The Shack out of Ormond Beach was the lone multi-trophy winner at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton, Fla. over the weekend after taking home wins in the 12-under and 14-under divisions at the 2019 USTA Florida JTT Fall State Championships.
More than 30 teams took part in the event, representing Duval, Orange, Volusia, Miami-Dade, Pinellas, Broward, Palm Beach, and the Treasure Coast.
“I want to thank all the team captains, players, and parents who participated,” said USTA Florida Youth Team Play Manager Liz Coates. “It was an exciting weekend of junior tennis with great play and sportsmanship on the courts.”
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 are 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 Orange Ball
Winner: Chihuahuaz (Coral Reef, Miami)
Coach: Lee Pettis
Roster: Chelsea Acanda, Daniel Botta Miranda, Jake Guevara, Olivia Simon
Finalist: Ensignia Tennis Orange (David Ensignia Tennis Academy, Miami)
Coach: David Ensignia
Roster: Shum Alan, Francisca Cardenas, Diana Ensignia, Emilia Gomez
12U Green Ball
Winner: Shack Guardians (The Shack, Ormond Beach)
Coach: Stacey Speller
Roster: Jordan Anthony, Luciana Carlisi, Yash Desai, Trevor Lewis, Brice Speller
Finalist: FH G.O.A.Ts (Orlando)
Coach: Tsajai Nelthropp
Roster: Jack Hutchinson, Anna Malmqvist, Erika Malmqvist, Croix Nelthropp, Rohan Nelthropp
12U Yellow Ball
Winner: Mets (Neighborhood Tennis, Miami)
Coach: Carlos Santamaria
Roster: Soleil Aurignac, Lucas Bednarek-Malyshko, Benjamin Lustig, Jose Worcman
Finalist: Patch Reef (Patch Reef, Boca Raton)
Coach: John Noble
Roster: Isaak Almaleh, Christian Naya, Daniel Naya, Blaise Noble
14U Novice
Winner: Tiger Sharks (Pinellas)
Coach: Rommel Salazar
Roster: Daniel Ceklic, Michael Ceklic, Joseph Grisanti, Jacob Lahaff, Nicholas Lahaff, Nicolas Salazar
Finalist: Shack Volley Hitters (The Shack, Ormond Beach)
Coach: Bernhard Kwetkus
Roster: Anna Grace Edwards, Morgan Gurtis, Shyam Kasturi, Mary Kwetkus
14U Yellow Ball Flight I
Winner: Shack Racqueteers (The Shack, Ormond Beach)
Coach: Adelani Adekunle
Roster: Giselle Adekunle, Riya Arab, Kacey Cannon, Anik Desai, Sebastian Juracek, Joshua Thorpe
Finalist: Patch Reef (Patch Reef, Boca Raton)
Coach: Lucy Lira
Roster: Jacob Anuar, Lorenzo Cavalcante, Thomas Cully, Caio Lira, Max Roddy
14U Yellow Ball Flight II
Winner: Florida Yacht Club 3 (Florida Yacht Club, Jacksonville)
Coach: Jennifer Sammons
Roster: Jay Deering, Grace Dunton, Dan Exline, Dhruv Pandya, Emily Sammons
Finalist: CR Chihuahuaz I (Coral Reef, Miami)
Coach: Kara Borromeo
Roster: Gabriel Andrade, Ysabelle Bagayas, Kayla Carey, Katrina Hoechner
18U Yellow Ball
Winner: Spruce Creek (Port Orange)
Coach: Jeremy Davies
Roster: Victoria Adams, Sebastian Buenner, Daniel Cronje, Luke Paschal, Emilee Sanders
Finalist: CR Chihuahuaz I (Coral Reef, Miami)
Coach: Kara Borromeo
Roster: Franz Emmanuelle Bagayas, Allexii Bassette, Gabrielle Bassette, Javier Cordova, Joseph Glidden, Reuben Williams
For more information on Junior Team Tennis in Florida, visit www.ustaflorida.com/jtt.
