Breakers fall to Freedoms

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ? Pete Sampras earned the lone set victory for the Newport Beach Breakers, who dropped their World Team Tennis match to the Philadephia Freedoms, 23-16, Thursday at Cabrini College.

Sampras defeated Jaymon Crabb, 5-3, in a match resumed after rain brought an early halt to the proceedings on Tuesday.

Sampras has now won back-to-back singles sets after losing his first two singles matches as a Breaker.

Newport Beach fell to 4-6, dropping to fifth place in the six-team Western Conference.

Philadelphia improved to 5-4.

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