2008 Boston Lobsters season
| 2008 Boston Lobsters season | |
|---|---|
| Conference | 3rd Eastern |
| Record | |
| 2008 record | 7 wins, 7 losses |
| Home record | 4 wins, 3 losses |
| Road record | 3 wins, 4 losses |
| Games won–lost | 277–267 |
| Team Info | |
| Owner(s) | Bahar Uttam |
| President/CEO | Bahar Uttam |
| Coach | Tim Mayotte |
| Stadium | Ferncroft Country Club |
The 2008 Boston Lobsters season was the fourth season of the franchise (in its current incarnation) in World TeamTennis (WTT).
The Lobsters finished the regular season with 7 wins and 7 losses and qualified for the WTT playoffs. They lost the WTT Wild Card Match to the Sacramento Capitals, 22–15.
In January 2008, after playing their home matches during the previous three seasons on the campus of Harvard University, the Lobsters announced plans to move to the North Shore region. On March 18, 2008, the Lobsters selected Ferncroft Country Club in Middleton, Massachusetts as their new home. Lobsters owner and CEO Bahar Uttam said a stadium with a seating capacity between 1,500 and 2,000 would be constructed on the grounds of the club. Uttam said that studies conducted by the team revealed that the North Shore had the highest concentration of tennis players in Greater Boston. The Lobsters had also considered moving to the Bass River Tennis Club, but that club only has indoor courts and scrapped plans to build an outdoor stadium, because management felt the $40,000 rent the Lobsters offered to pay did not justify the projected $300,000 stadium construction costs. While announcing the move, the Lobsters also named Tim Mayotte their new head coach, replacing Anne Smith.
In announcing the team's move to Middleton the previous day, the Lobsters also made known their intention to draft and sign Martina Navratilova for the 2008 season. On March 19, 2008, it became official, as Navratilova was selected with the third pick in the Marquee Player Draft. In the Roster Player Draft, the Lobsters chose Jan-Michael Gambill in the first round and left Christina Fusano unprotected. Fusano was selected in the fourth round by the Delaware Smash. In the second round, the Lobsters protected Amir Hadad. This filled the Lobsters' quota of two full-time male players and meant they could not protect Nikita Kryvonos in the third round, where they selected Marie-Ève Pelletier. Raquel Kops-Jones was the team's final selection in the draft, leaving Julie Ditty unprotected. The Lobsters did not select any roster-exempt players.
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