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Hartford FoxForce

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Hartford FoxForce
SportTeam tennis
Founded1999 (1999)
LeagueWorld TeamTennis
Team historyHartford FoxForce
2000–2006
Based inHartford, Connecticut
StadiumState Arsenal and Armory 3,000
Blue Fox Run 2,500
OwnerLisa Wilson-Foley

The Hartford FoxForce were a professional co-ed tennis team in Connecticut that competed in the World TeamTennis (WTT).

History

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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]

Record

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Season standings

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Year Pos Pld W L Ref.
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]

2005 season

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Date Opponent Home/Away Location Participants
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

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Coach history

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Former players

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References

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  1. ^ Bailer, Darice (2000-07-23). "Team Tennis Finds a Home in Hartford". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ Garber, Greg. "SELES FIRST MEMBER OF FOXFORCE". courant.com. Hartford Courant. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ Gonzalez, Roberto. "FOXFORCE PUT JENSENS TOGETHER". courant.com. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "2000-2006 Hartford FoxForce". funwhileitlasted.net. funwhileitlasted.net. 2014-02-16. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. ^ "2000 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  6. ^ "2001 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. ^ "2002 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. ^ "2003 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. ^ "2004 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. ^ "2005 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. ^ "2006 Hartford FoxForce Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. ^ Courant, Hartford. "FOXFORCE PREVIEW". courant.com.
  13. ^ a b "WTT Player History".