USTA Florida wrapped up its Mixed 18 & Over Sectional Championships with a full weekend of USTA League competition, crowning champions across four divisions. Teams from around the state met on the doubles courts for tight, three-court battles, and four different counties walked away with section titles.
Mixed doubles follows the standard USTA League format, pairing one male and one female on each team. Teams compete by combined NTRP rating. For example, two 4.0 players compete in the 8.0 division. This structure creates balanced matchups and rewards consistency across all three courts.
Four divisions took the stage: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0. Every champion this weekend now advances to the USTA League National Championships, set for October and November. Here is how each division played out.
Mixed 18 & Over Results:
6.0
Championship: Orange County (USTA National Campus) defeated Miami-Dade County (Tropical Park Tennis) 3-0
No. 1 Doubles: Stephen Vogelpohl/Kathleen Temple (Orange) d. Alexandra Rodriguez/Martin Lasprilla 7-6, 4-6, 1-0
No. 2 Doubles: Carol Campos/Luis Campillo (Orange) d. Nadezhda Taran/Alejandro Nicolopulos 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 Doubles: Gus Temple/Jessica Pryce (Orange) d. Federico Molinari/Tatiana Rego 4-6, 6-0, 1-0
Orange County Season Roster: Moe Zogheib (Captain), Janeane Vinson (Captain), Gus Temple, Patricia Colloca Massot, Dustin Johns, Jessica Pryce, Carol Campos, Fulya Demirel Cumbur, James Sheedy, Thais Beraha, Luis Campillo, Rider Cp, Joseph Parris, Jenna Johns, Stephen Vogelpohl, Kathleen Temple
7.0
Championship: Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) defeated Indian River County (Vero Beach Tennis and Fitness Club) 3-0
No. 1 Doubles: Patrick Duffany/Layne Gregory (Hillsborough) d. Morgan Cullen/John Eliassaint 6-1, 4-6, 1-0
No. 2 Doubles: Ryan McDowell/Sylvie Roy (Hillsborough) d. Yuliana van Deinse/Joseph Rodolico 0-6, 5-5 RET.
No. 3 Doubles: Nia Kaye/Michael Gauthier (Hillsborough) d. Cynthia Vallone/Jacob Rodolico 6-4, 6-1
Hillsborough County Season Roster: Brandon Halm (Captain), Michael Gauthier (Captain), Sylvie Roy, Layne Gregory, Dominica Olive, Beth Hart, Beatriz Cardona, Roberto Hiller, Kiernan O’Keefe, Nicholas Rothstein, David Ponraj, Patrick Duffany, Ryan McDowell, Sylvain Gauthier, Nia Kaye
8.0
Championship: Lee County (Heritage Palms Golf And Country Club) defeated Walton County (Rosemary Beach Racquet Club) 2-1
No. 1 Doubles: Kirsten Shovlin/Andrew Marro (Lee) d. Brandon Bachman/Wendy Barbary 7-5, 5-7, 1-0
No. 2 Doubles: Emma May/Kevin Tran (Lee) d. Martin Drabina/Katie Robinson 6-3, 7-6
No. 3 Doubles: Lubomir Kaderjak/Akiko Ichimasa (Walton) d. Raquel Teixeira/Jose Camacho 6-2, 3-6, 1-0
Lee County Season Roster: Jose Camacho (Captain), Ben Nace (Captain), Jillian Blatt, Emma May, Lisa Pavichevich, Kirsten Shovlin, Robert Shovlin, Andrew Marro, Kim DiGangi, Raquel Teixeira, Kevin Tran, Lillyanna Peniza, Roger Maynard, Josh Weinstein
9.0
Championship: Broward County (Sunrise Tennis Club Park) defeated Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) 2-1
No. 1 Doubles: Manuel Alvarez/Ashlen DiCicco (Hillsborough) d. Ainara Godoy/Alan Matheus 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Sharon Runk/Luis Soto (Broward) d. Bruno Alves/Marie Berghaus 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Doubles: Melissa Leighton/Daniel Delgado (Broward) d. Maria Layrisse/Diego Bustamante 6-4, 3-6, 1-0
Broward County Season Roster: Patricio Casali (Captain), Michael Kattan (Captain), Camila Giraldo, Sharon Runk, Marcelo Salas, Luis Soto, Daniel Delgado, Sahar Moghaddam, Mario Becerra, Ainara Godoy, Jaclyn Rock, Melissa Leighton, Casali Ignacio, Leovanna Viamonte, Alan Matheus, Jorge J Espejo Sigle
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