Five Teams Secure National Bid With Win at Tri-Level and Mixed 55 & Over Sectionals

USTA Florida hosted another Sectional Championship, as Tri-Level and Mixed competition took center stage at the USTA National Campus. There was a sense of excitement in the air as players from across the state converged for a weekend of thrilling matches and spirited fun.  

The sectional championship showcased the diverse talent within the USTA Florida community, with players of varying levels engaging in Tri-Level and Adult Mixed matches. 

Tri-Level League is a doubles format designed to create a unique opportunity by combining players of differing NTRP levels on teams in local competition. Teams advance through Sectional Championships, and winners of those earn a bid to the National Championships.  

There was also Mixed 55 & Over play, where the competition was fierce. Mixed play consists of two people, one man and one woman, combines their rating, and matches them against other players who have the same added up rating. It’s a fun way to see tennis played as different skillsets mesh to create the ultimate pair. 

Winners of each division qualified for the 2023 USTA League Tom Fey Tri-Level National Invitational, which is being held on March 7-11, 2024, at the Barnes Tennis Center & Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego, California.   

Victorious teams in the Mixed 55 and Over division received an automatic bid to the 2023 Mixed 55 & Over National Invitational, which takes place March 22-24, in Scottsdale, Arizona.   

Full results from the Tri-Level and Mixed competition can be found below: 

Mixed 55 & Over 6.0 

Final Results: Alachua County (Jonesville Tennis Center) finished in first place of the round robin with a record of 4-0, while Escambia County finished in second place with a record of 3-1 

 

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 

Mixed 55 & Over 8.0 

Finals: Pinellas County (City of Clearwater) defeated Broward County (Sunrise Tennis Club) 2-1 

 

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-Level 18 & Over Men 4.0/3.5/3.0 

Finals: Miami-Dade County (Crandon Park Tennis Center) defeated Broward County (Brian Piccolo Tennis Center) 2-1 

 

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-Level 18 & Over Women 4.0/3.5/3.0 

Finals: Okaloosa County (Fort Walton Beach Tennis Center) defeated Duval County (Saint Johns Tennis Academy) 2-1 

 

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-Level 18 & Over Women 3.5/3.0/2.5 

Finals: Alachua County (Jonesville Tennis Center) defeated Orange County (Isleworth Country Club) 2-1  

 

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