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Congratulations to our Saddlebrook Prep Tennis Team on their USTA 2018 Academy Cup Win! 

To read more about the Academy Cup, click here.

At the courts May 23, 2018

Picture – (L-R): Victoria, Didi, Alvaro, and Justin

Didi is currently in 3^rd round of the tournament. Didi is a freshman. This is her third year at Saddlebrook
Victoria and Justin are freshman as well. Both are in their first year at Saddlebrook.
 
 

ITF Junior De Saint-Francois tennis tournament in Saint-Francois, Guadeloupe, April 16th – 21st

Charlie Dossetter played the ITF Junior De Saint-Francois tournament which was held in Guadeloupe, from April 16^th – 21^st.  He and his doubles partner, Derrick Chen (who often trains at Saddlebrook) were Finalist in the doubles event.

Charlie Robin played the USTA Southern Level 1A Championships BG 12 & 14 (Nat L4) which was held in Ridgeland, Mississippi: 2/2 – 2/5, 2018.
He won both the B12s Singles & Doubles event. The Tournament ID# 700010518. He won 6 matches in the singles event and 4 matches in the doubles event.

Didi Bredberg Canizares was the finalist in the USTA National Level 3 Tournament - Smith Stearns Junior Championship G14s event. The tournament was held in Hilton Head Island, SC: January 20-22, 2018. Didi is a Freshman. This is her third year at Saddlebrook.

Didi Bredberg Canizares with Coach Alvaro

Didi who is a freshman was the finalist in the G14s event. The tournament: USTA Florida Level 3 at Seminole Lake Girl's 14s was held in Seminole Lake: 1/13 - 1/16, 2018.

Charlie Robin played the Icy Hot Fall Indoor Level 2 Championships BG 12-18 in Louisville, KY. The tournament was held from November 22^nd – 26^th, 2017. USTA tournament ID# 703611617.

Boys' 12 Singles:
Charlie Robin                                      Winner

The Jamaica Cup ITF tennis tournament was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from November 3^rd to 11^th.

1. L-R: Dennis Moses (senior from Zimbabwe) and Coach Brandon Arradaza. Dennis won the doubles event.
2. L-R: Dennis Moses and his doubles partner from Japan -  Shintaro Mochizuki
3. L-R: Coach Brandon Arradaza, Lily Cameron (from Texas), Fernanda Cobo (from Mexico), Hina Nishida (from Japan), Romani Mayers (from Barbados), Maciej Sobolewski (from Poland), Dennis Moses (from Zimbabwe), Jinge “Michael” Yang (from China), Nico Quijano-Estrada (from Mexico), Akash Gandhi (from India) and Coach Zack Quigley.

Boys' 14 Singles & Doubles:
Charlie Robin                                      Winner
 
Boys' 16 Singles :
Luke Robin                                          Winner
 
Boys' 18 Doubles:
Luke Robin                                          Finalist
 
 
Charlie is a 6^th grader and Luke is a 9^th grader. The brothers are from Alabama. This is their second year at Saddlebrook

October 27th – November 4th, 2017

1. L-R: Derrick Chen (trains at Saddlebrook – from UK), Coach Zack Quigley, Maciej Sobolewski (from Poland), JP Roldan (from Mexico), Alex Griffith (from Barbados), Akash Gandhi (from India) and Nicholas Quijano Estrada (from Mexico).

2. Juan Pablo “JP” Roldan – serving. He’s been at Saddlebrook since the 2014-2015 school year.

Didi Bredberg Canizares and her doubles partner (DJ Bennett) won the USTA Florida Level 3 "Bobby Curtis" Junior Sectional Doubles Championships G14s. The tournament was being held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando – 10/28/17 – 10/30/17.

