Springfield Lasers
{{Short description|World TeamTennis professional team}}
{{Infobox sports team
| team = Springfield Lasers
| logo = Springfield Lasers 2015 logo 2.png
| pixels = 180px
| founded = 1996
| league = World TeamTennis
| sport = Team tennis
| current = 2018 Springfield Lasers season
| history = Springfield Lasers
1996–present
| arena =
| ballpark =
| stadium = Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex
| city = Springfield, Missouri
| colors = Kingfisher daisy and deep sky blue
{{Color box|#5C2D83}} {{Color box|#00B4E5}}
Alternate: Han violet-blue and bright turquoise
{{Color box|#3100DC}} {{Color box|#32F6F4}}
| owner = Springfield-Greene County Park Board
| president =
| coach = John-Laffnie de Jager
| manager =
| championships = 2 (2018, 2019)
| titles =
| cheerleaders =
| dancers =
| mascot =
| broadcasters =
| media =
}}
The Springfield Lasers was 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 at Cooper Tennis Complex.
History
The team advanced to the league final in 1999, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019, and only in the last 2 years have they won the championship. 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. The Lasers faced the Philadelphia Freedoms in the 2018 WTT Championship match on August 5, 2018. The Lasers defeated the Freedoms 19-18 for their first WTT Championship in team history.
File:Springfield Lasers logo.svg
In 2015, the Lasers made slight modifications to their team logo. The words "Springfield" and "tennis" were also relocated. Affair purple ({{Color box|#744184}}) was replaced with kingfisher daisy, a deeper shade of purple. Pacific blue ({{Color box|#009FBA}}) was also replaced with deep sky blue. At the same time, the Lasers began using an alternate logo with the same design but a different color scheme. In place of kingfisher daisy was Han violet-blue ({{Color box|#3100DC}}), and bright turquoise ({{Color box|#32F6F4}}) appears where deep sky blue is seen in the main logo.
Current roster
- {{flagicon|RSA}} John-Laffnie de Jager, head coach
- {{flagicon|USA}} Hayley Carter
- {{flagicon|BLR}} Olga Govortsova
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mitchell Krueger
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt
- {{flagicon|USA}} Caty McNally
- {{flagicon|NED}} Jean-Julien Rojer
As of April 6, 2021{{Cite web|url=http://www.springfieldlasers.com/team|title = 2021 Team}}
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References
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{{cite news |first=Doug |last=Smith |work=USA Today |title=Lasers battle Freedoms for team title Saturday |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/78937614.html?dids=78937614:78937614&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122358/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/78937614.html?dids=78937614:78937614&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |date=August 24, 2001 |access-date=November 18, 2010}}
{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Emerick |work=USA Today |title=Kastles survive Lasers rally, claim first WTT title |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2009-07-26-world-team-tennis-washington_N.htm |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=November 18, 2010}}
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- {{cite web |publisher=Springfield Lasers |title=About Us |url=http://www.springfieldlasers.com/teams/article.aspx?article_id=1634 |access-date=November 18, 2010}}
- {{cite news |agency=Associated Press |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |title=Tennis: Navratilova, Connors picked |page=3C |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kUAgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hn0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6397,2029377&dq=springfield+lasers+tennis&hl=en |date=March 27, 1998}}
External links
- [http://www.springfieldlasers.com/ Official team website]
{{Springfield Lasers seasons}}
{{World TeamTennis}}
{{Missouri Sports}}
Category:World TeamTennis teams
Category:Tennis teams in Missouri
Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1996
Category:1996 establishments in Missouri
Category:Sports in Springfield, Missouri
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