American Heritage won a trio of titles last week at the 2018 Florida High School Class 2A State Tennis Championships in Altamonte Springs.
Melissa Sakar (left) with American Heritage coach Brian Schliefer. (Photo provided)
Senior Melissa Sakar, who will play at Columbia University in the fall, won the Class 2A overall girls singles championship with a 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5) win over Natalie Block of Plantation-American Heritage.
In the girls overall doubles event, Sakar and freshman Hayden Bethea advanced to the championship match.
Stallions’ senior Steven Sun won the Class 2A overall boys singles championship with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over John Sakellarides of Tarpon Springs. Sun will play college tennis at Harvard.
Sun also teamed with senior Hunter Robbins to win the Class 2A overall boys doubles championship with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Stefano Viel and Diego Amilibia of LaSalle.
Hunter Robbins, Steven Sun and American Heritage coach Brian Schliefer (L to R). (Photo provided)
Robbins will play college tennis at FAU.
In team competition, the Stallions’ boys advanced to the semifinals.