Riviera Prep girls’ tennis wins first region title; Gulliver, Palmetto, more teams to state
The Riviera Prep girls’ tennis team beat Carrollton in the region finals to qualify for state in Class 1A.
This marks the first time the Riviera Prep girls’ tennis team advances to state. The young Bulldogs feature two sixth graders, a seventh grader, a freshman, a sophomore, and a junior.
“It’s been a very challenging year for everyone,” Riviera Prep Athletic Director Courtney Young said. “However, to see one of the youngest teams in state history persevere through the adversity makes this one of the most incredible moments for our school and our kids.”
At the four-team district tournament, Carrollton won the title with 16 points, edging Riviera Prep by two points.
Riviera Prep then beat Miami Country Day in a region semifinal to set-up a show down, head-to-head, with Carrollton in the region finals.
In those region finals, the Bulldogs beat Carrollton 4-3. Trailing 3-2 after singles play, Riviera Prep swept both doubles matches to clinch the upset victory.
Riviera Prep’s No. 2 doubles tandem (sixth grader Leyla Kilgour and freshman Sophia Armenta) went to a tiebreaker, winning 10-8.
The clincher came at No. 1 doubles with sophomore Milagros Lardiez and seventh grader Sasha Kilgour, winning 7-6 (7-4), 6-1. Down 5-2 in the first set, they rallied to win in the tiebreaker.
In No. 1 singles, Sasha Kilgour also rallied to win, after losing the first set 6-2. Leyla Kilgour won an important team point at No.3 singles.
Riviera Prep is pleased to announce a state-of-the-art, nine-court tennis facility, opening near the end of May.
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Palmetto to state
In a Class 4A region girls’ final of district team champions, undefeated Palmetto beat Krop 4-2.
Freshmen Mia Sorrentino (No. 3), Brooke Revuelta (No. 4) and Nicole Calmet (No. 5) won in singles for a 3-2 lead.
In doubles, Sorrentino and Revuelta (No.2) sealed it with a 6-1, 6-1 victory, sending the Tigers to next week’s state tournament in Altamonte Springs.
In the boys’ final, Krop edged Palmetto 4-3 to reach state.
Girls: Results: No. 1 Gabriela Rondon (Krop) d. Nathalie van der Reis 6-3, 6-0; No. 2 Maehama Ayami (Krop) d. Jett Coetzee 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 Mia Sorrentino (PLM) d. Juanita Villamrin 6-3, 6-2; No. 4 Brooke Revuelta (PLM) d. Monique Lima 6-3, 6-3; No. 5 Nicole Calmet(PLM) d. Galit Beraja 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: No. 2 Sorrentino/Revuelta (PLM) 6-1, 6-1.
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More Region Tennis
GIRLS: 2A Region Championship: Gulliver Prep 4, LaSalle 1: No. 1 Isabella Rojas (LaS) won 6-0, 6-3; No. 2 Jayden Jagolinzer (GP) won 2-6, 6-2, 10-7; No. 3 Mia Suarez (GP) won 6-3, 6-4; No. 4 Lia Fletcher (GP) won 6-0, 6-1; No. 5 Tori Hagenlocker (GP) won 6-0, 6-1.
GIRLS: 2A Region Championship: American Heritage 4, Pine Crest 3.
GIRLS: 3A Region Championship: Doral 5, St. Thomas Aquinas 0.
GIRLS: 4A Region Championship: Douglas 7, Western 0.
GIRLS: 1A Region Championship: St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton 5, Westminster Academy 0.
BOYS: 1A Region Championship: Ransom Everglades 4, Miami Country Day 0: No. 1 Sam Gelber won 6-1, 3-0, ret.; No. 2 Xander Lake won 6-3, 6-1; No. 3 Dylan Kauffmann won 6-2, 6-2; No. 5 Ale Urdaneta won 6-2, 6-2.
BOYS: 1A Region Championship: St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton 5, Calvary Christian 0.
BOYS: 2A Region Championship: Pine Crest 4, American Heritage-Delray 0.
BOYS: 2A Region Championship: Gulliver Prep 4, Somerset Academy-Pembroke Pines 0.
BOYS: 3A Region Championship: Doral 4, TERRA 0.
BOYS: 4A Region Championship: Cypress Bay 4, Douglas 1.
The region champions qualify for state next week in Seminole County (Sanlando Park, Red Bug Lake Park and Sylvan Lake Park).
Football Prep Day
McDougle Technical Institute Preparatory will conduct a Prep Day on Saturday, April 24 at Carter Park (1450 W. Sunrise Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale) from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
MTI Prep’s Bison football team is led by head coach Arturo Freeman.
The Prep Day is open to all unsigned high school seniors. The athletes will go through a series of training and agility drills and will be elevated for a spot on the MTI prep football team.
Those interested can register at gomtiprep.org. Walk-ups are also welcome.
NFL alum and South Florida native Stockar McDougle and his wife, Octavia, launched McDougle Technical Institute Preparatory (MTI Prep) in 2019. MTI Prep has locations in Pompano Beach and Gainesville.
MTI Prep is a K-12 Florida private high school and a post-graduate athletic program that is committed to helping student athletes with career and college preparation. The athletic program offered at MTI is a six to 10-month program.
Boys’ volleyball
Senior Night: Belen Jesuit d. SLAM 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 28-26, 18-16: Senior Matt Diaz 11 kills, 5 blocks; Senior Carlos Grundler 5 kills, 3 aces; Senior Luis Halvorssen 6 kills, 4 blocks; Senior Jose Torres 16 digs, 3 assists; Gaby Suarez 12 kills, 18 digs; Robert Henao 10 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks, 25 assists. BEL (11-7).
Braddock d. TERRA 27-25, 25-14, 25-20: John-Marcos Gonzalez 8 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Nicholas Mirabal 25 assists, 2 kills, 4 digs, block; Jorge Santos 7 kills.
Baseball
Riviera Prep 17, Palmer Trinity 2: Marc Quarrie 2-3, HR, 3B, RBI; Nick Flowers 2-Run HR; Eric Fernandez 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Luis Angarita 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI; WP DJ Flowers CG. RP (21-2).
Softball
Southeastern Conference Semifinal: Palmer Trinity 10, Coral Shores 0: WP Emme Fundora; Caroline Zamek 3-4, 2 RBI; Megan Keller 1-3, 2 RBI; Kinsey Cerda 2-2, 2 Runs.
St. Brendan 7, Keys Gate 4: WP Sophia Moran 7 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 2-3, 2 R, RBI; Brianna Masses-Valera 2-3, 3 RBI; Isabella Fernandez 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI.
Flag football
District Tournament: Cooper City 21, McArthur 14 (2 OT): Hailey Fuentes, Leyla Geha and Bella Riollano scored on TD passes from Yanei Honan.
Submit regular season and post-season results
For high schools in Broward and Miami Dade counties, if you have varsity game results and stats for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com. Varsity only.
Miami Herald All-County Ballots
Athletic directors were emailed a link for Miami Herald All-County ballots for Spring sports. Coaches, deadline to submit nominees is May 1.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 2:16 AM.
