ATM tennis coach Todd Rubinstein reaches 500 career wins. Plus Miami Beach baseball and more
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Todd Rubinstein, coach of the Alonzo & Tracy Mourning boys’ and girls’ tennis teams, recorded his 500th and 501st career wins as the Sharks defeated Goleman at Sans Souci Tennis Center in North Miami.
The Mourning boys’ team defeated Goleman 7-0, and the Mourning girls’ team won 6-1. The boys improved to 8-3 this season and the girls 11-1.
BOYS: Mourning 7, Goleman 0: No.1 Sam Schemke (ATM) won 8-0; No.2 Aidan Rossi (ATM) won 8-2; No.3 Ayat Davletyarov (ATM) won 8-0; No.4 Martsin Chametski (ATM) won 8-0; No.5 Adrian Alvarez (ATM) won 8-0.
GIRLS: Mourning 6, Goleman 1: No.1 Angela Luca (ATM) won 8-0; No.2 Tess Jaworski (ATM) won 8-3; No.3 Manual Gomes (ATM) won 8-1; No.4 Gabriella Tacher (ATM) won 8-4; No.5 Victoria Schemke (ATM) won 8-2. Doubles: No.1 Gomes/Anna Nikishina (ATM) won 8-4.
Rubinstein started coaching in the 1997-98 season at Piper High School in Sunrise for one year. He then coached at Goleman for 12 seasons, before joining Mourning, where he’s spent the past nine seasons. Rubinstein’s current overall record before the district tournament is 501-145-2 in 22 seasons with 24 regional tournament appearances, five state appearances and two FHSAA state championships.
He is the only coach in Mourning history with not just one but two team state championships in any sport.
Rubinstein is a former high school tennis standout, winning three FHSAA state championships as a player at Cooper City High School. He won two individual FHSAA state tennis championships in singles in 1987 and 1988 and also was part of the Cowboys’ FHSAA state tennis championship team in 1988. He then played No.1 singles & No.1 doubles for Barry University where he was the college’s first Sunshine State Conference All-Team Player.
Accolaids: 2018 USPTA National High School Coach of the Year, 2018 Tennis Industry Magazine’s High School Coach of the Year, USPTA South Florida Region 8 President, USTA National Awards Committee, 2021 & 2017 USPTA Florida High School Coach of the Year, 2021 & 2020 USPTA Florida District President of the Year, 2021 USPTA Florida Section of the Year (Miami), 2019 Mourning High Teacher of the Year, 2018 USPTA Florida District 16 Professional of the Year, 2017 & 2018 Mourning High Coach of the Year, 2016 FHSCTA Wilson 3A Florida Tennis Coach of the Year, was on the FHSAA Tennis Advisory Committee from 2015 - 2018, is a USTA High Performance Coach, a USPTA Elite Professional, and was the Team USA Head Tennis Coach at the 2017 World Maccabiah Games & 15th European Games.
Rubinstein said: “It’s been a remarkable journey and a true honor being a part of so many lives. What’s even better is watching them grow up into mature adults and going to college, getting married, having kids of their own, starting their own careers, and just basically living their lives to the fullest. It puts a huge smile on my face knowing I had something to do with their lives and impacted them positively in some way.”
He continued: “I also can’t thank my current and former players and their families enough, as well as my school administration and school staff over the years for putting their trust in me, as being a coach is a huge responsibility and luckily enough, they always gave me the reigns so to speak to not just lead, to not just coach, but to teach and help mold our next leaders of tomorrow.” Rubinstein finally states, “To me, it’s always about the team, period and end of story! Coaching is a selfless act which I’ve been lucky to do for over two decades. A coach is meant to empower, show empathy, listen, challenge, motivate, support, and help others around them not just reach their potential, but to surpass it. When I say that it’s all about the team, I truly mean that, but in other words, it’s really all about Family!”
Baseball
The Miami Beach baseball team defeated Canterbury, ranked 19th in the state by MaxPreps, 4-2 in Fort Myers.
Starting pitcher Alex Allocco recorded a complete game victory, allowing one earned run with no walks and four strikeouts. Jacob Gaynor had two hits and scored twice, and Allocco added two hits. Jean Aleu, Brody Minick, jullian Corniel, Adrian Corniel, and Yeiber Vivas also had hits.
Late in the game with two Canterbury runners on base, Gaynor made an outstanding catch in deep centerfield to rob Evan Taveras (University of Miami commit) of a run scoring extra base hit. The Hi-Tides improved to 10-5. Canterbury is 16-3.
