 After a difficult start during which McHale lost 36 of her first 48 women's singles games, she finished the season by winning 15 of her final 24 games.Playing men's singles and doubles in his only match appearance, Rubin recorded wins in 9 of his 16 games.The Empire had the first selection in each round of WTT's 2017 drafts due to finishing the 2016 season in sixth place.