August 17th, 2015
6 Different Winners in 6 Divisions at USTA Florida Adult 18 & Over 2.5/3.5/4.5 Sectionals
Six men’s and women’s divisions produced six different Florida county champions at the 2015 USTA Florida Adult 18 & Over 2.5/3.5/4.5 League Sectional Championships, held on Aug. 14-16 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach.
Winning local league teams capturing USTA Florida Sections titles and advancing to USTA League Nationals later this year were Broward County (Lauderdale Tennis Club, Ft. Lauderdale), Duval County (Southside Tennis Complex, Jacksonville), Leon County (Forest Meadows Park & Recreation, Tallahassee), Marion County (Fort King Tennis Center, Ocala), Miami-Dade County-North (North Miami Beach Tennis Center), and Orange/Seminole counties (Red Bug Park, Casselberry).
Broward, Marion, Miami-Dade and Orange/Seminole counties each came close to claiming two titles, with their respective county teams coming up short in additional finals.
The dominant Leon County Men’s 3.5 team (Forest Meadows Park & Recreation, Tallahassee) pulled off a rare feat in the 18 & Over Men’s 3.5 final, defeating the Broward County team 5-0 without dropping a set.
The Florida 2.5 men’s and women’s champions advance to the 2015 USTA League Adult 18 & Over 2.5 National Championships on Oct. 16-18 in Indian Wells, Calif.
The Florida 3.5 men’s and women’s champions advance to the 2015 USTA League Adult 18 & Over 3.5 National Championships on Oct. 9-11 in Indian Wells, Calif.
The Florida 4.5 men’s and women’s champions advance to the 2015 USTA League Adult 18 & Over 4.5 National Championships on Oct. 9-11 in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Here are the winning teams and final results:
18 & Over Women’s 2.5
Final: Duval County (Southside Tennis Complex, Jacksonville) d. Marion County (Fort King Tennis Center, Ocala) 2-1
Championship Match Results:
No. 1 Singles: Caroline Murray (Marion) d. Robin Trinh 6-4, 6-3
No. 1 Doubles: Sandy Wedge/Kimberly Homitz (Duval) d. Sally Bromund/Kris Pritchard 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Tammy vonNieda/Natalie Beyer (Duval) d. Janisse Watkins/Ednaliz Schramm 6-3, 6-4
Duval Season Roster: Sandy Wedge (captain), Lynn Herriott, Kimberly Homitz, Susan Powell, Tammy vonNieda, Amber Aultman, Lindy Green, Natalie Beyer, Robin Trinh
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18 & Over Men’s 2.5
Winner: Marion County (Fort King Tennis Center, Ocala) lone team advancing to sectionals
18 & Over Women’s 3.5
Final: Orange/Seminole counties (Red Bug Park, Casselberry) d. Volusia County (Victoria Commons, Deland) 3-2
Championship Match Results:
No. 1 Singles: Ana Arango (O/S) d. Elizabeth Lunsford 7-5, 7-5
No. 2 Singles: Kristina Godiksen (O/S) d. Patricia Comings 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (super-tiebreak)
No. 1 Doubles: Dianne Harrington-Gocek/Kelly Bushey (O/S) d. Cynthia Rawlins/Susan Uhrig 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Regina Butera/Danielle Forget (Volusia) d. Mandy Murphy/Jeannie Allen 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Doubles: Christine Black/Charlene Dahlberg (Volusia) d. Alison Hanshaft/Ann Jones 6-7, 7-5, 1-0 (super-tiebreak)
Orange/Seminole Season Roster: Jeannie Allen (captain), Kelly Bushey, Victoria Bushey, Michelle Berganini, Jerri Buck, Denise Turner, Hajnal Rawlins, Ashley Pleasants, Ann Jones, Jenny Moran, Julia Balson, Lisa Medla, Kristina Godiksen, Mandy Murphy, Jennifer Adams, Alison Hanshaft, Ida Burgos, Ana Arango, Timea Manfredi, Mei Verniani, Dianne Harrington-Gocek, Wendy Sutch, Sandy White, Janet Jablonski
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18 & Over Men’s 3.5
Final: Leon County (Forest Meadows Park & Recreation, Tallahassee) d. Broward County (Midtown Athletic Club, Weston) 5-0
Championship Match Results:
No. 1 Singles: Chaz Gulan (Leon) d. Gaston Belen 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 Singles: Alan Abramowitz (Leon) d. Enrique Escobedo 6-4, 6-3
