The 2011

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in the

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. Before the start of the 2011 season, the

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and the

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merged into one New York team, the NY Sportimes.

Competition format

The 2011 World TeamTennis season included 9 teams, split into two conferences (Eastern and Western). The Eastern Conference had 4 teams, while the Western Conference 5 teams. Each team played a 14 match regular season schedule, with 7 home and 7 away matches. World TeamTennis’s playoff format consisted of the top two teams in each conference playing a semifinal on either July 22 (Eastern Conference) or July 23 (Western Conference), and the winners of each match playing in the final on July 24, 2011.

Standings

* As of July 22, 2011

Results table

Playoffs

References

External links

Official WTT website

WTT Media Guide 2011
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