2015 FHSAA Tennis State Championships
When: Monday through Friday
Where: Sanlando Park, Altamonte Springs (Class 3A and 4A); Red Bug Lake Park, Casselberry (Class 1A and 2A team competition); Sylvan Lake Park, Sanford (Class 1A and 2A individual competition)
Schedule: Class 1A and 3A – Monday through Wednesday. Team singles finals begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, followed by team doubles semifinals and finals, individual singles finals, and individual doubles semifinals and finals.
Class 2A and 4A – Wednesday through Friday. Team singles finals begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, followed by team doubles semifinals and finals, individual singles finals, and individual doubles semifinals and finals.
Local teams competing: Class 4A boys – Lake Mary, Olympia, Winter Park and girls – Countryside, Olympia, Winter Park; Class 3A boys – King, Wiregrass Ranch and girls – Lakeland, Lakewood Ranch, Lecanto; Class 2A boys – Jesuit, Pasco and girls – Academy of the Holy Names, Hernando, Lake Highland Prep; Class 1A boys – Berkeley Prep, Father Lopez, St. Stephen’s and girls – Carrollwood Day School, St. Stephen’s, Windmere Prep.
Singles qualifiers: 4A boys - Hunter Branster, Jenkins; Aidan O'Brien, Lake Brantley; Thomas Harmon, Plant and girls - Alexandra Lee, Cypress Creek; Courtney Hebard, Steinbrenner; Kaitlynn Groves, Lake Howell; Lauren Dunlap, Newsome; Luiza Simoes, West Orange. 3A boys - Justin Hall, Armwood; Greg Durham, Melbourne; Noah Thompson, Seabreeze; John Portlock, Winter Haven and girls - Christi Woodson, Eau Gallie; Theressa Thong, Edgewater; Snesha Sathish, King; Alara Hollyfield, Robinson.
2A boys - Shivashish Puri, Bayshore; Jack Hoy, Bishop Moore; Alberto Go, Merritt Island; Nick Yale, Tampa Catholic; John Sakellarides, Tarpon Springs and girls - Jessica Stefan, Boca Ciega; Ashleigh Day, Fivay. 1A boys - Jose Meilan, All Saints'; Parker Hayslett, Clearwater Central Catholic; Egan Kattenberg, Holy Trinity; Peter Litsky, Shorecrest Prep; Rafael Campos, Windermere Prep and girls - Jacque Lazaro, Clearwater Central Catholic; Danielle Peele, Lake Mary Prep; Emily McConnell, Merritt Island Christian; Audrey Brown, Seffner Christian.
Doubles qualifiers: 4A boys - Branster and Jemere Plummer, Jenkins; Jordan Mark and Sebastain Rivera, Steinbrenner; Oscar Toro and Arlem Gorelov, West Orange and girls - Elizabeth Beary and Kelley Jenks, Apopka; Dunlap and Tess Studdiford, Newsome; Lauren Corcoran and Allie Kallish, Plant. 3A boys - Jake Kennard and Phillip Nguyen, Hillsborough; Charlie Gardner and Alex Maqueira, Lakeland; Todd Arias and Miraj Patel, Mainland; Durham and Andrew Burley, Melbourne and girls - T. Tong and Cecilia Tong, Edgewater; Sathish and Kathy Tian, King; Naomi Villa and Madison Wolk, Melbourne; Victoria Chavez and Precious Okungbowa, Wiregrass Ranch.
2A boys - Jack Hoy and Eugene Macouzet, Bishop Moore; Nikita Goldenberg and Richard Mannion, Boca Ciega; Alex Walker and Aakash Panjabi, Gulf; Go and Noah Rawis, Merritt Island; Conner Schwefringhaus and Dakota Wiley, Nature Coast and girls - Stefan and Anna Warrington, Boca Ciega; Day and Kirbea Harrell, Fivay. 1A boys - Martin Stoyanov and Fraser Leslie, Academy at the Lakes; Meilan and Paul Myers, All Saints'; Kattenberg and Hunter Morris, Holy Trinity; Campos and Nico Rivera, Windmere Prep and girls - Daniella Moreno and Anna Waller, Academy at the Lakes; McConnell and Na Norwich, Merritt Island Christian; Brown and Ally Helsel, Seffner Christian; Lindsey Greenwood and Samantha Dimaio, Trinity Prep.
Fun facts: Defending state boys champs Wiregrass Ranch advanced to its third-straight state tournament with a 4-2 win vs. Sarasota. The Bulls haven’t dropped a match since 2012; Countryside girls defeated Plant, 4-1, to become the first 4A Pinellas County team to advance to state in 10 years. The undefeated Cougars are 17-0.
Jesuit advanced to its fifth-straight state tourney; The King boys swept Lakeland in the regional finals to earn a fourth-straight trip to state; Academy of the Holy Names will be wearing special uniforms with the initials S.W. on them to honor former teammate Sydney Wynne, who passed away on Christmas morning following a battle with liver cancer.
Pasco’s boys team made history, advancing to state for the first time in school history; Five-year-old Carrollwood Day School is heading to state for the third time.