JL de Jager is a maestro when it comes to assembling a World TeamTennis lineup. That’s part of the reason his Springfield Lasers are the defending league champions and sit all alone atop the standings two matches into the season.
Springfield rode solid performances from singles players Miomir Kecmanoviu0107 and Anna Blinkova to an early lead as they routed the Orlando Storm 23-15 at Cooper Tennis Complex.
“(Lopez) hasn’t won one match, so he’s been struggling. I wanted to put him on the court right away,” de Jager, in his 13th season with the Lasers, said. “The 10-minute warmup helped us, too.