San Diego Buds

This article is about the tennis team that played in TeamTennis from 1981 through 1983, as the San Diego Friars and in 1984 and 1985, as the San Diego Buds. For the original team called the San Diego Friars that played in World Team Tennis from 1975 to 1978, see San Diego Friars (1975–1978).
San Diego Buds
FoundedMarch 30, 1981 (1981-03-30)
LeagueTeamTennis
Team historySan Diego Friars (1981–1983)
San Diego Buds (1984–1985)
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
OwnerDr. Phil Young
Championships1984, 1985

The San Diego Buds were a TeamTennis team based in San Diego, California. The team played its home matches at the San Diego Sports Arena. The Buds were founded in 1981 as the San Diego Friars, a namesake of the original team that played in World TeamTennis from 1975 through 1978. The Buds were owned by Dr. Phil Young.

World Team Tennis suspended operations after the 1978 season, and all the franchises were terminated. The league restarted in 1981, under the new name TeamTennis with four new expansion franchises, one of which was the new Friars. Each team owner paid a US$75,000 franchise fee to start a new team.[1] The team changed its name before the 1984 season.

  1. ^ "Team Tennis Revisited". The New York Times. March 30, 1981. Retrieved April 13, 2015.