2015 Austin Aces season

2015 Austin Aces
2015 record 0 wins, 0 losses
Owner(s) Lorne Abony
General Manager Kerry Schneider
Coach Rick Leach
Stadium Gregory Gymnasium

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The 2015 Austin Aces season will be the 13th season of the franchise in World TeamTennis (WTT) and its second in Greater Austin, Texas.

Season recap

Draft

At the WTT draft on March 16, 2015, the Aces protected Andy Roddick in the marquee portion of the draft. In the roster portion of the draft, the Aces didn't protect any players from their 2014 roster. They selected Nicole Gibbs, Alla Kudryavtseva, Jarmere Jenkins and Teymuraz Gabashvili.[1]

Move to Downtown Austin

On March 30, 2015, the Aces announced the team would play its 2015 home matches at the Gregory Gymnasium in Downtown Austin. The team expects that the venue, currently primarily used for women's college volleyball, will seat more than 3,500 fans when configured for tennis. Aces owner Lorne Abony said, "As soon as the 2014 season ended, we began evaluating all aspects of this team, from the record on the court to the sponsorships sold to the number of fans in the stands. From feedback we received and the analysis that was done by our front office, we felt that a relocation to a venue located closer to the city center would be in our team's best interest. We are thrilled to have been able to find a downtown home in Gregory Gym on the UT campus as the Aces work to become Austin’s premier professional sports brand and the must-attend sporting event each summer."[2]

Event chronology

Draft picks

Since the Aces had the best record among the three nonplayoff teams in 2014, they selected third in each round of the draft. Unlike previous seasons in which WTT conducted its Marquee Player Draft and its Roster Player Draft on different dates about one month apart, the league conducted a single draft at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California on March 16, 2015.[1] The selections made[1] by the Aces are shown in the table below.

Draft type Round No. Overall Player chosen Prot?
Marquee 1 3 3 United States Andy Roddick Y
2 3 10 Pass –
3 3 17 Pass –
Roster 1 3 3 United States Nicole Gibbs N
2 3 10 Russia Alla Kudryavtseva N
3 3 17 United States Jarmere Jenkins N
4 3 24 Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili N

Match log

Legend
Aces Win Aces Loss
Home team in CAPS
Match Date Venue and location Result and details Record
1 July 13 Boston Lobsters Tennis Center at the Manchester Athletic Club
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts 		Austin Aces at BOSTON LOBSTERS
2 July 14 Kastles Stadium at the Charles E. Smith Center
Washington, District of Columbia 		Austin Aces at WASHINGTON KASTLES
3 July 16 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		California Dream at AUSTIN ACES
4 July 17 Dream Stadium at Sunrise Mall
Citrus Heights, California 		Austin Aces at CALIFORNIA DREAM
5 July 18 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		Springfield Lasers at AUSTIN ACES
6 July 19 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		California Dream at AUSTIN ACES
7 July 20 Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
Carlsbad, California 		Austin Aces at SAN DIEGO AVIATORS
8 July 22 Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex
Springfield, Missouri 		Austin Aces at SPRINGFIELD LASERS
9 July 23 The Pavilion
Radnor Township, Pennsylvania 		Austin Aces at PHILADELPHIA FREEDOMS
10 July 24 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		Washington Kastles at AUSTIN ACES
11 July 26 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		San Diego Aviators at AUSTIN ACES
12 July 27 Omni La Costa Resort and Spa
Carlsbad, California 		Austin Aces at SAN DIEGO AVIATORS
13 July 28 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		Washington Kastles at AUSTIN ACES
14 July 29 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, Texas 		Springfield Lasers at AUSTIN ACES

Team personnel

As of April 2, 2015:[3]

On-court personnel

Front office

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard Headline Mylan World TeamTennis Player Draft for Historic 40th Season". World TeamTennis. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Austin Aces Announce New Downtown Home Venue, Relocate to Gregory Gymnasium for the 2015 Season". Austin Aces. March 30, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2015 Players". World TeamTennis. Retrieved April 2, 2015.

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