The FHSAA District 2-3A boys and girls tennis tournament took place at Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee from Apr. 14 – Apr. 15. There were six teams participating with three teams from Leon County including Chiles, Lincoln and Leon. The Timberwolves won both the boys and girls titles.
Chiles Boys Edge Leon in District Tournament, 18-17
In a tight competition, the Chiles boys tennis team won first place beating Leon by one match, 18-17.
Although Chiles won the overall competition, Leon took the first singles position with Senior Gabe Garcia beating Chiles’ Sebastian Roane (Sr.) in straight sets 6-0, 6-3. With this first-place finish, Garcia qualified for the FHSAA state tournament for singles.
Leon won two more single positions at the second position with Axton Boonswang (Fr.) winning in straight sets and at the fourth position with Miles Noel (Fr.) also winning in straight sets. The other two singles positions were both won by Chiles with Omar Mongerie (Fr.) winning the third position and Wesley Kuntz (Jr.) winning the fifth position.
The outcome of the tournament came down to the second day, which featured the doubles matches. Chiles’ top doubles team, Sebastian Roane and Evan Rodenberg (Fr.) got off to a good start beating Leon’s Gabe Garcia and Andy Lara (Sr.) in the finals winning both sets 7-5 and claiming a bid for the FHSAA state tournament.
Shortly after the first doubles position finished, Chiles’ Michael Matarko (Jr.) and Omar Mongerie clinched the tournament district title with a win at the second doubles position against Leon with a final score of 11-9 in the third set tiebreaker.
The final standings where Chile (18), Leon (17), Arnold (7), Lincoln (5), Mos[1]ley (1) and Columbia (1).
| Place | School | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiles (Tallahassee, FL) | 18 |
| 2 | Leon (Tallahassee, FL) | 17 |
| 3 | Arnold (Panama City Beach, FL) | 7 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) | 5 |
| 5 | Mosley (Lynn Haven, FL) | 1 |
| 5 | Columbia (Lake City, FL) | 1 |
Chiles Girls Defeat Leon 17-13
The Chiles girls tennis team captured the district title winning 17 matches with the runner up, Leon, winning 13 matches and Lincoln, winning 10.
The Timberwolves took the fourth and fifth singles position with Isabella Venclauskas (Jr.) and Hannah Staton (Sr.) both winning in straight sets.
Leon won the first two single positions including Abra Boonswang (Sr.) beating Chiles’ Lillian Zhang (Sr.) at the first position with a final score of 10-7 in a third set tiebreaker. This win qualified Abra Boonswang to play singles in the FHSAA state tournament.
The Lions also won the second single position with Molly Cohen beating Chiles’ Jennifer Egan in straight sets.
Lincoln found one of their two first place finishes at the third singles position with Alaina Mohammed (Sr.) beating Chiles’ Tova Krutchik (Sr.) 10-1 in a third set tiebreaker. The first doubles position was won by Chiles’ Tova Krutchik and Lillian Zhang, beating Leon’s Abra Boonswang and Molly Cohen (Sr.) in 2 sets with set scores of 6-3, 6-2. With this win the Chiles pair qualified to play in the FH[1]SAA state tournament.
At the second doubles position Lincoln won first place beating Chiles’ Aubrey Rodriguez (So.) and Isabella Venclauskas in a third set tiebreaker 10-8.
The 2025 FHSAA Regional tennis playoffs will be held on Tuesday, April 22 & Thursday, April 24.
| Place | School | Sets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiles (Tallahassee, FL) | 17 |
| 2 | Leon (Tallahassee, FL) | 13 |
| 3 | Lincoln (Tallahassee, FL) | 10 |
| 4 | Mosley (Lynn Haven, FL) | 4 |
| 5 | Arnold (Panama City Beach, FL) | 3 |
| 6 | Columbia (Lake City, FL) | 1 |
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