Springfield Lasers

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Springfield Lasers
Founded 1996
League World TeamTennis
Team history Springfield Lasers
1996–present
Stadium Mediacom Stadium at the Cooper Tennis Complex
Based in Springfield, Missouri
Colors

Purple and Teal

         
Owner(s) Springfield-Greene County Park Board
Head coach John-Laffnie de Jager
Championships None

The Springfield Lasers are a World TeamTennis franchise. The franchise was purchased and donated to the city of Springfield, Missouri by the Cooper family in 1996. They play their home matches at Mediacom Stadium in the Cooper Tennis Complex.

History

The team advanced to the league final in 1999, 2001, and 2009 but has yet to win the championship.[1][2] In 2010, the Lasers had the best regular season record (10–4) in World TeamTennis and advanced to the WTT Western Conference Championship but lost to the Kansas City Explorers, 20 to 17.[3]

2013 squad

Previous squad

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Doug (August 24, 2001). "Lasers battle Freedoms for team title Saturday". USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2010. 
  2. ↑ Emerick, Thomas (July 26, 2009). "Kastles survive Lasers rally, claim first WTT title". USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Match Statistics". World TeamTennis. July 23, 2010. 

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