Bolting to an early lead and then hanging on, visiting California defeated the Boston Lobsters 21-19.
The 37-year-old Bryan twins fell to Jason Jung and Scott Lipsky 5-2 in men's doubles, cutting California's lead to 12-10 at intermission. All except Jung starred at Stanford.
Mike Bryan rebounded to win 5-4 in mixed doubles with Anabel Medina Garrigues.
The Bryans will play the last of their three matches for the Dream (7-4) on Sunday at Philadelphia (4-7).
California can clinch the second and last playoff spot in the Western Conference with a win over the Freedoms and a loss by the San Diego Aviators (4-6) in Austin against the Aces (8-2).
If California wins and Austin loses, the Dream will pull within one-half match of the first-place Aces.
California has three matches left in the regular season.
CALIFORNIA DREAM 21, BOSTON LOBSTERS 19 (EP)
In Manchester by the Sea, Mass.
Men's singles -- Tennys Sandgren (Dream) def. Jason Jung 5-3.Women's singles -- Jarka Gajdosova (Dream) def. Irina Falconi 5-2.
Men's doubles -- Jung and Scott Lipsky (Lobsters) def. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 5-2.
Mixed doubles -- Mike Bryan and Anabel Medina Garrigues (Dream) def. Arantxa Parra Santonja and Lipsky 5-4.
Women's doubles -- Falconi and Parra Santonja (Lobsters) def. Gajdosova and Medina Garrigues 5-3.
Extended play -- Gajdosova and Medina Garrigues (Dream) def. Falconi and Parra Santonja 1-0.
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