Doral Academy 4, Coral Reef 3: Sebastian Berrios 2-3; Pedro Acosta 1-2, 4 RBI; Alejandro Ludeiro 1-2, HR, 2 RBI; WP Luis Rodriguez 0 R; Save Mike Torres 2 IP, 4 K; Dor (14-5).
Western 12, Northeast 2: WP Jake Butter (2-3) 5 IP, 0 ER, 11 K; Zach Beyra 2-2, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI; Aiden Andreu 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 R, RBI; Daniel Ortega 2-5, 2B, R, 3 RBI; Abraham Alvarez 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI. Wst (10-6), NE (4-5).
Softball
Somerset Academy Silver Palms 4, Keys Gate 0: Ava Stevens 3-4, R, RBI; Brigitte Valdara 2-4, RBI; Gessy Hernandez 1/4 2 rbi; Edan Playa 3 IP, 0 R, 1 K; Ava Stevens 4 IP, 0 R, 2 K. SASP (15-1).
Tennis
BOYS: Flanagan 6, Pines Charter 0: No.1 Santiago Pineda d. Shyaam Shanmugam 4-0 ret.; No.2 Manuel Ayebah d. Daniel Zambrano 8-2; No.3 Melvin Ayebah d. Santiago Delgado 8-0; No.4 Sebastian Cordero d. Jacob Roman 8-2. Doubles: No.1 Man.Ayebah/Cordero d. Shanmugam/Delgado; No.2 Pineda/Mel.Ayebah d. Zambrano/Roman. Fl (5-5).
GIRLS: Pines Charter 4, Flanagan 3: No.1 Daylia Harris (PC) d. Maribel Caraballo 8-0; No.2 Leah Miragliotta (PC) d. Luciana Marcano 8-0; No.3 Caitlin Cabrera (PC) d. Nathalia Marcano 8-0; No.4 Kylie Solorzano (Fl) d. Sahana Richards 8-0; No.5 Abrie Thompson (Fl) won by forf. Doubles: No.1 Caraballo/L.Marcano (Fl) d. Sahara/Richards 8-0; No.2 Miragliotta/Cabrera (PC) d. Amber Elcok/Thompson 8-0. Fl (5-5).
Boys’ volleyball
Reagan d. Killian 22-25, 25-11, 25-20, 25-23: Brycien Cicconi 8 kills, 3 blocks; Fabrizio Aranibar 18 serve received, 5 assists, 4 digs; Diego Requena 18 assists, 12 digss, 2 kills; Kevin Gonzalez 10 kills, 4 digs, 5 serve received; Asdrubal Martinez 6 kills, 4 blocks; Michael Perez 9 assists, 7 aces, 4 kills, 8 digs. Reag (6-6).
Wrestling
Osceola High School senior Cooper Haase has been selected the 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Wrestling.
Haase won his fourth straight state championship, taking the 152-pound Class 3A state title, while posting a 49-1 record. He has committed to Army West Point and will wrestle for the Black Knights in 2024.
Haase won the top wrestling honor over Class 2A Wrestler of the Year Christopher Minto of Mariner and Class 1A Wrestler of the Year Nicholas Yancey of Cardinal Gibbons, who both finished their senior seasons by winning their third state championships.
Jensen Beach’s Tom McMath repeated as the Boys’ Wrestling Coach of the Year after leading his squad to a second straight Class 1A state team title, which included four state champions, while also repeating as the Class 1A state dual meet champion.
McMath won the overall coaching honor over Class 2A Coach of the Year Danny Walker of Lake Gibson and Class 3A Coach of the Year Vic Balmeceda of South Dade, whose teams also swept the team and dual meet state titles in their class.
Weightlifting
Deland High School senior Mia Rhodes has been selected as the state’s 2023 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Weightlifting. Rhodes dominated the Class 3A 154-pound division in record-setting fashion. Her 240-pound clean-and-jerk set a state record, and combined with her 205-pound snatch effort, her 445-pound total also set the state record in her weight division. Rhodes swept both the Traditional and Olympic style state championships.
John Mosure of Winter Springs High School earned state Coach of the Year honors after leading his squad to the Class 3A state title in Traditional and adding a second-place finish in Olympic-style competition.
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Roundup compiled by Jim Varsallone
jvarsallone@miamiherald.com
