Miami-Dade & Pinellas County Dominate Adult 18 & Over Mixed 6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0 Sectional Championships

Local adult players battled the heat at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona during the Adult 18 & Over Mixed 6.0/7.0/8.0/9.0 Sectional Championships. 

Mixed doubles offers a fun and competitive way to enjoy tennis. Some of Florida’s best pro players even play in this format like Coco Gauff did at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The format is simple, a man and woman pair up, with their combined ratings determining their division (for example, two 3.0 players would compete in the 6.0 draw), and the players’ ratings must be within 1.0 of each other. 

The competition was fierce throughout the weekend, with players putting their best tennis on display. The matches were incredibly tight, with tons of matches being decided by just one line. 

Overall, Miami-Dade and Pinellas Counties were the big winners, taking home two draws each and securing a spot at the National Championships. Check out how the championships played out in the Mixed Sectional Championships. 

Adult 18 & Over Mixed Results: 

6.0 Finals 

Championship: Miami-Dade County (Crandon Park Tennis Center) defeated Marion County (Fort King Tennis Center) 2-1 

   

No. 1 Doubles: Cole Herzing/Taylor Herzing (Marion) d. Alejandra Gil/Edward Ng 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 

No. 2 Doubles: Ana Pastorino/Rodrigo Villamarin (Miami) d. Paul Rice/Abigail Dellovade 6-4, 7-5 

No. 3 Doubles: Jennifer Roque/Carlos Nicolopulos (Miami) d. Tiani Fuller/Timothy Ferguson 7-6, 6-2 

Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Schubert Sengupta (Captain), Ana Pastorino, Jennifer Roque, Ernesto Roque, Leonor Etchart, Lisette Trimble, Carlos Nicolopulos, Edward Ng, Schubert Sengupta, Jennifer Korth, Balagopal Menon, Rodrigo Villamarin, Courtney Fallon, Alejandra Gil, Freddy Caceres, Paulette Janice Snagg 

7.0 Finals 

Championship: Miami-Dade County (Canas Tennis Tamiami Park) defeated Broward County (Weston Racquet Club) 3-0 

   

No. 1 Doubles: Andry Ferrebus/Victoria Neira (Miami) d. Michael Kattan/Diana Restrepo 7-5, 6-5, RET. 

No. 2 Doubles: Maria Soto/Fernando Blasi (Miami) d. Chagin Buaiz/Daniela Hernandez 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Maria Nunez/Orlando Santiago (Miami) d. Victor Rodriguez/Marianne Rivas 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 

Miami-Dade County Season Roster: Maria Soto (Captain), Andry Ferrebus (Captain), Ramon Cordova, Liz Lampe, Jose Vera, Juan Caruso, Jose Cedeno, Luis Del Mar, Claudette Figuera, Maria Nunez, Adrian Ledo, Victoria Neira, Hugo Barraez, Fernando Blasi, Orlando Santiago, Andrea Santiago 

8.0 Finals 

Championship: Pinellas County (Bardmoor Golf Tennis Club) defeated Hillsborough County (HCC Tennis Complex) 

   

No. 1 Doubles: Cari Reagin/Mike Moenter (Pinellas) d. Richard Helme/Angie Jones 6-1, 7-6 

No. 2 Doubles: Andreas Waldthausen/Kirsten Willis (Pinellas) d. Shivashish Puri/Nina Mortazavi 6-2, 6-4 

No. 3 Doubles: Danielle Nickerson/Nicholas Oppenheimer (Pinellas) d. Scott Schuhriemen/Ivana West 6-3, 6-2 

Pinellas County Season Roster: Danielle Nickerson (Captain), Jamie Hamilton, Josh Melton, Mike Moenter, Nicolas Sides, Andreas Waldthausen, Nicholas Oppenheimer, Kirsten Willis, Clark Maccullough, Christina Dausch, Meredith Reagin, Alexis Kwasnik, Ivana West, Cari Reagin, Stacey Reznicek 

9.0 Finals 

Championship: Pinellas County (Bardmoor Golf Tennis Club) defeated Broward County (Lauderdale Tennis Club) 3-0  

   

No. 1 Doubles: Jordan Monosky/Heather Walton (Pinellas) d. Antonio Necuze/Gabriela Castanon 6-0, 6-2 

No. 2 Doubles: Mike Moenter/Kaitlynn Groves (Pinellas) d. Daniel Oropeza/Naisha Joseph 6-1, 6-0 

No. 3 Doubles: Courage Okungbowa/Ashlen DiCicco (Pinellas) d. Sharon Runk/Alejandro Aller 7-6, 1-0, RET. 

County Season Roster: Danielle Nickerson (Captain), Paul Birdsong, Maria Stand, Jordan Monosky, Jamie Hamilton, Heather Walton, Mike Moenter, Stephen Felman, Ashlen DiCicco, Megan Smith, Kaitlynn Groves, Josh Melton, Courage Okungbowa