Tight Competition Headlines Adult 55 & Over 6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0 Sectional Championships

Over the past two weekends the USTA National Campus has been packed with Sectional Championship contenders as the Adult 55 & Over 6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0 Sectional Championships.  

There were seven divisions in play across the four different NTRP ratings. The competition was great as four of the five championships matches came down to a single line. The other two divisions were settled through round robin play, where the matches were also extremely tight across the field.  

Teams that won have qualified for the Adult League National Championships, which will take place in October and November later this year. Let’s take a look at which teams will be representing the Sunshine State.  

Adult 55 & Over Results: 

Women’s 6.0 

Championship: Duval County (Eagle Landing) defeated Collier County (Heritage Bay Golf Country Club) 2-1 

      

No. 1 Doubles: Maureen Ruiz/Kathy Evans (Duval) d. Jennifer Amaya/Jackie DeVittorio 7-5, 6-7, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Anne Miller/Janice Gardetto (Collier) d. Diane Forhan/Pam Fritz 7-6, 6-3 

No. 3 Doubles: Elizabeth Sotomayor/Mary Moody (Duval) d. Barbara Horvath/Lisa Thorsen 5-7, 7-6, 1-0 

Duval County Season Roster: Susan Brink (Captain), Kathy Evans, Lisa Pierce, Becky Caile, Denise Graham, Maureen Ruiz, Cindy Mullennix, Mary Moody, Diane Forhan, Elizabeth Sotomayor, Patsy Reynolds, Pam Fritz, Lian Cutting 

Women’s 7.0 

Championship: Escambia County defeated Alachua County (DB Racquet Club) 2-1 

      

No. 1 Doubles: Christa Arnold/Susan Chase (Alachua) d. Kris Pritchard/Rene Abel 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Jeannette Fabbro/Barbara Montano (Escambia) d. Marlene Townsend/Charlene Frazer 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Mecy Wimberly/Amelia Gandy (Escambia) d. Lisa King/Lynn Godwin 6-2, 7-5 

Escambia County Season Roster: Jacqueline Wallace (Captain), Amelia Gandy, Susan Bonsignore, Heather Doerr, Jeannette Fabbro, Rene Abel, Kris Pritchard, Mecy Wimberly, Sue Nast, Maria Hicks, Barbara Montano 

Men’s 7.0 

Championship: Broward County (Weston Racquet Club) defeated Collier County (Club at Longshore Lake) 3-0 

      

No. 1 Doubles: Jorge Balsamo/Carlos Mariscal (Broward) d. Manny Acacio/Marco Arilli 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Luis Hernandez/Saverio Riccobono (Broward) d. Bruce Rosenblatt/Pete Zink 6-2, 6-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Jose Ignacio Vega/Michael Kamrad (Broward) d. Ben Yocom/Gerard Benner 6-3, 6-3 

Broward County Season Roster: Jack Vargas (Captain), Roberto Palma, Moises Humberto Abraham Aguirre, Luis Hernandez, Jose Ignacio Vega, Michael Kamrad, Carlos Cadet, Ruben Ojeda, Andres Rojas, Carlos Mariscal, Saverio Riccobono, Jorge Balsamo 

Women’s 8.0 

Championship: Hillsborough County (HCC Tennis Complex) defeated Broward County (Frank Veltri Tennis Center) 2-1 

      

No. 1 Doubles: Cristina Tomadin/Clarena Furtado (Broward) d. Janet Karpan/Elizabeth Burdick 6-1, 6-3 

No. 2 Doubles: Patty Halstead/Melissa Sheridan (Hills) d. Ina Gluck/Veronica Wank 6-0, 6-2 

No. 3 Doubles: Ethel Murphy/Melany Jablonski (Hills) d. Sharon Runk/Sigal Sasson 6-3, 6-2 

Hillsborough County Season Roster: Tish Wissel (Captain), Melany Jablonski, Melissa Sheridan, Elizabeth Burdick, Janet Karpan, Xiao Zhang, Patty Halstead, Rhonda Mendoza, Julie Wakefield, Laurie Smith, Lynn O’Brien, Jenny Hughes, Ethel Murphy, Mary Klein, Holly Charles 

Men’s 8.0 

Championship: Miami-Dade County (Coral Oaks Tennis Club) defeated Indian River/Martin/St. Lucie County (Friendship Park) 2-1 

      

No. 1 Doubles: Michael van Dusen/Matt Triggs (IRMSL) d. Gerardo Perdigon/Jorge Alberto Rodriguez 6-0, 6-2 

No. 2 Doubles: Sergio Campos/Pedro Zuloaga (Miami) d. Peter Carr/Thomas Mangiafico 7-6, 6-4 

No. 3 Doubles: Arnold Sauce/Gregory Joseph (Miami) d. Chase Donaldson/Earl Slattum 6-4, 6-3 

Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Oscar Orihuela (Captain), Jorge Alberto Rodriguez, Luis Velis, William Keunen, Arnold Sauce, George Westring, Julio E Fernandez-Ochoa, Pedro Zuloaga, Gregory Joseph, Lawrence Freedman, Gerardo Perdigon, Gustavo Alvarez, Lizardo Benavides, Sergio Campos 

Women’s 9.0 

Final Results: Orange County (Heathrow Country Club) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 3-1. Hillsborough County (Sandra W Freedman Tennis Complex) finished in second place with a record of 3-1. Orange County held the tiebreaker over Hillsborough. 

Orange County Season Roster: Ligia Bottinelli (Captain), Sonia Herring, Denise Tormey, Anna Svaetichin, Cheryl Keller, Susan Kirby, Tammy Giaimo, Shery Cassidy, Tolly Spengler, Susan Wright 

Men’s 9.0 

Final Results: Broward County (David Park Tennis Center) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 4-0. Hillsborough County (HCC Tennis Complex) finished in second place with a record of 3-1.  

      

Broward County Season Roster: Herbert Portillo (Captain), Javier Martinez, Dimitri Viel, Jorge Ramirez, Randolph Seivane, Pedro Pozzobon, Sebastian Covos, Alejandro Lataczewski, Tomas Rodriguez, Nelson Vale Perez, Isidro Gomez, Ricardo Rubi, Carlos Gomez-Diaz