World TeamTennis featuring Serena Williams and Martina Hingis

07/09/2010   7:30 PM

***The match between the Washington Kastles and the New York Buzz will be played at 7:30 pm tonight.  Serena Williams has a cut foot and will most likely not be able to play this evening.  However she is on her way to Glens Falls and will be at the match tonight with her teammatessitting on the bench and interacting with the fans. The team match will be played as scheduled with a great lineup of tennis champions including former world No. 1 Martina Hingis.***

TICKET PRICES: 
Ends- $29*
Upper Center - $45*
Lower Center - $57*
Courtside - $75*
Courtside w/Gala - $130*

*Additional fees may apply

Meet Serena and Martina During Pre Match Gala:
5:30 - 7:15pm       $75
CLICK HERE.

GROUPS OF 10 OR MORE:
Contact a Group Sales Rep at 518-798-0202 or
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DOORS:
Open one hour prior to match

FOR NY BUZZ INFORMATION:
www.nybuzzwtt.com 

JDRF INFORMATION:
www.jdrf.org

Williams is the No. 1 ranked player in the world. She captured her fifth Australian Open singles championship earlier this year, the first player in the Open era to win that many Australian Open titles. She holds at least one singles championship from each Grand Slam event, and has 36 career singles titles.

Hingis has won five Grand Slam singles championships, including three in 1997 (Australian, Wimbledon and US Open). She was the youngest Grand Slam winner in the 20th century and the youngest No. 1 ranked player in history. She won the 1997 Advanta Championships, capturing this title on center court at the Villanova Pavilion.

Global Spectrum, manager of the Glens Falls Civic Center, will donate one dollar from each ticket sold to the event to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Additionally, a pre-match gala will be held prior to the match from 5:30 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. which features a meet and greet with number one-ranked women’s tennis player Serena Williams, her opponent that event Martina Hingis, and delicious Hors D'oeuvres, a carving station, and music. Tickets to the event, which will include a meet and greet with Williams and Hingis, can be purchased at the Glens Falls Civic Center box office or by calling 518-798-0202. A portion of the gala proceeds will also benefit the JDRF.

JDRF was founded in 1970 by a group of parents of diabetic children who were convinced that, through research diabetes could be cured.  During these years, JDRF has grown substantially and is now a voluntary health agency with tens of thousands of members, chapters from coast to coast, and affiliates in ten countries around the world.  JDRF gives more money directly to diabetes research than any other non-governmental health agency in the world.  This year, JDRF awarded $130 million to diabetes research, bringing its cumulative dollar commitment to over $920 million.  Locally, our office which is located in Glens Falls, NY and covers the area from Saratoga to Plattsburgh distributes a Bag of Hope to newly diagnosed children, holds research and education seminars, offers support to families through their Community Outreach program and is funding diabetes research. The local office was started in 1997 by volunteers who organized a walk to cure diabetes and has grown leaps and bounds and now the local chapter holds 2 big fundraisers and locally raises about $250,000 yearly for type 1 diabetes research.