The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets played all five seasons in WTT from the league's inception in 1974, until its suspension of operations after the 1978 season.
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13 Facts About Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets
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Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets were founded as WTT's charter franchise for Cincinnati, Ohio in 1973, by Bill DeWitt, Jr.
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The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets selected them both as a pair in the fourth round of the draft.
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The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets met the Philadelphia Freedoms in the Eastern Division Semifinals.
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Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets was named Male All-Star Match Most Valuable Player, led the WTT in game-winning percentage in men's singles and was named Male Rookie of the Year.
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However, with the Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets struggling to draw fans in Richfield, owner Joseph Zingale decided to fill the WTT void in nearby Pittsburgh and have his team play approximately half of its home matches in Richfield and the other half in Pittsburgh.
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The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets played some "home" matches in Nashville, New Orleans, St Louis and Hollywood, Florida.
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Unable to afford the salaries of both Borg and Martina Navratilova, the Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets traded Navratilova to the Boston Lobsters for Wendy Turnbull.
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Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets was the Male All-Star Match Most Valuable Player, led WTT in game-winning percentage in men's singles and was the Male Rookie of the Year.
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Since the Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets had played one of their 1977 home matches at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and drawn a fairly large crowd, he decided to move the team there and rename it the New Orleans Sun Belt Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets with the plan of playing most of the home matches in the Superdome and a few in other cities in the southern United States.
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The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets finished with 20 wins and 24 losses, fourth place in the Eastern Division, losing out on third place by a standings tiebreaker.
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The Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets played one 1977 home match at the Louisiana Superdome.
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In 1977 and 1978, the Cleveland-Pittsburgh Nets played some home matches in various cities including Nashville, Oklahoma City, El Paso, Biloxi and Hollywood, Florida.
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