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Philippine Mavericks
File:Manila Mavericks International Premier Tennis League Team logo.png
Sport Team tennis
Founded 2014 (2014)
Current season 2014
League International Premier Tennis League
Team history 2014–present
Based in Pasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines
Arena Mall of Asia Arena
Colors Royal Azure, Vivid Golden Yellow, Strong Red               
Owner(s) Hans T. Sy
Jean Henri D. Lhuillier
Kevin Belmonte
Haresh Hiranand
Bala Swaminathan
Head coach Mark Philippoussis
Broadcasters Sports5
Website www.manilamavericks.net

The Philippine Mavericks (previously known as the Manila Mavericks) is a tennis team based in Pasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines that competes in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). It is one of four charter franchises participating in the IPTL's inaugural 2014 season.

Team History

Founding of franchise

On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in Bangkok.[1][2]

Inaugural draft

The Bangkok franchise (as the Mavericks were still known at the time) participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Bangkok were[3]

Player IPTL Category
Men
United Kingdom Andy Murray Icon players
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Category A
Spain Carlos Moyá Past champions
Canada Daniel Nestor (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Нестор) Doubles players
Women
Russia Maria Sharapova Icon players
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens Category D

Move to Manila

On 10 May 2014, before the founder and owner of the franchise had been revealed to the public, IPTL announced that the Bangkok franchise would be moved to Metro Manila, Philippines due to the 2013–14 Thai political crisis.[4][5] The ownership group that moved the team to Manila comprises Filipinos Hans T. Sy, Jean Henri Lhuillier, Kevin Belmonte, Haresh Hiranand, and Bala Swaminathan.[6] Sy is president of SM Prime Holdings, the largest shopping mall operator in the Philippines.[7] Lhuillier is the President and CEO of PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, which operates Cebuana Lhuillier Pawnshop, a large pawnshop chain in the Philippines, as well as related businesses.[8]

Team name

By June 2014, the Manila franchise had been named the Manila Mavericks.[9]

Home venue

On 23 July 2014, the Mavericks announced that their home matches would be played at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metropolitan Manila.[10] On 29 August 2014, IPTL announced that the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metropolitan Manila, the first choice as a home for the Mavericks, had opened up the dates of the team's home matches making it possible for the Mavericks to play there. The Mavericks and IPTL seized the opportunity to move the team's home matches to an arena the league described as "one of the finest entertainment venues in the world."[11][12]

First coach

On 27 October 2014, Manila resident Treat Huey was named the Mavericks' first coach.[13]

Inaugural season

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Main article: 2014 Manila Mavericks season

The Mavericks will open their inaugural season with a home match on 28 November 2014, against the UAE Royals.[14]

Mavericks owners are Hans Sy, Jean Henri Lhuillier, Kevin Belmonte, Haresh Hiranand and foreign partner Bala Swaminathan [15]

Second season

The Manila Mavericks changed their name to the "Philippine Mavericks".[16]

Television coverage

On 7 November 2014, IPTL announced it had reached an agreement for the Philippines television broadcasting rights with ABS-CBN for its 2014 season.[17]

In November 9, 2015, IPTL went into one-year broadcast agreement with Philippine sports broadcaster Sports5 for the online and television airing of the games.[18]

Current roster

As of 24 November 2015 [19]

See also

References

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External links

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