ABOUT US
The Springfield Lasers are a World TeamTennis (WTT) Pro League franchise. The franchise was purchased and donated to the City of Springfield, Missouri in 1996 by The Cooper Family.
Operations are managed through the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, 1923 N. Weller, Springfield, MO 65803. Team colors are purple and teal. Team hotel is the DoubleTree Hotel Springfield, 2431 North Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65803, ph: 417-831-3131.
In the summer of 1996 the team played its first match in the beautiful 2,500 seat stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex, 2331 E. Pythian, Springfield, MO 65802. The stadium has a professional size (extra room behind the baseline) Hard-Nova court.
Cooper Tennis Complex was named Tennis Industry's Champions of Tennis 2002 Municipal Facility of the Year by Tennis Industry Magazine. In additon to being the "Home of the Lasers", the complex has hosted Fed Cup play, ATP and WTA professional tournaments, NCAA II National Championships, National 12 and under Championships, Missouri High School Champions, and numerous USTA programs.
In the past ten years, some of the best players and greatest names in the game have displayed their skills in WTT Pro League competition at the Cooper Tennis Complex: Martina Hingis, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Larisa Neiland, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Anastasia Myskina, Andy Roddick, Rick Leach, Gi Gi Fernandez, Patrick McEnroe, Anna Kournikova, and Zina Garrison.
The Springfield Lasers finished the 2010 season with a 10-4 record. The franchise looks forward to the 2011 season with lots more world-class, competitive and family entertaining World TeamTennis played on centre court!