Hillsborough and Miami-Dade County Big Winners at Adult 40 & Over 3.0/4.0 Sectional Championships

On another blistering hot weekend in the Sunshine State, athletes gathered at the USTA National Campus to compete in the Adult 40 & Over 3.0/4.0 Sectional Championships.  

Battling for a spot in the National Championships later this year, teams from across the state brought their A-game and left it all on the courts.  

The Women’s 3.0 final was intense as Hillsborough and Alachua County were in a close match up. Three of the four lines went to a tiebreaker, where Hillsborough clutched up and won. 

In the Men’s 4.0 Hillsborough once again found themselves in a final, this time against Broward County. With a few lines going to a tiebreaker, it was neck-and-neck, but in the end, Hills was able to take it. 

For the Women’s 4.0, Miami-Dade County was able to secure their spot at Nationals, taking down a tough opponent in Brevard County. They split the four lines, but Miami was able to take the tiebreaker and win. Let’s look at how each draw played out. 

Adult 40 & Over Results 

3.0 Women 

Championship Result: Hillsborough County (SVB Tennis and Wellness Center) defeated Alachua County (DB Racquet Club) 3-1 

         

No. 1 Singles: Danna Sturman (Hills) d. Maureen Ratliff 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 

No. 1 Doubles: Beatriz Cardona/Cynthia Stenberg (Hills) d. Lauren Indelicato/Mary Mccue 7-6, 2-6, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Claudia George/Neha Bishnoi (Hills) d. Danielle McGriff/Kelly Cordell 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Sophie Marcoux/Hebah Fox (Alachua) d. Amy Isaac/Sandra Bell 6-4, 6-3 

Hillsborough County Season Roster: Wei Xue (Captain), Gina Bates, Danna Sturman, Beatriz Cardona, Neha Bishnoi, Thais Michael, Claudia George, Sandra Grimes, Carrie Stiers, Hong Liu, Sandra Bell, Katherine Grichnik, Amy Isaac, Cynthia Stenberg, Quynhtran Tonnu, Emily Weisser, Jian Sun 

4.0 Women 

Championship Result: Miami-Dade County (Salvadore Park) defeated Brevard County (DeSoto Recreation Complex Tennis and Recreation) 3-2 

         

No. 1 Singles: Giuditta Castello (Miami) d. Melissa Johnson 6-1, 6-2 

No. 1 Doubles: Dawn Barlow/ Carly Romanelli (Brevard) d. Astrid Miniet/Susie Valls 6-3, 6-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Maegan Hulscher/Kileen Knight (Brevard) d. Gricel Boto Bernales/Jill Hidalgo 7-6, 6-2 

No. 3 Doubles: Elena DeVera/Michele King (Miami) d. Terry Taylor/Anna Butler 6-2, 6-1 

Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Astrid Miniet (Captain), Susie Valls (Captain), Alba Johnson, Ana Maria Faraci, Michele King, Suzanna Cancio, Hilary Landorf, Loren Levine, Maite Blanco, Gricel Boto Bernales, Jill Balli, Jill Hidalgo, Silvia Quiroga, Giuditta Castello, Lee Lynott, Michelle Dalmau, Elena Devera, Rommy Chang, Cristina Tomadin, Maria Suarez 

4.0 Men 

Championship Result: Hillsborough County (HCC Tennis Complex) defeated Broward County (Parkland Tennis Center) 3-1 

         

No. 1 Singles: Hiren Bhatt (Hills) d. Kevin Phuong Nguyen 1-6, 6-4 RET. 

No. 1 Doubles: Chris New/Jaime Villegas (Hills) d. Earl Chin/Jose Mejia 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Davis Bilardello/Sebastian Brust (Hills) d. Luis Felipe Fuenmayor/Alejandro Gonzalez 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Paul Newman/Santiago Restrepo (Broward) d. Yarek Orsini/Tu Phan 7-6, 6-2 

Hillsborough County Season Roster: Joe Orsini (Captain), Davis Bilardello, Jose Ramirez, Jaime Villegas, Yarek Orsini, Chris New, Sebastian Brust, John Hockin, Enrique Escobar, Hiren Bhatt, Brad Armagost, Steven Ehrenpreis, Mohamed Aboul-Ezzo, Carlos Layrisse, Tu Phan, David Palmer, Shane Broussard, Vong Keovongsa 

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