American Heritage and Pine Crest tennis renew district rivalry. Plus Palmetto, TERRA and more
The rivalry continues in South Florida between tennis powers American Heritage-Plantation and Pine Crest.
This time Pine Crest swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles at the District 14-2A Tournament.
In the girls’ division, Pine Crest and American Heritage-Plantation tied, setting up a tiebreaker showdown the following day, which Pine Crest won 4-1.
Pine Crest 4, American Heritage-Plantation 1: Winners: No.1 Natalie Block (AH); No.2 Bridget Chalich (PC); No.3 Natasha Jerkunica (PC); No.4 Katrin Gulia-Janovskaia (PC); No.5 Maya Heyman (PC).
GIRLS: Team: *1. Pine Crest 16; 2. American Heritage-Plantation 15; 3. Coral Springs Charter 11; 4. Cardinal Gibbons and Pompano 3; 6. University School and Calvary Christian 1; 8. Hallandale 0.
* won on a head-to-head playoff
BOYS: Team: 1. Pine Crest 20; 2. American Heritage-Plantation 10; 3. Calvary Christian 8; 4. Cardinal Gibbons 6; 5. Pompano and University School 2; 7. Coral Springs Charter 1; 8. Hallandale 0.
STATE QUALIFIERS: Girls’ No. 1 singles district champ: Juhnee See of Coral Springs Charter. Girls’ No.1 doubles district champs: Juhnee See/Madisen Clark of Coral Springs Charter. Boys’ No.1 singles district champ: Christopher Bogelin of Calvary Christian. Boys’ No.1 doubles district champs: Zaid Abuhamda/ Krisztian Meszaros of Pine Crest.
More District Champs: Girls: No.2 Bridget Chalich (PC); No.3 Angela Duan (AH); No.4 Katrin Gulia-Janovskaia (PC); No.5 Maya Heyman (PC). Doubles: No.2 Natasha Jerkunica/Gulia-Janovskaia (PC).
More District Champs: Boys: No.2 Krisztian Meszaros (PC); No.3 Jonathan Fromkin (PC); No.4 Jason Berinstein (PC); No.5 Christian Yeagley (PC). Doubles: No.2 Fromkin/Berinstein (PC).
There’s a good chance Pine Crest, coached by Corey Marsh, and American Heritage-Plantation, coached by Toby Croke, will rematch in the girls’ region finals, but first the region semifinals.
Girls: Pine Crest hosts District 13-2A runner-up Lincoln Park-Fort Pierce on Tuesday in a region semifinal. American Heritage-Plantation travels to District 13-2A champ American Heritage-Delray Beach.
Boys: Pine Crest hosts District 13-2A runner-up North Broward Prep. American Heritage-Plantation travels to District 13-2A champ American Heritage-Delray Beach.
CLASS 4A TENNIS
Palmetto, coached by Kelly Gibson, swept the team titles in boys’ and girls’ divisions at the District 16-4A Tournament.
Sebastian Munoz of Palmetto won the No.1 singles title, defeating Felipe Ramos of Coral Gables to automatically advance to the state finals.
Felipe Ramos/Henry Stoller of Coral Gables won the No.1 doubles title, besting Sebastian Munoz/Alessandro Munoz of Palmetto to also advance to the state finals.
On the girls’ side, Palmetto won all singles and doubles matches.
Ameia Sorey defeated Valentina Pinsard of Coral Reef for the No.1 singles title and an automatic berth to state. Ameia Sorey and Alexa Schull teamed at No.1 doubles and defeated Valentina Pinsard and Alexa Gomez in the finals to also qualify for state.
Boys: Team Results: 1. Palmetto 20; 2. Coral Gables 14; 3. Columbus 8; 4. Ferguson 4; 5. Coral Reef 3.
District Champs: No.1 Sebastian Munoz (PLM); No.2 Alessandro Munoz (PLM); No.3 Cason Campbell (PLM); No.4 Matteo Sama (PLM); No.5 Adriano Guarino (PLM). Doubles: No.1 Felipe Ramos/Henry Stoller (CG); No.2 Campbell/Sama (PLM).
