sponsors. We could have gone this year, and we'd have made a profit. But we'd have never sold season tickets in years to come." Bereman said that he had already repaid the US$90,000 of corporate sponsorships he raised, and refund checks would be mailed to the team's 640 season-ticket holders. Bereman said that he had lost about US$15,000 during the brief period he operated the Loves. In light of Bereman's decision not to field a team, TeamTennis decided before the season that no matter what record the Loves posted, they would be placed last among the eight teams in the standings. The players were paid a salary instead of being eligible for prize money based on their performance. However, their matches counted in the records of the other seven teams. The Loves' first match was a loss to the eventual 1983 champion Chicago Fyre on July 20. Player-coach Syd Ball said, "It's unfortunate we can't play any home matches. But we knew before we hit a ball in Chicago what the situation was. We accepted the fact we won't share in the prize money. We're looking at it as a good workout session that will stand us in good stead in any tournaments coming up. We have a compact little program. We haven't had any wins yet, but we had a super tiebreaker against Dallas. We just like spoiling everybody else's record." The Loves finished the 1983 season with a record of just 1 win against 6 losses. TeamTennis contracted the franchise following the season. Roster The Indiana Loves' roster for the 1983 season was Syd Ball, player-coach Stacy Margolin John McCurdy Kim Shaefer See also World TeamTennis Indiana Loves (1974–1978) References External links Official World TeamTennis Website Defunct World TeamTennis teams Tennis in Indiana 1982 establishments in Indiana 1983 disestablishments in Indiana