World TeamTennis (1985-1991) Born: 1985 – TeamTennis expansion franchise Folded: 1991 First Game: Last Game: Team Tennis Championships: None 1985-1987: Abel Holtz Stadium (5,100) 1986:
The San Diego Buds were a co-ed pro tennis team that existed for two seasons in World Team Tennis in the summers of 1984 and 1985. The 1984 “season”, in fact, was just a single weekend tournament held at The Forum in Los Angeles. The league devised the format to squeeze a reminder of its existence into the narrow spaces around Wimbledon, the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and the U.S. Open. The San Diego Buds won the tournament and were named the 1984 champions of TeamTennis without ever appearing in San Diego itself. In 1985, the Buds played their first and only matches in San Diego at the Sports Arena, repeated as league champions, and then disbanded.
The Boston Bays tennis franchise was a short-lived franchise in Domino’s Pizza TeamTennis (better known by its non-sponsor name of World Team Tennis) during the summers of 1985 and 1986. The Bays 1985 roster included Drew Gitlin, Ann Henricksson, Mike Leach and Andrea Leand.
TeamTennis (1985-1986) Born: 1985 TeamTennis expansion franchise Folded: December 3, 1986 First Match: Last Match: Team Tennis Championships: None Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena Opened: 1966 Team Colors: Green &
The St. Louis Slims competed for just one season in the Domino’s Pizza TeamTennis league during the summer of 1985. The co-ed Slims were backed financially by St. Louis Blues owner Harry Ornest and, like the Blues, played at the old St. Louis Arena. Ornest’s son Maury owned the league San Diego Buds franchise that same summer and the two teams would meet in the TeamTennis league championship match in San Antonio in August 1985. The intra-family showdown turned out to be the final appearance by both teams, as the Ornests disbanded both teams after the season.
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