Girls: Team Results: 1. Palmetto 21; 2. Coral Reef 9; 3. Ferguson 8; 4. Coral Gables 6.
District Champs: No.1 Ameia Sorey (PLM); No.2 Jett Coetzee (PLM); No.3 Alexa Schull (PLM); No.4 Brooke Revuelta (PLM); No.5 Mia Sorrentino (PLM). Doubles: No.1 Sorey/Schull (PLM); No.2 Revuelta/Sorrentino (PLM).
In boys’ region semifinals on Tuesday, Palmetto hosts District 15-4A runner-up Krop, while Coral Gables faces District 15-4A champ Doral Academy.
In girls’ region semifinals on Tuesday, Palmetto also hosts District 15-4A runner-up Krop, and Coral Reef battles District 15-4A champ Doral Academy.
Doral Academy, coached by Justin Puppo, won the girls’ and boys’ team titles in District 15-4A.
Douglas, coached by Amelia Pena, swept the girls’ and boys’ team titles in District 13-4A, and Cypress Bay did the same in District 14-4A.
The Lightning girls host District 13-4A runner-up Fort Lauderdale in a region semifinal on Tuesday, while District 14-4A runner-up Western travels to Douglas.
The Eagles boys host District 14-4A runner-up Cooper City, while District 13-4A runner-up Deerfield Beach travels to Cypress Bay.
State qualifiers from Cypress Bay are Fabian Rosales (No.1 boys’ singles); Fabian Rosales and Jacobo Forero (No.1 boys’ doubles); Ashlyn Gao (No.1 girls’ singles); Ashlyn Gao and Veronika Gonzalez (No.1 girls’ doubles).
State qualifiers from Douglas are Tania Dumke (No.1 girls’ singles); Tania Dumke and Savita Bagirathan (No.1 girls’ doubles).
CLASS 3A TENNIS
TERRA tennis, coached by Daniel Gimenez, won the girls’ and boys’ team titles in District 16-3A.
Girls: District Champs: No.1 Brooke Dugarte (T); No.2 Nicole Giordano (T); No.3 Anastacia Delany (T); No. 4 Giana Machado (T); No.5 Marissa Machado (T). Doubles: No.1 Brooke Dugarte/Nicole Giordano (T); 2. Giana Machado/Marissa Machado (T).
Boys: District Champs: No.1 Oumar Diallo (Everglades); No. 2 Jonathan Claro (T); No.3 Mateo Martinez (T); No.4 Bryce Wires (T); No.5 Joshua Burke (T). Doubles: No.1 Carlos Ramirez/Jonathan Claro (T); No.2 Mateo Martinez/Bryce Wires (T).
State Qualifiers: Girls: No.1 singles Brooke Dugarte (T); No.1 doubles Brooke Dugarte/Nicole Giordano (T). Boys: No.1 singles Oumar Diallo (Everglades); No.1 doubles Carlos Ramirez/Jonathan Claro (T).
In girls’ region semifinals on Tuesday, District 16-3A champ TERRA hosts District 15-3A runner-up Archbishop McCarthy, while District 15-3A champ St. Thomas Aquinas hosts District 16-3A runner-up Lourdes.
In boys’ region semifinals on Tuesday, District 15-3A champ Pembroke Pines Charter hosts District 16-3A runner-up Belen Jesuit. St. Thomas Aquinas, the District 15-3A runner-up, travels to District 16-3A champ TERRA.
CLASS 1A TENNIS
In District 14-1A girls, Westminster Academy was the team champion and will compete against District 13-1A runner-up Oxbridge Academy-West Palm Beach in a regional semifinal on Tuesday.
Westminster Academy 8th grader McKenzie McCoy won at No.1 singles in districts to reach the state tournament. She also teamed with fellow 8th grader Alex LaRocca to win districts at No.1 doubles, again qualifying for state.
