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| Sport | Team tennis |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| League | World TeamTennis |
| Team history | Springfield Lasers 1996–present |
| Based in | Springfield, Missouri |
| Stadium | Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex |
| Colors | Kingfisher daisy and deep sky blue Alternate:Han violet-blue and brightturquoise |
| Owner | Springfield-Greene County Park Board |
| Head coach | John-Laffnie de Jager |
| Championships | 2 (2018, 2019) |
TheSpringfield Lasers was aWorld TeamTennis franchise. The franchise was purchased and donated to the city ofSpringfield, Missouri by the Cooper family in 1996. They play their home matches atMediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex.
The team advanced to the league final in 1999, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018 and 2019, and only in the last 2 years have they won the championship.[1][2] In 2010, the Lasers had the best regular season record (10–4) in World TeamTennis and advanced to the WTT Western Conference Championship but lost to theKansas City Explorers, 20 to 17.[3] The Lasers faced thePhiladelphia Freedoms in the 2018 WTT Championship match on August 5, 2018. The Lasers defeated the Freedoms 19-18 for their first WTT Championship in team history.
In 2015, the Lasers made slight modifications to their team logo. The words "Springfield" and "tennis" were also relocated. Affairpurple ( ) was replaced with kingfisher daisy, a deeper shade of purple. Pacific blue ( ) was also replaced with deep sky blue. At the same time, the Lasers began using an alternate logo with the same design but a different color scheme. In place of kingfisher daisy wasHan violet-blue ( ), and brightturquoise ( ) appears where deep sky blue is seen in the main logo.
John-Laffnie de Jager, head coach
Hayley Carter
Olga GovortsovaMitchell Krueger
Robert LindstedtCaty McNally
Jean-Julien RojerAs of April 6, 2021[4]
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