Gulliver, Palmetto, St. Thomas, True North sweep region tennis titles. Plus more sports results
Gulliver Prep, Palmetto, St. Thomas Aquinas and True North topped the region finals list in the area by winning in both boys’ and girls’ divisions.
True North celebrated back-to-back region titles in boys’ and girls’ tennis in Class 1A, making it a second consecutive clean sweep en route to state.
Regional team champions advance to state this week.
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Gulliver Prep boys and girls also won region titles, a sweep in Class 2A, with the boys edging MAST 4-3 and the girls repeating as region champions by gaining a 5-0 victory also over MAST.
In the boys’ close win, the Raiders won both doubles matches to claim the title. The No.1 doubles team (Pierce Garbett/Nicolas Verdu) clinched it with a 10 point tie-breaker after more than 5 1/2 hours of tennis at Crandon Park.
In Class 4A boys’ region finals, Cypress Bay shut out Stoneman Douglas 5-0, and Palmetto beat Coral Gables 4-1. In girls, Stoneman Douglas defeated Cypress Bay 4-0, and Palmetto defeated Doral Academy 4-0.
This marks the first time Palmetto advances to state in boys’ and girls’ tennis since 2018 when the Panthers won both state team titles. The boys are 14-0 and the girls 15-0 this season.
In Class 3A boys, after beating Varela 6-1 in a region semifinal, St. Thomas Aquinas edged Belen Jesuit 4-3 for a region championship. In girls, St. Thomas Aquinas shut out TERRA 5-0.
In a Class 2A boys’ region final, American Heritage-Delray Beach beat Pine Crest 4-0. On the girls’ side, American Heritage-Delray Beach edged Pine Crest 4-3.
BOYS: 1A Region Final: True North 5, Ransom Everglades 0: No.1 Brennon Chow (Jr) d. Alejandro Udaneta (Jr) 6-2, 6-2; No.2 Matthew Shapiro (8th) d. Mikey Zoi (Jr) 6-4, 6-1; No.3 Caleb Chow (Fr) d. Myles Gerber (So) 6-0, 6-0; No.4 Gabriel Valdes (Fr) d. Lucas Carvalho (Sr) 6-1, 6-4; No.5: Zander Guevara (Fr) d. Gabriel Karsenti (Fr) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7.
BOYS: 2A Region Final: Gulliver Prep 4, MAST 3: No.1 MAST won; No.2 MAST won; No.3 Tomas Orrego (GP) won; No.4 MAST won; No.5 Maximo Lopina (GP) won. Doubles: No.1 Pierce Garbett/Nicolas Verdu (GP) won; No.2 Maximo Lopina/Tomas Orrego (GP) won.
BOYS: 4A Region Final: Palmetto 4, Coral Gables 1: No.1 Nicholas Stoot (CG) d. Stefan Correa 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4); No.2 Michael Larinov (Plm) d. Henry Stoller 6-1, 6-4; No.3 Matteo Sama (Plm) d. Badwal 3-6, 6-2, 10-2; No.4 Alessio Guarino (Plm) d. Kauffman 6-4, 2-6, 10-7; No.5 Cason Campbell (Plm) d. Thomas Rhealt 6-1, 6-0.
GIRLS: 1A Region Final: True North 4, Divine Savior 0: No.1 Alba Martinez (So) d. Avril Rodriguez (Jr) 6-0, 6-1; No.2 Daniella Chica (So) d. Anna Kettlewell (Sr) 6-1, 6-1; No.3 Sophie Pacheco (So) d. Anabella Parente (So) 6-1, 6-4; No.4 Maria Antonova (Sr) d. Stephanie Pumar (6th) 6-2, 6-0.
GIRLS: 2A Region Final: Gulliver Prep 5, MAST 0: No.1 Sophia Varabyeva won 6-4, 6-2; No.2 Valentina Rossi won 6-4, 6-2; No.3 MIa Suarez won 6-0, 6-2; No.4 Mika Ringel won 2-6, 6-4,10-7; No.5 Maya Quintero won 6-2, 6-0.
GIRLS: 4A Region Final: Palmetto 4, Doral Academy 0: No.2 Mia Sorrentino d. Adriana Moreno 2-5, 6-2, (11-9); No.3 Steohanie Hylton d. Payton Seldie Lunowitz 6-0, 6-2; No.4 Brooke Revuelta d. Stefany Zamora 6-4, 6-3; No.5 Alessia Franco d. Samantha Ruiz-Delavol 6-1, 6-0.
STATE QUARTERFINALS
AREA TEAMS: BOYS: 1A True North vs. St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton; 2A Gulliver Prep vs. American Heritage-Delray Beach; 3A St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Lake Buena Vista; 4A Cypress Bay vs. Palmetto.
AREA TEAMS: GIRLS: 1A True North vs. St. Andrew’s-Boca Raton; 2A Gulliver Prep vs. American Heritage-Delray Beach; 3A St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Okeechobee; 4A Palmetto vs. Stoneman Douglas.
Boys’ volleyball
Mater Lakes Academy boys’ volleyball won its 20th match of the season with a three-set victory over Calvary Christian. The Bears improved to 20-2.
Belen Jesuit d. Varela 25-17, 25-16, 25-15: Morrison Hadad 10 kills, 4 digs; Joseph Gonzalez 7 kills, 8 digs, 4 aces; Anthony Lamelas 7 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces. Bel (17-1).
Cardinal Gibbons d. Archbishop McCarthy 25-12, 26-24, 25-14: CG (18-3).
Mater Lakes Academy d. Calvary Christian 25-13, 25-22, 25-22: Jesus Montes 16 kills, 15 digs, 4 aces; Enzo Diaz 10 kills, 5 digs; Nicholas Aranda 31 assists, 3 kills, 3 digs; Kevin Llerena 5 kills, 12 digs. MLA (20-2).
Baseball
Brito 17, Riviera Prep 5: RP: Eric Fernandez Grand Slam HR (8th).
Doral Academy 7, American Heritage-Plantation 5: Adrian Santana 2-3, RBI; Mike Torres 1-4, 3 RBI; Sebastian Berrios 1-3, HR; WP Frank Menendez 5 IP, 11 K; Mike Torres (save) 2 IP, 2 K. Dor (17-6).
Western 4, HEA 3: WP Zach Beyra (2-0) 2.2 IP, 1 ER, 2 K; Cristian Alvarez 2-2, R, 3 RBI; Mason McGeehan 4.1 IP, 1 ER, 5 K; Zach Beyra 1-4; Andrew Holt: 1-3, 2 R. Wst (12-8), HEA (4-17).
Softball
Carrollton 11, Guliver Prep 4: Leading 3-1, the Cyclones erupted with six runs in the top of the fourth. WP M.Althage (8-6), 6 H, 8 K, 2 BB; Vero Franzino 2-5, HR, 2 RBI; Grace Diez 2-5, R; Elizabeth Moss 1-3. Carr (8-6).
Somerset Academy Silver Palms 11, Cooper City 0: Ava Stevens 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R; Kate Champion 1-2, RBI, R; Lani Gonzalez 2-4, 2 RBI, R; Arlene Sordo 2-4, 2 R; Brigitte Valdara 1-3, 4 RBI, 1 R; WP Ava Stevens 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 5 K. SASP (21-2).
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
