Springfield Lasers

Springfield Lasers
SportTeam tennis
Founded1996
LeagueWorld TeamTennis
Team historySpringfield Lasers
1996–present
Based inSpringfield, Missouri
StadiumMediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex
ColorsKingfisher daisy and deep sky blue
   
Alternate: Han violet-blue and bright turquoise
   
OwnerSpringfield-Greene County Park Board
Head coachJohn-Laffnie de Jager
Championships2 (2018, 2019)

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 played their home matches at Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex. They have not played since 2022.

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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] They retained their title in 2019 with a win over the New York Empire in the final.[5]

Lasers logo used through the 2014 season.

In 2003, the Lasers made slight modifications to their team logo. The words "Springfield" and "tennis" were also relocated. Affair purple ( ) was replaced with kingfisher daisy, a deeper shade of purple. Pacific blue ( ) 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 ( ), and bright turquoise ( ) appears where deep sky blue is seen in the main logo.[6] They signed John Isner for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[7]

The league and the Lasers went on hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States but resumed playing in a central location. In 2022, They were approved to return to play back in Springfield in 2023.[8][9] However, the league did not play and provided no information as to if the league had folded or was on hiatus again.[10]

Current roster

As of April 6, 2021[11]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Doug (August 24, 2001). "Lasers battle Freedoms for team title Saturday". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Emerick, Thomas (July 26, 2009). "Kastles survive Lasers rally, claim first WTT title". USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "Match Statistics". World TeamTennis. July 23, 2010.
  4. ^ "Lasers beat Freedoms to win 1st World Team Tennis title". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  5. ^ Review-Journal, Jonathan Eskin Las Vegas (August 4, 2019). "Springfield Lasers repeat as World TeamTennis champs in Las Vegas". Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  6. ^ "Springfield Lasers Logo and Uniform History". SportsLogos. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  7. ^ Brown, Britney E. "Lasers draft No. 1 Isner for second season". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  8. ^ Staff, KY3 (July 20, 2022). "Springfield Lasers, World Team Tennis returning in 2023". KY3. Retrieved May 8, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Kessinger, Jeff (July 20, 2022). "Springfield Lasers, World TeamTennis plan to return in 2023". Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  10. ^ Plein, Chad (September 27, 2024). "Ozarks Life: Springfield's last champion, the Lasers". KY3. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  11. ^ "2021 Team". Springfield Lasers. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

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