next - I had never seen a suicide before. It was when the ambulance came to collect his body that I finally turned away from the window. The sun was setting low over the buildings which faced the square opposite my own. It was then with a sigh that I  thought how much of a terrible tragedy the day’s events had witnessed. And then, it was with a greater sigh that I returned to finish the last of the paperwork which lay sprawled before me on the desk.

I took the bus home. The sun was saying its final farewells to the world before it suddenly vanished in a ball of flame. I observed all of this on the bus ride home and fleetingly thought that the sun was just like that young man I had witnessed in the square. The only difference being that the sun was sure to rise again, unlike the young man, whose only certainty lay with him in a newly-dug grave. But I thought no more of it as the bus pulled up next to the curb and opened its doors to let myself and several other passengers out. It was my stop, you see and waiting for me at the bus-stop were my lovely wife, Susan, and my two kids, Isaac and Mary. They smiled at me. “How was work, daddy?” my youngest, Mary, sweetly inquired. “Oh,” my mind drifted back to the young man in the bright blonde hair. How innocent he had seemed when I first laid my eyes on him through the office window. “It was certainly interesting, Mary, my dear.” Isaac, my eldest child, who was perpetually adding on inane questions to perfectly reasonable ones, piped up “in what way it was interesting, Daddy?” My eyes flashed daggers of annoyance through my glasses, although none of my family was perceptive enough to notice. “Daddy had a lot of paperwork that was supposed to go to a very important man.” I replied, so nonchalantly, that not a trace of my annoyance revealed itself to my family. We rounded the corner of the street and approached our little terraced house. “Come inside, dear” my wife lilted, “I have dinner on the table waiting for you.” As the smell of freshly baked potato wafted through my nostrils all previous thoughts of the young blonde-haired man disappeared as promptly as the setting sun did not but a little while ago.

title: Chapter 1 of my first novel. Reddit go easy on me!

question: What does the story say about Mark Coleridge's family?

question: What does the text say about Mark Coleridge?

answer: Mark Coleridge was a young man of not more than 25 years old. He had bright blond hair that was so intense, it was like a lighthouse. Mark weaved his way towards the fountain at the center of the square. He pulled out a magnum revolver and committed suicide. The last thing Mark said was "goodbye".

question: What does the text say about the narrator?

answer: The narrator is married to his wife Susan. They have two kids, Isaac, the eldest, and Mary, the youngest. He works in an office that overlooks the center of the square. The narrator finds the paperwork involved in his job boring, which is why he often engages in people-watching. He witnesses the suicide of 25-year-old Mark Coleridge, whom he was watching from his office window across the street.

question: How did the narrator's thoughts about the suicide he just witnessed change throughout the story?

answer: The narrator was curious (and probably shocked) at first because he watched the events unfold for another hour in some benign tribute to the fallen man. He thought about the suicide on the bus ride home. The sun was setting during the bus ride home, and it suddenly vanished in a ball of flame. The narrator observed that the life of young Mark Coleridge was like the setting sun, the only difference is the sun will rise again tomorrow and Mark won't. When the narrator saw his family and smelled the food his wife cooked, thoughts of the blonde-haired man disappeared as promptly as the setting sun.


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__NOTOC__

BIRCHMORE is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on Kangaroo Island about south-west of the state capital of Adelaide and about south-east of the municipal seat of Kingscote.[1][2]

Its boundaries were created in May 2002 for the “long established name” which was derived from the Birchmore Community Hall, a facility located within the locality’s boundaries.[3]

The principal land use in the locality is primary production.[4][5]

Birchmore is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[6][7][8]

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title: Birchmore, South Australia

question: Where is Birchmore located?

answer: On Kangaroo Island.

question: When was it established?

answer: May 2002.

question: What is the principal land use?

answer: Primary production.

question: What federal division is Birchmore located?

answer: The federal division of Mayo

question: Write a ~2 sentence summary.

answer: Birchmore is located on Kangaroo Island and was established in 2002. Its principal land use is primary production and it is located in the federal division of Mayo.