Sacramento Capitals Explained

Sacramento Capitals should not be confused with Sacramento Capitols.

Team:Sacramento Capitals
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Founded:1988
League:World TeamTennis
History:Sacramento Capitals
1988–2013
Stadium:Capitals Stadium at the Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Pavilion
City:Citrus Heights, California
Colors:Red, Navy, and Yellow
Owner:Deepal Wannakuwatte and Ramey Osborne, Managing General Partner
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.

For the 2012 World TeamTennis season, the team returned to play its home matches at Capitals Stadium at Sunrise Mall. In previous years, they called the following venues home: The Westfield Galleria at Roseville, Gold River Racquet Club in Gold River, and the original ARCO Arena in the Natomas area.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dale Kasler. Sacramento pro tennis team folds. The Sacramento Bee. January 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: Sacramento Capitals tennis leaving capital to become Las Vegas Neon. CBS Sacramento. February 4, 2014.
  3. Web site: League pulls plug on Las Vegas tennis franchise. Steve Carp. Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 5, 2014.