Sacramento Capitals
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| team = Sacramento Capitals
| logo = Sacramento Capitals logo.svg
| pixels = 180px
| founded = 1988
| league = World TeamTennis
| history = Sacramento Capitals
1988–2013
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| stadium = Capitals Stadium at the Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Pavilion
| city = Citrus Heights, California
| colors = Red, Navy, and Yellow
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| owner = Deepal Wannakuwatte and Ramey Osborne, Managing General Partner
| president =
| coach = Wayne Bryan
| manager = Jayna Osborne
| championships = 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007
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The Sacramento Capitals were a team in World TeamTennis that competed from 1988 through 2013.
The Capitals won six championships, including four straight from 1997 to 2000. The other titles came in 2002 and 2007.
For the 2012 World TeamTennis season, the team returned to play its home matches at Capitals Stadium at Sunrise Mall. In previous years, they called the following venues home: The Westfield Galleria at Roseville, Gold River Racquet Club in Gold River, and the original ARCO Arena in the Natomas area.
Move to Las Vegas
On February 4, 2014, the Capitals, after 28 seasons in Sacramento, announced their move to Las Vegas. The team was renamed the Las Vegas Neon.{{cite web|author1=Dale Kasler|title=Sacramento pro tennis team folds|url=http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article54466255.html|website=The Sacramento Bee|date=January 13, 2016}}{{cite web|title=Sacramento Capitals tennis leaving capital to become Las Vegas Neon|url=http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/02/04/sacramento-capitals-tennis-leaving-capital-to-become-las-vegas-neon/|website=CBS Sacramento|date=February 4, 2014}} The new Las Vegas team was shut down a few weeks later, before it even started after owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme.{{cite web|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/league-pulls-plug-las-vegas-tennis-franchise|title=League pulls plug on Las Vegas tennis franchise|author=Steve Carp|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=March 5, 2014}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.saccaps.com Official team website]
- [https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2015/april/justice-in-decade-long-ponzi-scheme/ Justice for Victims - Restitution Ordered in Decade-Long Ponzi Scheme] (FBI)
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