Lakeland – For George Jenkins Senior Nico Kumria, the county tournament is a prelude to the biggest games that start in just over a week, starting with the district tournament. This is why victory was important, and he did it in straight sets.
Kumria found the title in simple n ° 1 By beating Wiley Simpson by Winter Haven, 6-1, 6-3, Thursday afternoon in the global final of the Polk county tennis tournament at the Beerman Family Tennis Center.
“It was important,” said Kumria. “I just felt like it was such a big momentum for the end of the season. I just think that it is so important to resume and prepare for districts and regional and all that. ”
Kumria played Simpson instead of Ben Saltman reigning champion. Simpson was the champion of the East in Simple N ° 1 while he was playing in the place of Saltman, who missed the tournament while recovering from the flu.
This is the first year of Simpson to Winter Haven after the transfer of Classic Geneva. Last year, Simpson lost to Kumria in the western final in single n ° 1.
Kumria could still meet Saltman twice more like last season when they met twice after the county tournament. We expect them to meet in the district final, which will be held in the courts of Winter Haven City. With George Jenkins and Winter Haven expected to advance districts, he could meet in the regional tournament like last season.
George Jenkins, who remained unbeaten in the regular season, is the district title champion and beat Winter Haven in Regionals to go to the state tournament. These team objectives are important for Kumria.
“It’s like just focusing on taking a tour further and building what we did last year, continuing our unbeaten regular season and create this,” Kumria said.
Although he did not play Saltman, Kumria said that Simpson had given him a good match.
“They play in the same way, so they are both very consistent, and that is why I was preparing against Ben,” said Kumria, who will play university tennis in the southeast. “It’s really different.
Kumria also won the n ° 1 in double with Dylan Mitchell. The Duo Jenkins beat Simpson and CJ Chalwe by Winter Haven.
George Jenkins swept the final in the seven places. Mitchell beat the Kitchens d’Orin d’Auburndale, 6-0, 6-2 at n ° 2; Logan Bright beat Bayden Williams d’Auburndale, 6-1, 6-2 at n ° 3; Brayden Mitchell defeated Angel Guilarte d’Auburndale, 6-1, 6-0 at n ° 4, and Luke Siyfy defeated Trevor Perted d’Auburndale, 7-5, 6-0 at n ° 5.
At n ° 2 in double, Bright and Brayden Mitchell beaten Williams and Guilast d’Auburndale.
