 The Empire finished its second season in the league with a 7-7 record, more than tripling its win total from 2016.The team started off the season on July 16 with a thrilling home win over the Philadelphia Freedoms, which marquee player John Isner clinched with a 5-2 final set win in Men's Singles over Donald Young.The next night, the Empire traveled to Philadelphia and beat the Freedoms once again, with Mardy Fish taking down Young in a winner-take-all tiebreak in the final set.