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| Bob Bryan, left, said he and Mike Bryan "are having a blast playing tennis, maybe for the last time." File photo by Paul Bauman |
Asia Muhammad and Mike Bryan routed Venus Williams, 40, and Marcelo Arevalo 5-1 in the last set as Vegas (5-9) ended its losing streak at five matches.
The 42-year-old Bryan twins said last November that they would retire after this year's U.S. Open. Their plans now are uncertain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We're having a blast playing tennis, maybe for the last time," Bob Bryan said in a post-match interview on Tennis Channel. "No better place to play than The Greenbrier for World TeamTennis."
The 42-year-old Bryan twins, playing their 18th WTT season, saluted each other at the beginning of the third set, men's doubles. Mike Bryan and Sam Querrey, a 32-year-old San Francisco native, then dominated Arevalo and Nick Monroe 5-2 to give Vegas a 12-10 lead at intermission. Bob Bryan sat out with a quadriceps strain.
Querrey beat Tommy Paul 5-3 in the previous set, marking the first time Vegas won back-to-back sets since its last win, on July 21 over Orange County.
Washington (6-7) was eliminated from contention for the playoffs, Saturday and Sunday at The Greenbrier. Advancing will be the Philadelphia Freedoms (11-2), expansion Chicago Smash (9-4), Orlando Storm (9-4) and New York Empire (7-6). The seedings will be finalized on Thursday, the last day of the regular season.
VEGAS ROLLERS 19, WASHINGTON KASTLES 16
Women's singles – Bernarda Pera (Wash.) def. Monica Puig 5-2.
Men's singles – Sam Querrey (LV) def. Tommy Paul 5-3.
Men's doubles – Mike Bryan and Querrey (LV) def. Marcelo Arevalo and Nick Monroe 5-2.
Women's doubles – Pera and Venus Williams (Wash.) def. Asia Muhammad and Puig 5-2.
Mixed doubles – Mike Bryan and Muhammad (LV) def. Arevalo and Williams 5-1.
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