Treat Huey won a pair of sets against the Sportimes. (Photo taken Tuesday by Vithaya Phongsavan)

The Kastles would go on to dominate the doubles sets, defeating former World No. 1 Martina Hingis in women's doubles, Hall-of-Famer John McEnroe in men's doubles and both Grand Slam champions in mixed.

While Reynolds has been in the lineup for each of Washington's 28 straight wins, ten different players overall have contributed to the historic streak.

In less than a week on the team, Washington substitutes Huey and Gallovits-Hall have joined wild card Kops-Jones in coming to quickly understand the culture of the Kastles' organization and Coach Murphy Jensen. As they proved on Wednesday against the second-best team in the league, three newcomers and Reynolds can become one unbeatable unit when representing Washington. 

What's been billed as the most heated rivalry in World TeamTennis hasn't been much of a rivalry at all of late. Since losing in New York on July 15, 2010, the Kastles have won all seven of their meetings with the Sportimes, sweeping three Supertiebreakers and saving ten match points along the way.

MS - Reynolds (WAS) def. Witten (NYS) 5-3

Reynolds and Witten were going head-to-head for the 16th time since college, and in the early going, it appeared that the Kentucky grad Witten would take the upper hand.

The Sportime won the first eight points on his serve and opened up two break points in Reynolds' first service game. But the Kastles' closer saved them both, and then went on to win a 3-all point to break Witten for a 3-2 lead.

Reynolds' much-improved serve served him well in the latter stages of the set. From 0-1 down in the set and 2-3 down in the game, he won 14 of his last 18 service points to win his third consecutive men's singles set.

Following 5-0 wins over Nick Monroe and Luka Gregorc, and his 5-3 victory over Witten, Reynolds has risen from No. 5 to No. 1 in the WTT men's singles rankings.

Washington leads 5-3.

WD - Gallovits-Hall/Kops-Jones (WAS) def. Harkleroad/Hingis (NYS) 5-2

In two prior meetings with Washington this season, Hingis and Ashley Harkleroad of the Sportimes won the women's doubles set 5-2.

But they had yet to play new Kastles Gallovits-Hall and Kops-Jones, and that unfamiliarity helped Washington race to a 3-0 lead.

Coming off a disappointing loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Gallovits-Hall and Kops-Jones protected their serves until a dangerous seventh game.

Washington led 4-2 with Gallovits-Hall serving for the set when, at 2-2 in the game, Kops-Jones leaped for a shot reminiscent of a basketball sky hook, connecting with the ball behind her head for an unlikely winner.

Now 3-2 in the game, Harkleroad forced a crucial 3-all deciding point with a strong return that drew a volley error from Kops-Jones. As the Sportimes hoped to get back on serve, Gallovits-Hall ended a baseline exchange with a risky lob directed toward Hingis.

The Swiss star retreated to line up her shot, but netted the overhead, giving Washington an early five-game lead.

Washington leads 10-5.

First set or fifth, Bobby Reynolds has stepped up his game the last three matches. (Photo taken Tuesday by Vithaya Phongsavan)

MD - Huey/Reynolds (WAS) def. Kendrick/McEnroe (NYS) 5-3

The Kastles have had their hands full in men's doubles against McEnroe over the years, but this time around they brought a secret weapon to counteract the legendary left-hander: a strong-serving southpaw of their own.

Huey, a DC native and University of Virginia alum, won eight of 10 points on his serve in the set, and his smoking down-the-line backhand passing shot at 1-1, 3-all allowed the Kastles to break McEnroe for a 2-1 lead.

After Huey and Robert Kendrick held to make the set score 3-2, Reynolds fell behind 1-2 on his serve. That's when Kendrick shanked a volley that appeared destined to go out. Instead of three break points for the Sportimes, the game was even at 2-2 and New York would not have another look at breaking Washington in the set.

Huey served out a 5-3 win at love.

Washington leads 15-8.

WS - Hingis (NYS) def. Gallovits-Hall (WAS) 5-1

On Saturday, Hingis let a six-game lead and four match points slip away against Venus Williams, costing the Sportimes a golden opportunity to end the Kastles' historic winning streak.

It appeared in her next two singles outings as if she hadn't recovered, unable to finish either of them before being substituted for by Harkleroad.

But Hingis was back to her sublime self on Wednesday, relentless in her play against the new Kastle Gallovits-Hall, who grew up idolizing the Swiss.  

The 15-time Grand Slam champion won 12 of 14 points on serve and both her break point on Gallovits-Hall's to take the set 5-1 and bring New York back within three games.

Washington leads 16-13.

MXD - Huey/Kops-Jones (WAS) def. McEnroe/Hingis (NYS) 5-3

With the rowdy New York crowd coming alive, and two of the greatest players of all time against them, first-year Kastles Huey and Kops-Jones were in for an uphill battle in mixed doubles.

That became even clearer after McEnroe won a 3-all point in the first game to negate three good returns from Huey.

Now clinging to a 16-14 lead in the match, Huey faced two break points on his serve. But the homegrown hero rallied with a pair of unreturnable serves to McEnroe, evening the set at 1-1.

After holds by Hingis and Kops-Jones, it was McEnroe who surprisingly showed a sign of nerves, double-faulting to Kops-Jones on break point to give the Kastles a 3-2 lead in the set and a 19-15 advantage in the match.

Huey consolidated the Kastles' break emphatically, putting Washington ahead 4-2 with a service winner and three aces, the last of which blitzed by McEnroe's body.

After Hingis held to make it 4-3 Kastles, Kops-Jones did her best Huey impersonation: nailing a pair of unreturnable serves at McEnroe to keep the Kastles' historic 28-match winning streak alive.

Washington has two road matches remaining before the regular season ends: at Kansas City on Friday and at Springfield on Saturday. Live scoring for both of those contests will be available on WashingtonKastles.com.

The Kastles will then enter WTT Finals Weekend September 14-16 as the No. 1 seeds. Their opponents are yet to be determined, though the Sportimes have the inside track for the No. 2 seed. New York leads Philadelphia and Boston by two matches in the Eastern Conference standings with only two to go.

Washington will contest the Eastern Conference Championship match on Saturday, September 15th, at 6:30 pm. A large contingent of Kastles fans made the trip last season to Charleston, S.C., and this year we expect an even bigger DC turnout.

Click here or call 202-4-TENNIS (483-6647) for tickets, travel packages and other helpful information about WTT Finals Weekend.

Washington wins 21-16.

19th-ranked Raquel Kops-Jones steps into a return. (Photo taken Tuesday by Vithaya Phongsavan)