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WATCH: NY Empire seals first franchise win

Watch how the team topped off it's 19-15 win over the Springfield

ByNina Pantic

Published Aug 04, 2016

The New York Empire notched its first team win in franchise history on Wednesday night in Forest Hills, N.Y. by topping the Springfield Lasers, 19-15. Needless to say, they were pretty excited:

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Local star Noah Rubin made his season debut, teaming with Neal Skupski to win the men's doubles set, before falling to Benjamin Becker in a tiebreaker.

Christina McHale suffered her second-straight home court shutout by losing to Pauline Parmentier, 5-0. But she recovered to win the women's doubles with Maria Irigoyen, before Irigoyen and Skupski sealed the win for New York by beating Michaella Krajicek and Jean Anderson.

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WATCH: NY Empire seals first franchise win

WATCH: NY Empire seals first franchise win

Retired NBA star Jason Collins served as the Empire honorary guest coach on what was LGBQT Night.

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Coach Patrick McEnroe and Irigoyen had a message for their fans after the historic win.

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The Empire is playing their first-ever first season, and are now 1-3. They next travel to California to face the San Diego Aviators and Orange County Breakers.