Four Counties Collect Titles at Adult 40 & Over 3.5/4.5 Sectional Championships

As summer pushes on, USTA Florida held another Sectional Championship at the USTA National Campus. This time, the Adult 40 & Over 3.5/4.5 division was in play, with 39 teams from across the state looking to take home the glory. 

The competitive nature of tennis was high all weekend long and even with a brief weather delay during the championship matches on Monday, the intensity didn’t die down. 

Once things cleared up, the players took the courts again and battled it out, with each team giving their all. Per usual, it was a great showing from everyone involved.  

Florida tennis is one of the best for a reason, check out how everything played out, and which counties were able to travel home Sectional Champions. 

Adult 40 & Over 3.5 Women 

Championship: Duval County (Club Continental Tennis) defeated Alachua County (Jonesville Tennis Center) 3-1 

 

No. 1 Singles: Mary Ellen Chaves (Duval) d. Geene’ DeHenau McDonald 6-1, 6-2 

No. 1 Doubles: Elizabeth Kerian/Elizabeth Donnelly (Duval) d. Jenny Neelands/Ashley Spink 6-7, 6-0, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Timothe Romani/Jennelle Comiskey (Duval) d. Maria Curatolo/Linda Garcia-Crespo 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Julie Sager/Pam Kelly (Alachua) d. Elizabeth Seeker/Sherri Ouchi 7-5, 6-2 

Duval County Season Roster: Jennelle Comiskey (Captain), Sherri Ouchi, Julie Warrenfeltz, Elizabeth Kerian, Timothe Romani , Mary Ellen Chaves, Elizabeth Donnelly, Elizabeth Seeker, Kelly Cusick, Staci Hall, Carrie Wineman 

Adult 40 & Over 3.5 Men 

Championship: Hillsborough County (HCC Tennis Complex) d. Orange County (Sanlando Park) 3-1 

 

No. 1 Singles: Max Collazo (Hills) d. Libardo Lambrano 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 

No. 1 Doubles: Kevin Brick/Doug Clery (Hills) d. Luis Escalona/Rob Haben 6-4, 6-2 

No. 2 Doubles: Jason Brownell/Huan Le (Orange) d. Paul Gates/Jeff Burdette 6-3, 0-6, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Michael Palmer/James Schneider (Hills) d. Romeo Bautista/Jose Perez 7-6, 6-3 

Hillsborough County Season Roster: Michael Palmer (Captain), Doug Clery, Peter Martino, Paul Gates, Chris Chee-A-Tow, Gvozden Dokic, James Schneider, Ken Chin, Kevin Brick, Jeff Burdette, Rogerio Buchner de Freitas, Dustin Applebaum, David Ponraj, Max Collazo 

Adult 40 & Over 4.5 Women 

Championship: Escambia County defeated Orange County (Sanlando Park) 3-1 

No. 1 Singles: Susan Nitterauer (Escambia) d. Kim Frilot 6-3, 6-3 

No. 1 Doubles: Lauren Haack/Michelle Covell (Escambia) d. Anne-Marie Miller/Pamela Saffran 7-5, 6-2 

No. 2 Doubles: Lori Gonzalez/Kim Pennington (Escambia) d. Kristine Dionne/Anna Svaetichin 6-1, 6-3 

No. 3 Doubles: Kerry Sproles/Christine Alfert (Orange) d. Carel Demanss/Claudia Simmons 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 

Escambia County Season Roster: Claudia Simmons (Captain), Carel Demanss, Susan Nitterauer, Andrea Wohlschlaeger, Michelle Covell, Lori Gonzalez, Lauren Haack, Kim Pennington, Kristin Ficery 

Adult 40 & Over 4.5 Men 

Results: Miami-Dade County (Kendall Tennis Training Center) finished 4-0 in the round robin to secure first place at the Sectional Championship 

 

Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Armando Cabane (Captain), Pablo Gimenez, Mario Porcelli, Antonio Necuze, Sebastian Martinez Christensen, SEBASTIAN COVOS, Randolph Seivane, Alejandro Lataczewski, Carlos Manuel Parra-Alvarez, Pedro Pozzobon, Jose Zea, G Emerson Fales, Paul Martins, Marcos Lopez, Luciano Cuneo, Dimitri Viel