Fed Cup tie between USA and the Czech Republic

Fed Cup tie between USA and the Czech Republic

Four students from China toured Saddlebrook Preparatory School on Friday, July 22, 2016, after Howard Moore, Program Director of Saddlebrook’s Tennis Academy visited China in May. The students and coaches were very excited to learn about the unique educational opportunities that Saddlebrook Preparatory School had to offer all student athletes.  Li Meien (Li), 9, from Bejing, Su Yuchen (Sam), 11 and Chen Yinjia (Kellen), 12, from Quanzhou, and Liu Shuzhi (Nick), 13, from Changsha attended Saddlebrook’s Summer Tennis Academy and received ten hours of Academic English Language Instruction from Ms. Moroney, an ESOL Teacher at Saddlebrook Preparatory School. Students were kept busy with a very full schedule while attending Saddlebrook’s Tennis Academy. Their daily schedule included: breakfast, morning tennis lessons, two hours of instruction in academic English, lunch, afternoon match play, and performance training. The student and coaches were very excited about touring the school and becoming a possible Spartan in the future.

Layne Sleeth (first on the left), with her Canadian under-16 Fed Cup team. The U16 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is being played in Boca Raton, from April 28-May 1st. This is the qualifying event with the top 2 countries moving on to the final in Budapest in September.

The Canadian team plays Puerto Rico first, then Mexico, and then the USA.

Layne is from Toronto. She is a Freshman this year and her brother, Connor, is a Junior.

Picture 1: Eduardo Roldan – Eddie has been at Saddlebrook since the 2012-2013 school year. He’s currently a Junior. He’s from Mexico City.
 
Picture 2: (L-R) – Coach Stephanie Tomita, Tetsuya Ota, Juan Pablo Roldan and his brother, Eduardo Roldan.

• Tetsuya - This is his third year at Saddlebrook. He is a Junior… from Japan.
• Juan Pablo “JP” – He’s been at Saddlebrook since the 2014-2015 school year. He’s currently a Freshman. He’s from Mexico City.

Congratulations so Saddlebrook Prep senior Rachael Reichenbach on her 5th place finish at the USTA Florida Level 5 tournament at Academia Sanchez-Casal BG18s, in Naples, Florida. Rachael has been at Saddlebrook Prep four years and will be attending Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, this Fall.

Samantha Little- from Michigan (by way of Malaysia), Tennis player in her second year at SPS, signed with Hillsborough Community College. Bella Nabers- from Tennessee, has been at SPS for three years, Tennis player going to the University of Tampa. Gerardo Penchyna- from Mexico, has attended Saddlebrook twice, Tennis player going to Rice University.

The tournament is being held in Miami, Florida, from December 12^th to 22^nd.

Jinge “Michael” Yang – Michael won his first round of Boys’ 14s Consolation this morning. He’ll be playing the 2^nd round this afternoon. Michael is a Freshman this year. This is his second year at Saddlebrook. Michael is from Shanghai, China.

Congratulations to Sean Burnette (left) with Coach Zack Quigley for winning the boys' 18 singles competition at the USTA Open Regionals tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, November 27^th – 29^th. Sean is a Senior this year and has been in our full-time tennis program since the beginning of his 7^th grade. He will be attending North Carolina State in Fall 2016, where he’ll be studying Textile Engineering.

Noah participated in the USTA Florida Level 5 North Miami Boy’s & Girl’s 18s which was held in North Miami from 11/21/15 – 11/23/15.
Noah won the “back draw” of the Boys’ 18s Singles event. Noah is currently a Sophomore. This is Noah’s third year at Saddlebrook.

Picture from left-to-right:

1. Ryu – This is his third year at Saddlebrook. He is a Sophomore from Japan.
2. Guilherme – This is his second year at Saddlebrook. He is a Freshman from Brazil.
3. Tetsuya - This is his third year at Saddlebrook. He is a Junior from Japan.
4. Charlie – This is his first year at Saddlebrook. He’s an eighth grader from Australia.

Congratulations to Layne Sleeth for being a Finalist at the Atlanta ITF tennis tournament which was held from October 26^th to November 1^st in Atlanta, Georgia. Layne is from Toronto, Canada. She is a Freshman this year and her brother, Connor, is a Junior.