Texas Wild Close Home Schedule With Win
The Texas Wild will head into the playoffs tonight after finishing the regular season at home with a 22-18 win over the Sacramento Capitals.
The Wild got off to a slow start against the Capitals, losing both men’s and women’s doubles to Sacramento. Alex Bogomolov Jr gave life to the Wild and the raucus home crowd with a dominating 5-2 win over the top-ranked American player, Sam Querrey.
Feeling the momentum, Eugenie Bouchard edged out a set over rising American star Taylor Townsend to give the Wild a 1 point lead heading into the final set of mixed doubles. Bouchard and partner Aisam Qureshi sealed the Texas win with a 5-2 victory over Mark Knowles and Townsend.
The Wild will face the Springfield Lasers for the Mylan WTT Western Conference Championship presented by GEICO on Thursday, July 25, at 7:05pm CENTRAL at Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
Results:
Men’s Doubles – Mark Knowles\Sam Querrey (Capitals) def. Alex Bogomolov Jr.\Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (Wild) 5-3
Women’s Doubles – Megan Moulton-Levy\Taylor Townsend (Capitals) def. Tara Snyder\Eugenie Bouchard (Wild) 5-4
Men’s Singles – Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Wild) def. Sam Querrey (Capitals) 5-2
Women’s Singles – Eugenie Bouchard (Wild) def. Taylor Townsend (Capitals) 5-4
Mixed Doubles – Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi\Eugenie Bouchard (Wild) def. Mark Knowles\Taylor Townsend (Capitals) 5-2
