Sacramento Capitals
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| League | World TeamTennis |
| Team history | Sacramento Capitals 1988–2013 |
| Based in | Citrus Heights, California |
| Stadium | Capitals Stadium at the Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Pavilion |
| Colors | Red, Navy, and Yellow |
| Owner | Deepal Wannakuwatte and Ramey Osborne, Managing General Partner |
| Head coach | Wayne Bryan |
| Manager | Jayna Osborne |
| Championships | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007 |
The Sacramento Capitals were a team in World TeamTennis that competed from 1988 through 2013.
The Capitals won six championships, including four straight from 1997 to 2000. The other titles came in 2002 and 2007.
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Move to Las Vegas
On February 4, 2014, the Capitals, after 28 seasons in Sacramento, announced their move to Las Vegas. The team was renamed the Las Vegas Neon.[1][2] The new Las Vegas team was shut down a few weeks later, before it even started after owner Deepal Wannakuwatte was arrested for running a Ponzi scheme.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Dale Kasler (January 13, 2016). "Sacramento pro tennis team folds". The Sacramento Bee.
- CBS Sacramento. February 4, 2014.
- ^ Steve Carp (March 5, 2014). "League pulls plug on Las Vegas tennis franchise". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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