 The team then went on the road for a week, losing two matches in California before beating both Philadelphia and Washington.It returned home on July 27 with a 5-4 record, but despite the presence of Eugenie Bouchard, it was again swept by the Breakers and San Diego Aviators.Knowing that it would need to win the rest of its matches to have a chance at qualifying for the WTT Finals, the Empire had a convincing 25-18 win over Washington before closing out its home schedule with a memorable win over the Springfield Lasers, in which Marcus Willis saved a match point and defeated Benjamin Becker in a final-set tiebreak.