Boston Lobsters

Team tennis franchise (2005–2015)

This article is about the tennis team that played in World TeamTennis (WTT) from 2005 to 2015. For the tennis team that played in WTT in 1974 and folded at end of that season, see Boston Lobsters (1974). For the tennis team that played as the Philadelphia Freedoms in 1974, and moved to Boston in 1975, see Boston Lobsters (1974–1978).

Boston Lobsters

Founded| 2005
Folded| February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)
League| World TeamTennis
Team history| Boston Lobsters
1974–1978, 2005–2015
Based in| Manchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Stadium| Boston Lobsters Tennis Center at the Manchester Athletic Club
Colors| Black, Venetian Red

Head coach| Robert Greene
Championships| None

The Boston Lobsters were a World TeamTennis team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Lobsters played home matches at the Walter Brown Arena, Boston University, in Boston, MA.

The most recent Boston Lobsters were a reincarnation of two previous WTT teams. The original Lobsters were a charter member of the league in 1974, and folded after just one season. The second Lobsters team were also a charter member of WTT in 1974, founded as the Philadelphia Freedoms. After the original Lobsters folded, businessman Robert Kraft purchased the Freedoms and moved them to Boston, renaming them the Lobsters. The second Lobsters team played in Boston for four seasons (1975–1978) before folding at the end of the 1978 season. WTT suspended operations shortly thereafter.

In 2005, local Boston businessman Bahar Uttam relaunched the team. The Lobsters made the Mylan WTT league's playoffs four times. In 2015, Uttam retired from the ownership position and the league took over operations of the Lobsters while seeking new local ownership.[1] On February 17, 2016, WTT announced that the Lobsters would cease operations and were subsequently replaced with a new franchise called the New York Empire.[2]

In 2025, the Australian tennis team "LobStars" flying under the Boston Lobsters logo, won Tennis Australia's 2025 Country Week tennis tournament held in Swan Hill, Victoria. The section 12 team defeated Leongatha 2-1 to take the trophy.[3] The Country Week tournament is regarded as the largest annual grass court competition in the world with 1200 competitors and 222 teams.[4]

## 2015 squad

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Main article: 2015 Boston Lobsters season

* Jan-Michael Gambill, Head Coach
* Eugenie Bouchard
* Chase Buchanan
* Irina Falconi
* Scott Lipsky
* Arantxa Parra Santonja

## See also

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* Tennis portal
* United States portal

* World TeamTennis
* Boston Lobsters (1974)
* Boston Lobsters (1974–1978)

## References

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1. ^ "WTT Updates Status of Boston Lobsters". OurSportsCentral. February 17, 2016.
2. ^ "Mylan WTT 2016 Season Includes NYC Return, Expanded Broadcast Coverage". OurSportsCentral. February 17, 2016.
3. ^ Hamilton, Fiona. "Country Week Results". Tennis Australia. © Copyright 2025 Tennis Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
4. ^ Fleming, Shane. "Game Set Match". The Guardian Sport. © Elliott Newspaper Group 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

## External links

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* Official Team Website
* Tennisopolis Profile Page
* Boston Lobsters on facebook
* Boston Lobsters on Twitter
* Boston Lobsters Youtube Channel

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* Current champions (2021): Orange County Breakers

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* Austin Aces (2014–2015)
* Baltimore Banners (1974)
* Boston Lobsters (1974)
* Boston Lobsters (1974–1978)
* Boston Lobsters (2005–2015)
* California Dream (1993–2015)
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* Schenectady County Electrics (1999–2000)
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* Wichita Advantage (1990–1995)

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* Credit Union 1 Arena (Chicago)
* Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning (New York)
* Breakers Stadium at the Palisades Tennis Club (Orange County)
* USTA National Campus (Orlando)
* Michael J. Hagan Arena (Philadelphia)
* Omni La Costa Resort & Spa (San Diego)
* Mediacom Stadium at Cooper Tennis Complex (Springfield)
* Orleans Arena (Vegas)
* Kastles Stadium at Union Market (Washington)

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