Tennis Empire Falls to Kastles in Season Debut by Ricardo Goodridge July 17, 2018 New York Empire tennis returned to action this past Sunday. They faced off against the Washington Kastles at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Empire started off strong winning the women’s doubles and women’s singles Tatjana Maria and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez defeated Madison Brengle and Christina McHale 5-4. Tatjana then came back to defeat Madison Brengle 5-3. It appeared that it would be an easy night for Empire after jumping to a 3-0 lead. However, that was not to be the case. McHale and Robert Lindstedt played crippling defense and used their all-court skills against Neal Skupuski, to storm back to a 5-3 set win. In the men’s singles, Steve Johnson, who replaced John Isner, never quite got his footing in the set. Johnson seemed out of sorts and at one point even took a medical timeout. Mathew Ebden easily won the set 5-1. In the last event, Johnson and Skupski tried their best to get the Empire into extended play, where they could, win the match but it was to no avail. Ebden and Lindstedt were too solid in the tiebreaker. Getting the Kastles a 22-18 victory. Empire returns to action at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center on Wednesday, July 18. Post Views: 1,149 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Ricardo Goodridge Ricardo is the lead Tennis Analyst here at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Ricardo Goodridge (see all) What we learned from the 2018 U.S. Open - September 11, 2018 Three Things to Look for at the 2018 U.S. Open - August 27, 2018 Empire Win Final Match of the Season - August 3, 2018 Empire Continues Losing Streak Against Breakers - July 27, 2018 Related TopicsChristina McHaleJohn IsnerMadison BrengleMaria Jose Martinez SanchezMathew EbdenNeal SkupuskiNew York EmpireRobert LindstedtSteve JohnsonTatjana MariaTennisWashington KastlesWTT Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Tennis Novak Djokovic Wins his 18th Grand Slam Title at Australian Open Novak Djokovic won the 2021 Australian Open Men’s Final over Daniil Medvedev. The victory... Covid-19 Causes Issues at Australian Open This year, the Australian Open started three weeks later than it usually does because... You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video) On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Who is The Greatest Athlete: Serena Williams or Tom Brady? Is Serena Williams or Tom Brady The Best Athlete?: There is a debate about... Was Seeding Serena Williams at Wimbledon the Right Call? Three things we learned from Wimbledon