In District 14-1A boys, David Posnack Jewish Day School won the championship and will face District 13-1A runner-up Oxbridge Academy in a region semifinal on Tuesday.
Rams senior Yair Gritzman qualified for state by winning districts at No.1 singles. Gritzman also reached state at No.1 doubles by winning districts with fellow senior Zev Englander.
More district tennis results ran in Friday’s newspaper and posted online.
Boys’ volleyball
For the first time in program history, the TERRA boys’ volleyball team defeated Palmetto.
TERRA d. Palmetto 23-25, 27-25, 25-6, 25-18: Jeremy Ferreira 14 kills, 4 aces, 11 digs, 15 service points; Alexander Erazo 7 kills, 1 block, 15 service points; Gabriel Gonzalez 36 receptions, 25 digs. TER (9-12).
South Broward d. West Broward: 25-19, 25-23, 28-30, 25-19: Colton Bueter 24 kills, 14 digs, 3 aces; Cameron Thorne 14 kills, 10 digs. SB (13-5).
Baseball
In a win against Somerset Academy-Silver Palms, Riviera Prep junior shortstop Eric Fernandez reached 100 career hits and 100 career runs. He reached 100 career RBI a couple weeks ago.
He achieved these two latest goals on at-bat No.187, believed to be the fastest player in Miami Dade County history to reach 100 in all three categories, since HSBN and Max Preps began taking stats, according to his coach, Emilio Fernandez.
Riviera Prep 10, Somerset Academy-Silver Palms 6: Eric Fernandez 4-4, 2 HR, 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI; Marc Quarrie 2-3, 2 Run HR; Noel Leon 3-4, HR, 3 RBI. RP (15-4).
Tied at 6, Daniel Ortega hit a winning 3-run home run in the sixth as Western came from behind to defeat Pembroke Pines Charter.
Western 9, Pembroke Pines Charter 6: Trailing 6-3, the Wildcats scored three in the fifth and three more in the sixth. WP Jake Butter (8-1) 1.2 IP, 0 R, 2 K; Daniel Ortega 1-4, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI; Kristian Noriega 2-3, HBP, 3 R; Leandro Perez 2-4, 2B, R; Max Krasnow 1-3, Game Tying RBI Hit. WST (16-3).
Doral Academy 10, Homestead 0: Jake Santos 3-4, 2 RBI: Pedro Acosta 3-3, HR, 2 RBI; Tyler Rodriguez 1-1, 2 RBI: WP Kyler Gonzalez 5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 11 K; P Michael Torres 1 IP, 0 R, 3 K. DOR (15-5).
Miami Beach 13, Homestead 9: Alessandro Villegas 3 Hits, 2 R; Jacob Gaynor 2 Hits, 2 R, 4 RBI; Jonathan Gaynor defense at first base; WP Alex Allocco 3 IP, 5 K. MB (8-7).
Softball
Palmer Trinity 9, Coral Shores 3: WP Emme Fundora (7-4); Kinsey Cerda 3-5, 3 Runs; Emme Fundora 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 Runs; Caroline Zamek 3-5, 2 RBI; Gina Pineda 2-4. PT (12-5).
Scholar Athlete Nominations
Nomination forms for Miami Herald Scholar Athletes were sent via email to athletic directors. It includes photo requests of nominees. One boy and one girl per school. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Spring All-County Nominations
Athletic directors were emailed All-County nomination forms to share with their coaches of spring sports in Broward and Miami Dade counties. Deadline and return email address are on the form. Questions, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Winter All-County Teams
April 6 was when the Miami Herald revealed All-County winter sports selections (as well as players of the year and coaches of the year) for Broward and Miami Dade counties in the newspaper. They are listed/photographed/remain online, too:
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-school/all-county-sports/.
Submit sports results
For high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade, if you have varsity results, top performers and stats for this column, email hssports@miamiherald.com.
They will run in the newspaper and online. Photos accepted, too. No deadline. Send after the game, the next day or weekly. You will be alerted when it will appear in the newspaper and online.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
This story was originally published April 19, 2022 at 1:48 AM.
