Draws announced for PowerShares events
February 23, 2015
LOS ANGELES — InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced the draws for its 2015 PowerShares Series champions tennis circuit. The PowerShares Series, the North American tennis circuit for champion tennis players, will visit 12 cities in 2015 starting March 24 in Salt Lake City, Utah and concluding Saturday, May 2 in Vancouver, Canada. Players competing on the 2015 PowerShares Series are John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Andy Roddick, Michael Chang, James Blake and Mark Philippoussis.
Each one-night event will feature two one-set semifinal matches, followed by a one-set championship match. Tickets and unique VIP fan experience packages are now on sale. Tickets start at $30 and all ticket and VIP information is available at www.PowerSharesSeries.com.
The full 2015 PowerShares Series schedule with event match-ups are as follows:
Tuesday, March 24: Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) “Champions Shootout” — James Blake vs. Mark Philippoussis, Andre Agassi vs. Jim Courier
Wednesday, March 25: Los Angeles, Calif., (Galen Center at USC) “SoCal Honda Dealers Helpful Cup” — Pete Sampras vs. Jim Courier, Andy Roddick vs. James Blake
Wednesday, April 1: Lincoln, Neb., (Pinnacle Bank Arena at Univ. of Nebraska) “Champions Cup Presented by Woods Park Tennis” — Andy Roddick vs. Jim Courier, James Blake vs. John McEnroe
Thursday, April 2: Chicago, Ill. (Sears Centre) “PowerShares QQQ Challenge” — John McEnroe vs. Jim Courier, Andy Roddick vs. James Blake
Thursday, April 16: Austin, Texas (Cedar Park Center) “Champions Shootout” — John McEnroe vs. Jim Courier, Andy Roddick vs. James Blake
Friday, April 17: Little Rock, Ark. (Jack Stephens Center at the UALR) “Champions Cup” — Andy Roddick vs. Jim Courier, John McEnroe vs. Mark Philippoussis
Saturday, April 18: Dallas, Texas (Moody Coliseum at SMU) “Champions Showdown” — John McEnroe vs. Jim Courier, Andy Roddick vs. Mark Philippoussis
Wednesday, April 22: Boston, Mass. (Agganis Arena at Boston University) “Champions Cup” — John McEnroe vs. Jim Courier, Andy Roddick vs. James Blake
Thursday, April 23: Richmond, Va., (Siegel Center at VCU) “Champions Challenge” — Jim Courier vs. Andy Roddick, John McEnroe vs. James Blake
Wednesday, April 29: Minneapolis, Minn. (Target Center) “Champions Shootout” — John McEnroe vs. James Blake, Andy Roddick vs. Michael Chang
Thursday, April 30: Cincinnati, Ohio (Cintas Center at Xavier) “Champions Showdown” — Andy Roddick vs. James Blake, John McEnroe vs. Michael Chang
Saturday, May 2: Vancouver, Canada (Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre at UBC) “Champions Showdown” — Michael Chang vs. Mark Philippoussis, Pete Sampras vs. John McEnroe
In 2014, McEnroe won the points title for the first time in the nine-year history of Champions Series tennis by winning events in Kansas City, Indianapolis, Nashville and Charlotte. McEnroe was followed in the points standings by Blake in second place and Roddick in third place.