Junior Team Tennis teams representing Brevard, Broward, Miami-Dade and Volusia counties raised trophies over the weekend at the 2021 USTA Florida Fall Junior Team Tennis State Championships, held at the Racquet Club of Cocoa Beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
21 teams took part in the event, representing Brevard, Broward, Duval, Flagler, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Volusia, and St. Johns counties.
“I want to thank all the teams who participated throughout the season, from the captains and players to the parents and coaches,” said Liz Coates, USTA Florida Youth Team Play Manager. “There is always such outstanding play and sportsmanship at these junior team tennis events.”
Junior Team Tennis State Championships are team tournaments organized by USTA Florida where teams of varying age and skill levels from all throughout Florida compete against each other at the end of the spring or fall seasons. Divisions of play include 10-under orange ball, and both green and yellow ball for 10-under, 12-under, 14-under and 18-under in novice, intermediate and advanced divisions.
10U Green Ball Division
Winner: Veltri Alek Koleva Tennis School (Plantation)
Coach: Aleksandrina Koleva
Roster: Aman Jakhad, Andreas Paun, Patrick Paun, Sebastian Silva
Finalist: Paddy Wack Shack (Ormond Beach Rec. Center, Ormond Beach)
Coach: Jackie Johnson
Roster: Logan Biagi, Christina Carlisi, Avani Kasturi, Andreya Lisle, Nam Vu
12U Green Ball Division
Winner: Miami Chuahuaz Mozart (Coral Reef Park, Miami)
Coach: Kara Borromeo
Roster: April Koudelka, Santiago Paz Alba, Lars Augusto Seagren, Spencer Tew, Patricio Zaldivar
Finalist: Elite Amenities Tennis (Elite Amenities Tennis Center, St. Johns)
Coach: Eric Meyer
Roster: Aadav Balraj, Akhil Balraj, Aaryan Nenmini, Daniel Zacharia
12U Yellow Ball Division
Winner: Bounce Back Shack (Nova Community Center, Ormond Beach)
Coach: Cindy Hate
Roster: Gina Carlisi, Luciana Carlisi, Madelyn Hate, Hadar Papayeva
Finalist: Brevard Rockets (Racquet Club of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach)
Coach: Elia Twigg
Roster: Zaman Hussain, Samuel Mcbride, Madisyn Neville, Liana Twigg, Thaila Wells, Michael Yang
14U Division
Winner: Brevard Rockets (Fee Avenue Tennis Courts, Melbourne)
Coach: Jacob Kargauer
Roster: Ella Hovan, Ayman Hussain, Nathan Oglesby, Gabriel Torres, Nickolas Velazquez
Finalist: JGCC (Jacksonville Golf and Country Club, Jacksonville)
Coach: Lisa Woods
Roster: Lukas Howland, Jacob Jones, Luke Kunkle, Ashton Maccario, Miller Jack, Brayden Woods
18U Intermediate Division
Winner: Miami Chihuahuaz Cisco (Coral Reef Park, Miami)
Coach: Kara Borromeo
Roster: Franz Emmanuelle Bagayas, Allexii Bassette, Gabrielle Bassette, Pearly Chewputtanagul, Tomas Curcio
Finalist: Brevard Rockets (Racquet Club of Cocoa Beach, Cocoa Beach)
Coach: Brett Keener
Roster: Mackenzie Farson, Scott Gaug, Sunshine Reitz, Angel Rios, Caden Stewart, Jack Zhao
For more information on Junior Team Tennis in Florida, visit www.ustaflorida.com/jtt.
