The Hartford FoxForce were a professional co-ed tennis team in Connecticut that competed in the World TeamTennis (WTT).
Sport | Team tennis |
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Founded | 1999 |
League | World TeamTennis |
Team history | Hartford FoxForce 2000–2006 |
Based in | Hartford, Connecticut |
Stadium | State Arsenal and Armory 3,000 Blue Fox Run 2,500 |
Owner | Lisa Wilson-Foley |
In 1999, owner Lisa Wilson-Foley and her husband franchised the World TeamTennis team Hartford FoxForce in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] FoxForce's first drafted player was Monica Seles.[2] In 2001 the team fielded brothers Murphy Jensen and Luke Jensen.[3] Over the years the team fielded other well known players such as Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Boris Becker, and James Blake. The team played first at Hartford's 3,000 seat State Arsenal and Armory and later at a 2,500 seat outdoor stadium Wilson-Foley had built at her Blue Fox Run golf course in Avon, Connecticut. The Foley's shut the team down in 2007 due to a lack of corporate sponsorships.[4]
Year | Pos | Pld | W | L | Ref. |
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2000 | 3rd Eastern Conference | 14 | 7 | 7 | [5] |
2001 | 4th Eastern Conference | 14 | 6 | 8 | [6] |
2002 | 4th Eastern Conference | 14 | 6 | 8 | [7] |
2003 | 2nd Eastern Conference | 14 | 8 | 6 | [8] |
2004 | 1st Eastern Conference | 14 | 9 | 5 | [9] |
2005 | 3rd Eastern Conference | 14 | 7 | 7 | [10] |
2006 | 4th Eastern Conference | 14 | 6 | 8 | [11] |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Location | Partispants |
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July 5, 2005 | Delaware Smash | Away | Shaughnessy | |
July 6, 2005 | New York Sportimes | Away | Hingis | |
July 9, 2005 | New York Buzz | Home | Shaughnessy | |
July 10, 2005 | Springfield Lasers | Home | Shaughnessy | |
July 11, 2005 | Delaware Smash | Away | ||
July 13, 2005 | Sacramento Capitals | Home | Kournikova | |
July 14, 2005 | New York Sportimes | Away | Becker/McEnroe | |
July 15, 2005 | Houston Wranglers | Home | Becker | |
July 17, 2005 | Sacramento Capitals | Away | Becker | |
July 18, 2005 | Houston Wranglers | Away | Becker | |
July 20, 2005 | Boston Lobsters | Home | Navratilova | |
July 21, 2005 | Boston Lobsters | Away | Navratilova | |
July 23, 2005 | Philadelphia Freedoms | Away | ||
July 24, 2005 | Philadelphia Freedoms | Home |