No. 1 Doubles: Anthony Cammarata/Andrew Lawyer (Leon) d. Ronald Coletto/William Guasch 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Srikanth Tirupati/Harsha Panasa (Leon) d. Guillermo Sarria/Juan Llano 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 Doubles: Dane Clare/Vishwanath Adiraju (Leon) d. Jose Bruna/Pascal Sprimont 6-3, 6-2
Leon Season Roster: Anthony Cammarata (captain), Richard Clary, Sudirman Lasappe, Dustin Caldwell, Francisco Acevedo, Dohoun Kim, Srikanth Tirupati, Matt Hefelfinger, Robert Cornwell, Vishwanath Adiraju, Dane Clare, Alan Abramowitz, Andrew Lawyer, Harsha Panasa, Brandon Mauer, Chaz Gulan
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18 & Over Women’s 4.5
Final: Broward County (Lauderdale Tennis Club, Ft. Lauderdale) d. Orange/Seminole counties (Sanlando Park, Altamonte Springs) 4-1
Championship Match Results:
No. 1 Singles: Jodi Kleiner (O/S) d. Colette Kienle 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Singles: Maria Araujo (Broward) d. Terri Thomson 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (super-tiebreak)
No. 1 Doubles: Cindy Leprevost/Cheryl Hicks (Broward) d. Kerry Sproles/Lisa Becket 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles: Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz/Nastasha Rodriguez (Broward) d. Kristine Dionne/Anne-Marie Miller 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 Doubles: Josefina Gorostiaga/Natalia Moll (Broward) d. Stacy Girdley/Christine Alfert 7-6, 6-3
Broward Season Roster: Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz (captain), Cindy Leprevost, Cheryl Bromley, Sherril Colombo, Tine Hestbaek, Colette Kienle, Corina Kassis, Josefina Gorostiaga, Anamaria Alvarez, Cheryl Krpata, Natalia Moll, Maria Araujo, Cheryl Hicks, Nastasha Rodriguez
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18 & Over Men’s 4.5
Final: Miami-Dade County-North (North Miami Beach Tennis Center) d. Miami-Dade County-South (Salvadore Park Tennis Center, Coral Gables) 3-2
Championship Match Results:
No. 1 Singles: Javier Garcia-Velez (S. Miami) d. Micha Porat 7-5, 4-1, retired
No. 2 Singles: Sebastian Gomez (S. Miami) d. Kevin Chavez 6-1, 6-5, retired
No. 1 Doubles: Ervin Mendel/Jose Chavez (N. Miami) d. Sid Doshi/Raymond Hackney 6-3, 7-5
No. 2 Doubles: Javier Martinez/Herbert Portillo (N. Miami) d. Nicolas Eterovic/Patricio Casillas 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Doubles: Ulisses Lopez/Pedro Pozzobon (N. Miami) d. Jose Romero/Rodrigo Samson 6-4, 6-4
North Miami Season Roster: William Lopez (captain), Jorge Cervantes, Caesar Stewart, Gera Mats, Herbert Portillo, Ervin Mendel, Michael Kelly, Jose Chavez, Piyush Chhabra, Eric Clarke, Micha Porat, Diego Mizrahi, Javier Martinez, Lester Gruda, Kevin Chavez, Alex Gregory, Gary Fong, Pedro Pozzobon, Ulisses Lopez
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2015 USTA FLORIDA ADULT LEAGUE
SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE LEADERS
Pinellas County remains in the top spot on the leaderboard for USTA Florida League Sectionals titles thus far in 2015, with Broward and Duval counties moving into a second-place tie (through Aug. 17):
1. Pinellas County (6 titles) — 65 & Over M8.0, W8.0, Mixed 40 & Over 9.0, 40 & Over W4.0, 40 & Over M3.5, 40 & Over M4.5+
2T. Broward County (4) — 55 & Over W4.5, 18 & Over W4.0 & M5.0+, 18 & Over W4.5
2T. Duval County (4) — 65 & Over W6.0, 55 & Over W4.0, 55 & Over M3.5, 18 & Over W2.5
4T. Hillsborough County (3) — 55 & Over M4.0, 40 & Over W4.5+, 18 & Over W5.0+
4T. Miami-Dade County (3) — 40 & Over M4.0, 18 & Over M4.0, 18 & Over M4.5
4T. Orange/Seminole counties (3) — Mixed 40 & Over 7.0, 18 & Over W3.0, 18 & Over W3.5
7T. Escambia County (2) — Mixed 40 & Over 8.0, 40 & Over W3.5
7T. Indian River/Martin/St. Lucie counties (2) — 65 & Over W7.0, 55 & Over W3.5
7T. Leon County (2) — 40 & Over M3.0, 18 & Over M3.5
7T. Marion County (2) — 40 & Over W3.0, 18 & Over M2.5
7T. Volusia/Flagler counties (2) — Mixed 40 & Over 6.0, 18 & Over M3.0
12T. Collier County (1) — 55 & Over W3.0
12T. Lee/Charlotte counties (1) — 65 & Over M7.0
12T. Sarasota County (1) — 55 & Over M4.5
For more info visit www.ustaflorida.com/event/2015-adult-18-25-45-league-sectional-championships.
