 At 7-6, the Empire's playoff hopes were slim, but still alive, as the team traveled to Springfield to play its final match of the season.Needing a win and losses from both the Aviators and Breakers, the Empire won two of the first three sets.The match was eventually decided in a Supertiebreak, where New York's Kirsten Flipkens lost to Sorana Cîrstea, ending the Empire's playoff hopes but at the same time clinching the franchise's first-ever Top 3 finish.