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Riviera Prep\u2019s Sasha and Leyla Kilgour won every set in four matches to claim the 1A doubles state championship.<\/p>\n
Photo Courtesy Riviera Prep Tennis<\/p>\n
Tennis standouts the Kilgour sisters (Sasha and Leyla) of Riviera Prep are state champions in Class 1A at No.1 girls\u2019 doubles.<\/p>\n
The talented tandem defeated Sophia Osipova and Isabella Gonzalez from team state champion Boca Raton St. Andrew\u2019s 6-4, 6-1 in the individual overall finals during the FHSAA Tennis State Championships in Central Florida.<\/p>\n
Dominant, the Kilgours won every set while winning four consecutive matches to capture that state title.<\/p>\n
Sisters Sasha and Leyla Kilgour of Riviera Prep won the state championship in Class 1A girls\u2019 doubles at the FHSAA Tennis State Tournament in Central Florida. Photo Courtesy Riviera Prep Tennis <\/p>\n
They won three matches, going 3-0, to advance to those overall state finals. They beat Adelina Driscoll and Katelin Ossi of Gainesville PK Young 6-1, 6-0; Sophia Goranovic and Laila Plummer of Melbourne West Shore 6-2, 6-3; and Noor El Sawy and Shelby Fulse of Tampa Brooks DeBartolo 6-0, 6-0 en route to the overall finals.<\/p>\n
This marks the second doubles state title for Sasha, first with her sister. Sasha is a senior, and Leyla a junior.<\/p>\n
Riviera Prep tennis coach Mark Elman said: \u201c[Friday] represented the ideal combination of longevity and camaraderie. Sasha is the most decorated player in school tennis history. She has played seven years of varsity tennis and represented the sport to the highest degree.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great thrill for her to win the state doubles championship in 2022 as an eighth grader, but it is particularly special to close out her career by winning against perhaps the top doubles team in the state St Andrew\u2019s, and doing so with her best friend and sister, Leyla. This was also Leyla\u2018s first time in the state doubles championships; so it was a milestone for her as well. Truly, the ideal combination of many years of dedication to the sport and the team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sasha will be attending UC Berkeley. Leyla will be competing in various national and international junior tournaments.<\/p>\n
MCD medalist<\/p>\n
Individually, Lorenzo Lopez of Miami Country Day was a state runner-up at No.1 boys\u2019 singles in 1A.<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Lopez of Miami Country Day was a state runner-up in Class 1A boys\u2019 singles during the FHSAA Tennis State Championships in Central Florida. Photo Courtesy Miami Country Day Athletics <\/p>\n
Lopez, a junior, defeated Krish Patel of Tallahassee Maclay 6-0, 6-1; Jirad Abdul of Cocoa Beach 3-6, 6-3, (10-7); and David Ward of Niceville Rocky Bayou Christian 6-4, 6-3 to reach the overall finals, where he was defeated by Rafael Bote of team state champion Boca Raton St. Andrew\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Lopez also qualified for state at No.1 boys\u2019 doubles with Lucas Bacardi. They went 2-0 to reach the individual finals, where they were defeated by Daniel Ospina and Edward Roake of Community School of Naples 7-5, 6-2.<\/p>\n
More local 1A results<\/p>\n
Westminster Christian\u2019s Gabriel Delgado and Jose Padron went 1-1 at No.1 boys\u2019 doubles, concluding their season in the individual state semifinals against Ospina and Roake. Lexie Burga and Alexandra Siegel of Westminster Academy also reached the state semifinals at No.1 girls\u2019 doubles.<\/p>\n
Martina Roversi of Divine Savior was an individual semifinalist at No.1 girls\u2019 singles.<\/p>\n
The defending state champion True North boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 tennis teams were runners-up at state in Class 1A, after Boca Raton St. Andrew\u2019s edged each by identical 4-3 scores.<\/p>\n
In the boys\u2019 semifinals, the Titans beat Winter Park Trinity Prep 6-0, while St. Andrew\u2019s bested Osprey Pine View 4-0 to set-up a rematch of last year\u2019s state final.<\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals, True North defeated Gainesville PK Young 5-0, and St. Andrew\u2019s eliminated Pensacola Catholic 5-0.<\/p>\n
In the girls\u2019 division, True North, the three-time defending state champ, beat Community School of Naples and North Palm Beach Benjamin to reach the finals.<\/p>\n
Class 3A<\/p>\n
In the boys\u2019 quarterfinals, Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 5-1. In the girls\u2019 quarterfinals, Orlando Cypress Creek beat Lourdes 4-1.<\/p>\n
State individual finalist Jessica McLean of Archbishop McCarthy went 2-1, including a win over Isabella Giordano of TERRA.<\/p>\n
Julian and Sebastian Vinals of Belen Jesuit reached the semifinals in No.1 boys\u2019 doubles.<\/p>\n
Team state champs<\/p>\n
4A: Boys\u2019 Champ Doral Academy; Girls\u2019 Champ Lake Nona<\/p>\n
3A: Boys\u2019 Champ Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch; Girls\u2019 Champ Nease<\/p>\n
2A: Boys\u2019 Champ Delray American Heritage; Girls\u2019 Champ Delray American Heritage<\/p>\n
1A: Boys\u2019 Champ Boca Raton St. Andrew\u2019s; Girls\u2019 Champ Boca Raton St. Andrew\u2019s<\/p>\n
NOTE: 2A and 4A results ran in my prior column.<\/p>\n
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