Freedomstennis returnto Cabrini

World Team Tennis is back at Cabrini for the third consecutive year. This season's team will consist of Martina Navratilova, Vera Zvonareva, Elena Tatarkova, Nathan Healey and Andrew Florent.

The Freedoms will have seven home matches that will take place on the tennis courts on Cabrini's campus. The venue will hold 2,500 people.

All of the matches will take place during the month of July from the seventh to the 23rd. The most popular matches are scheduled for Wednesday, July 16 and Friday, July 18. The match on July 16 vs. the New York Buzz features Boris Becker. On July 18, the Freedoms will be playing the Kansas City Explorers featuring Anna Kournikova.

According to a press release from Kathy McCrea, administrative coordinator in the Dixon Center, "Our team has tremendous experience and enthusiasm and will bring an incredible energy to the tennis community," Jeff Harrison, general manager of the Freedoms, said. did just that. Beating Villa Julie with a score of 8-4, the Cavaliers clinched a spot in the PAC tournament as the number one seed. "I think we can win the PAC again," Gray said.

Billie Jean King and Larry King founded world Team Tennis in the early 70's, it is known for its gender equality. Many big names in tennis have participated in the league such as: Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams, Monica Seles and John McEnroe.

The matches consist of five sets, men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles. Each team consists of two men and two women.

Tickets are available through the Freedoms website at www.philadelphiafreedoms.com or by calling 866-WTT-TIXS.

General admission tickets are $12 and reserved seats are $25.

Sophomore Midfielder

Justin Gray the team was high before the game. "The team was emotionally charged. Our defense played extremely well, we ran our sets effectively. We expect nothing less than a clear concise victory on Wednesday,"Piccoli said.

With the chance of a 3-peat of winning the PAC championship looming in the very near future, the team continues practicing in preparation for a game on Wednesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. against Misericordia where the winner will compete in the semifinals for the chance of a PAC championship on Saturday. Piccoli says that the team isn't feeling any pressure of the chance of a 3-peat.

The winners of the Cabrini/Misericordia game and the winner of the Villa Julie/Wesley game will compete in the PAC championship Saturday, May 3.

Junior Mike Piccoli said that the confidence level throughout