Domino’s Pizza TeamTennis (1986)
Tombstone
Born: 1986 – TeamTennis expansion franchise
Folded: January 29, 19871DeCarbo, Chuck. “Corpus Christi loses its Advantage”. The Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, TX). January 30, 1987
First Game: July 11, 1986 (W 29-26 @ Chicago Fire)
Last Game: August 5, 1986 (L 26-20 @ San Antonio Racquets)
TeamTennis Championships: None
Venue
Corpus Christi Athletic Club
Marketing
Team Colors: White on White
Ownership
Owner: Bob Eagle
Attendance
We haven’t located official TeamTennis attendance standings for the 1986 season. At the conclusion of the season, Advantage owner Bob Eagle told The Corpus Christi Caller-Times that his team “averaged about 850 fans per match”.
Source: DeCarbo, Chuck. “Advantage owner wants partners”. The Caller-Times (Corpus Christi, TX). August 10, 1986
Background
The Corpus Christi Advantage were an especially obscure One-Year Wonder from Billie Jean King’s World Team Tennis league. Or, as it was known during Corpus Christi’s lone season in the circuit in 1986: Domino’s Pizza TeamTennis.
The TeamTennis format called for four-person teams consisting of two male and two female players. A match included one set each of men’s and women’s singles, one set each of men’s and women’s doubles and one set of mixed doubles.
The Advantage roster included male players Dave Dowlen and Terry Moor and female players Sandy Collins and Ann Henricksson.
Corpus Christi posted a record of 8-6, good for fourth place in the eight team league. The eventual champion San Antonio Racquets eliminated the Advantage in the playoff semi-final.
The 1986 TeamTennis season last only one month, from July 10th to August 10th. After the 1986 season, the Advantage franchise quietly dissolved.
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