The second weekend of Adult 18 & Over Sectional Championship play brought another strong field of USTA League teams together as USTA Florida crowned champions across five more divisions. From tight three-set battles to round robin marathons, teams from around the state competed at a high level and earned their place in the postseason.
Adult 18 & Over teams compete by NTRP rating, with each dual match decided across singles and doubles courts and the team winning the most courts taking the tie. In the higher-rated 5.0 divisions, teams played a round robin format, with the top finisher earning the section title. Every champion this weekend now advances to the USTA League National Championships, set for October.
Here is how each division played out.
Adult 18 & Over Results:
Women’s 2.5
Championship: Broward County (Cliff Drysdale Tennis @ Weston Tennis Center) defeated Miami-Dade County (Crandon Park Tennis Center) 2-1
No. 1 Singles: Maria Mercant (Miami-Dade) d. Yiwen Fan 6-0, 6-2
No. 1 Doubles: Jona Moreno/Monica Clinton (Broward) d. Heather Nidetch/Maria Pietx 6-3, 2-6, 1-0
No. 2 Doubles: Yamila Fernandez Barraza/Silvana Luft (Broward) d. Sharon MacIvor/Maria Mirave 6-1, 1-6, 1-0
Broward County Season Roster: Yamila Fernandez Barraza (Captain), Silvana Luft (Captain), Rana Zaki, Yiwen Fan, Melissa Clements, Caty Turner, Monica Clinton, Jona Moreno, Isabella Vecchionacce, Damaris Mendoza, Lucila Valenzuela, Yorixela Hurtado, Andreina de Abreu, Claudia Palazzi, Faviana Vivas
Women’s 3.5
Championship: Hillsborough County (Carrollwood Country Club) defeated Orange County (Lake Cane Tennis Center) 3-2
No. 1 Singles: Ashley Rhattigan (Hillsborough) d. Heather Armiak 4-6, 6-3, 1-0
No. 2 Singles: Catalina Biolcati (Hillsborough) d. Jill Ata 6-0, 6-3
No. 1 Doubles: Karina Viana/Amanda Ferreira (Orange) d. Mary Heston/Brittany Cooper 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles: Lacy Gregory/Brittney Herron (Hillsborough) d. Jessica OBrien/Christelle Smith 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 Doubles: Kate Kelley/Katie Scheer (Orange) d. Karen Wingard/Monica Mirza 6-3, 6-1
Hillsborough County Season Roster: Mary Heston (Captain), Margaret Symulevich, Karen Wingard, Carla Velasquez, Catalina Biolcati, Lacy Gregory, Brittney Herron, Monica Mirza, Lori Solomon, Krista Mills, Teresa Rizzo, Ashley Rhattigan, Brittany Cooper, Stephanie van Brocklin, LaMonica Lovett, Brianna Arnold, Kaitlyn Caterinicchia, Angie Focke, Daniela Zeballos
Men’s 4.0
Championship: Miami-Dade County (Crandon Park Tennis Center) defeated Orange County (Fort Gatlin Recreation Center) 5-0
No. 1 Singles: Luca Ortega (Miami-Dade) d. Leon Mendes 6-1, 3-2 RET.
No. 2 Singles: Pierre Marcellin (Miami-Dade) d. Carlos Ron Castro 6-4, 6-4
No. 1 Doubles: Ivan Holmquist/Eli Panell (Miami-Dade) d. Gilberto Brandolezi/Herman Azevedo 6-7, 2-0 RET.
No. 2 Doubles: Olivier Walon/Ignacio Avila (Miami-Dade) d. Orlando Monge/David Chiste 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Doubles: Eduardo Scheuren/Trent Stafford (Miami-Dade) d. Gabriel Valera/Jared Remington 1-6, 6-4, 1-0
Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Federico Molinari (Captain), Kevin Jeanne dit Fouque (Captain), Thomas Tamayo, Ivan Holmquist, Eli Panell, Luca Ortega, Alberto Pinzon Rovira, Ignacio Avila, Samuel Kaczynski, Arie Geller, Lucas Feanny, Diego Fernandez, Trent Stafford, Anthony Bonvino, Olivier Walon, Cedric Bell, Eduardo Scheuren, Pierre Marcellin
Women’s 5.0
Championship: Broward County (Jimmy Evert Tennis Center) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 4-0. Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) finished in second place with a record of 2-2.
Broward County Season Roster: Berkeley Brock Ugarte (Captain), Melissa Applebaum-Dallau, Yana Dulude, Karyna Krykunenko, Sofia Novak, Julie Axelrod, Hanaa Rhazi, Margaret Sweeney, Anna Ramos, Anna Larionova
Men’s 5.0
Championship: Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 3-0. Broward County (Jimmy Evert Tennis Center) finished in second place with a record of 2-1.
Hillsborough County Season Roster: Richard Beardsley (Captain), Jens Kemp, Jose Moreno, Alex Robles, Christopher Henderson, Brian Kowalski, Braden Thyroff, Christopher Muller, Aaron Swartz, Jason Hood, Charl Wolmarans, Timothy Kane
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