Taking place the last two weekends, the USTA National Campus has been home to hundreds of players from across the state at 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. It was a great weekend for Broward, Hillsborough, and Orange County as these counties were able to win two divisions each. Rounding out the final division was Miami-Dade County.
Championship teams have qualified and booked their tickets for the Adult League National Championships, which will take place from October 30 through November 8 in Alabama and Florida. Let’s take a look at which teams will be representing the Sunshine State at the National Championships later this year.
Adult 55 & Over Results:
Women’s 6.0
Championship: Broward County (Midtown Athletic Club) defeated Collier County (Club At Sterling Oaks) 2-1
No. 1 Doubles: Patti Muff/Laura Goetz (Collier) d. Veronica Cornell/Patricia Williams6-0, 3-6, 1-0
No. 2 Doubles: Jennifer Montgomery/Deborah Marshall (Broward) d. Roseann McGee/Anne Pauls 6-2, 7-6
No. 3 Doubles: Shamena Khan/Martha Barliza (Broward) d. Mary Feldman/Deborah Eck 6-2, 5-0 RET.
Broward County Season Roster: Jennifer Montgomery (Captain), Mariana Goldvarg, Shamena Khan, Maureen Winick, Maritza Craig, Karla Diab-Herrera, Sindi Chrzan, Patricia Williams, Veronica Cornell, Martha Barliza, Deborah Marshall
Women’s 7.0
Championship: Orange County (Lake Cane Tennis Center) defeated Miami-Dade County (Ron Ehmann Tennis Center) 2-1
No. 1 Doubles: Lisa Miller/Hazel Cooke (Orange) d. Nathalia Blanco/Leticia Diaz 7-5, 6-3
No. 2 Doubles: Andrea Andrade/Melissa Morim (Miami) d. Kim DeZavala/Valerie Hershiser 5-7, 6-4, 1-0
No. 3 Doubles: Jamie Roedig/Shanda Redding (Orange) d. Sara Cleveland/Donna Kass 6-4, 6-2
Orange County Season Roster: Mary Ann Koula (Captain), Angela Tuckerman, Jean Jenkins, Penny Watzka, Tracey Are, Hazel Cooke, Kerri Dryden, Shanda Redding, Jamie Roedig, Lisa Miller, Robin McCaul, Valerie Hershiser, Ann Jones, Carolynn Gilbert, Kim DeZavala
Men’s 7.0
Championship: Broward County (John H. Quigley Park) defeated Orange County (Winter Park Tennis Center) 3-0
No. 1 Doubles: Luis Laya/Donny Ma (Broward) d. Scott Sullivan/Alfonso Vargas 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Doubles: Paul Newman/Alexey Rasskazov (Broward) d. Tim Thomas/Roland Gutierrez 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Doubles: Santiago Restrepo/Luis Etchevers (Broward) d. Tom Phan/Tracy Gill 6-3, 6-0
Broward County Season Roster: Donny Ma (Captain), Luis Laya, Jose Ignacio Vega, Marcos Urra, Alexey Rasskazov, Claudio Garcia, Luis Etchevers, Santiago Moreno Escallon, David Levine, Ruben Ojeda, Santiago Restrepo, James Baseman, Paul Newman, Andres Rojas
Women’s 8.0
Championship: Orange County (Lake Cane Tennis Center) defeated Broward County (Mission Bay Tennis) 3-0
No. 1 Doubles: Kerri Dryden/Kristee Garrity (Orange) d. Katherine Shadid/Amy Brown 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Doubles: Kellye Hug/Patricia Knight (Orange) d. Gwen Guidice/Tina Preville 7-5, 7-6
No. 3 Doubles: Denise Tormey/Jamie Roedig (Orange) d. Edith Schmidt/Mirella Sprinckmoller 6-1, 2-6, 1-0
Orange County Season Roster: Angela Tuckerman (Captain), Jamie Roedig, Patricia Knight, Lisa Miller, Kathleen Hansen, Penny Watzka, Kelly Foote, Kellye Hug, Tammy Giaimo, Jennifer Widga-Kirby, Denise Tormey, Shery Cassidy, Paula Hall, Ligia Bottinelli, Kristee Garrity, Kerri Dryden, Claire Fitzgerald
Men’s 8.0
Championship: Miami-Dade County (Coral Pine Park) defeated Collier County (World Tennis Club) 2-1
No. 1 Doubles: Jim Rosenthal/Osmany Alfonso (Miami) d. John Diehl/Kirk Huey 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 Doubles: Arnold Sauce/Jorge Alberto Rodriguez (Miami) d. Brien Freeman/Brent Freeman 6-4, 6-3
No. 3 Doubles: Dan Curry/Kyle Macy (Collier) d. Hugo Montiel/Gregory Joseph 6-0, 6-3
Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Jorge Alberto Rodriguez (Captain), Manuel Mejia, Xavier Bello, Arnold Sauce, Spyros Prantalos, Genghiz Erden, Gregory Joseph, Manuel Lopez, Francisco Ramirez Arellano, Miguel Miloslavich, Troy Wee Tom, Hugo Montiel, Adin Levine, Andrew Hellinger, Osmany Alfonso, Jim Rosenthal
Women’s 9.0
Result: Hillsborough County (Tampa Tennis Club at HCC) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 3-0. Orange County (Lake Cane Tennis Center) finished second with a record of 2-1.
Hillsborough County Season Roster: Margaret Roset (Captain), Dianne Albina (Captain), Melissa Glasgow, Anh Thu Miller, Andria Owen, Lisa Haidermota, Joan Simmons, Michele Ironsmith, Stephanie Wager, Katie Healy
Men’s 9.0
Result: Hillsborough County (River Hills Country Club) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 3-1. Broward County (John H. Quigley Park) finished second with a record of 2-2.
Hillsborough County Season Roster: Ignacio Molina (Captain), Chris Canfield, Edwin Jagger, Hartmut Liebel, Jeff Waite, Jeffrey Winkler, Chris New, Gabriel Mattos, Charles Gauthier, Michael Thomas, Renny van Grieken, Jeffrey Callan, Jamie Mckibban