USTA Florida hosted one other Sectional Championship, as Tri-Degree and Blended competitors took heart stage on the USTA Nationwide Campus. There was a way of pleasure within the air as gamers from throughout the state converged for a weekend of thrilling matches and spirited enjoyable.
The sectional championship showcased the varied expertise throughout the USTA Florida group, with gamers of various ranges partaking in Tri-Degree matches.
Tri-Degree League is a doubles format designed to create a singular alternative by combining gamers of differing NTRP ranges on groups in native competitors. Groups advance by means of Sectional Championships, and winners of these earn a bid to the Nationwide Championships.
There was additionally Blended 55 & Over play, the place the competitors was fierce. Blended play consists of two individuals, one man and one girl, combines their score, and matches them towards different gamers who’ve the identical added up score. It’s a enjoyable approach to see tennis performed as completely different skillsets mesh to create the final word pair.
Winners of every division certified for the 2023 USTA League Tom Fey Tri-Degree Nationwide Invitational, which is being held on March 7-11, 2024, on the Barnes Tennis Middle & Balboa Tennis Membership in San Diego, California.
Victorious groups within the Blended 55 and Over division obtained an automated bid to the 2023 Blended 55 & Over Nationwide Invitational, which takes place March 22-24, in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Full outcomes from the Tri-Degree and Blended competitors might be discovered under:
Blended 55 & Over 6.0
Last Outcomes: Alachua County (Jonesville Tennis Middle) completed in first place of the spherical robin with a document of 4-0, whereas Escambia County completed in second place with a document of 3-1
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Alachua County Season Roster: Irina Madorsky (Captain), Silvia Menendez, Jodi Cox, Paul Folkers, Scott Lamp, Paul Lipori, Julia Morrisroe, Quynn Gingrich, Tom Lowery, Terri Lowery, Hank Dudding, Melinda Hartline, Marc Schnoll, Chihong Yun
Blended 55 & Over 8.0
Finals: Pinellas County (Metropolis of Clearwater) defeated Broward County (Dawn Tennis Membership) 2-1
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No. 1 Doubles: Sondra Carpio/Pipo Torrellas (Broward) d. Mark Nasworthy/Michele Ironsmith 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 Doubles: Lynn O’Brien/Albert Alhadeff (Pinellas) d. Gustavo Riaquez/Cristina Tomadin 7-5, 7-5
No. 3 Doubles: Irene Nasworthy/David King (Pinellas) d. Jorge Evaristo/Natalia De Gregorio 6-2, 5-7, 1-0
Pinellas County Season Roster: Dane Houston (Captain), David King (Captain), Mark Nasworthy, Irene Nasworthy, Kim Fernald, Lynn O’brien, Albert Alhadeff, Cari Reagin, Michele Ironsmith, Robert Ironsmith, Jillene Panella
Tri-Degree 18 & Over Males 4.0/3.5/3.0
Finals: Miami-Dade County (Crandon Park Tennis Middle) defeated Broward County (Brian Piccolo Tennis Middle) 2-1
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No. 1 Doubles: Nicolas Malkind/Juan Cesin (Miami) d. Alan Matheus/Simon Palacios 6-0, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles: Benjamin Andres Rodriguez Chong/Alberto De La Rosa (Broward) d. Ivan Holhmquist 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 Doubles: Chagin Buaiz/Gonzalo Garcia (Miami) d. Gilberto Giampaolo/Lee Araujo 6-2, 6-1
Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Schubert Sengupta (Captain), Gonzalo Garcia (Captain), Federico Molinari, Rodrigo Bermudez, Ivan Holmquist, Leonardo Concha, Nicolas Malkind, Chagin Buaiz, Juan Cesin, Victor Cuesta, Vicente Ciliberti, Francisco Dugarte, Arturo Moratinos, Alberto Pinzon Rovira, Tomas Matamoros, Lucas Decastelli
Tri-Degree 18 & Over Ladies 4.0/3.5/3.0
Finals: Okaloosa County (Fort Walton Seashore Tennis Middle) defeated Duval County (Saint Johns Tennis Academy) 2-1
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No. 1 Doubles: Mikaela McManus/Tricia Hafdahl (Okaloosa) d. Kerri Robison/Amanda Swearingen 6-0, 7-6
No. 2 Doubles: Susan Asher/Nina Strickland (Duval) d. Eleonora Kovacs/Van Hughes 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 Doubles: Alicia Roberson/Amanda Nielsen (Okaloosa) d. Lindsay Lynch/Christina Rigby 7-5, 6-1
Okaloosa County Season Roster: Mayumi Kosnosky (Captain), Mikaela McManus (Captain), Van Hughes, Shelli Foster, Joanna Gocan, Eleonora Kovacs, Julie Fuller, Tricia Hafdahl, Amanda Nielsen, Mckenna Mills, Alicia Roberson, Megan Sherman
Tri-Degree 18 & Over Ladies 3.5/3.0/2.5
Finals: Alachua County (Jonesville Tennis Middle) defeated Orange County (Isleworth Nation Membership) 2-1
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No. 1 Doubles: Erica Amadori/Julia Carter (Orange) d. Irina Madorsky/Rebecca McKee 6-0, 6-3
No. 2 Doubles: Jenny Neelands/Ashley Spink (Alachua) d. Jill Ata/Jessica O’Brien 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Doubles: Laura Peterson/Nicole Paradise Black (Alachua) d. Elizabeth Whitcomb/Meghan Mannella 6-3, 6-0
Alachua County Season Roster: Irina Madorsky (Captain), Melissa Justis, Nicole Paradise Black, Jenny Neelands, Margot Maurer, Laura Peterson, Rebecca McKee, Michelle Sebastian, Ashley Spink, Sarah Hooghuis
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