PREP ROUNDUP: Venice High boys doubles team loses overall title
TENNIS
The Venice High boys No. 1 doubles team of Charlie Siddons and Seth Neitlich fell in the overall final of the FHSAA doubles tennis tournament Friday at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. Siddons and Nietlich dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to Harrison Michalowski and Kartik Mandia of Lake Nona
Siddons and Neitlich won the individual final in dramatic fashion Thursday afternoon at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. Siddons and Neitlich came back from a set down to defeat the No. 1 seeded team of Carson Cerejo and Brian Lee of Wellington 3-6, 6-3, 10-7.
Earlier Wednesday, Siddons and Neitlich took care of Michael Rodriguez and Landon Williams of Bartram Trail in the semifinals.
In the opening two rounds, Siddons and Neitlich defeated Zachary Cohen and Joseph Freid of Winter Park 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Siddons and Neitlich dispatched of Felipe Ramos and Henry Stoller of Coral Gables 6-2, 6-3.
Venice's Nicole Cierniak and Mikalya Faure split a pair of matches in the Class 4A Doubles tournament Thursday.
Cierniak and Faure defeated Spanish River High’s Delanie Tribby and Maya Shanok 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 in the quarterfinal round.
In the semifinals, Cierniak and Faure lost to Vero Beach High’s Grace Levelston and Manuela Van Cotthem 6-3, 6-2.
The Venice High girls tennis team lost in the first round to Spanish River, 4-2, in the Class 4A team tennis championships.
Individually, Odessa Eisch of Parrish Community won her first match before dropping her second match in the FHSAA Class 2A girls singles state tournament.
Eisch defeated Taylor Rogers of Santa Fe 6-1, 6-0 in the first round. In the quarterfinal round, Eisch lost 6-0, 6-0 to top-seed Juhnyee See of Coral Springs Charter.
On the boys’ side, Manatee High’s Troy Dozeman lost in the round of 16 to Mason Cisco of Vero Beach High 6-0, 6-4.
SOFTBALL
District tournaments
Class 7A-District 8
Tuesday, May 3
No. 4 Gulf Coast at No. 1 Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Riverview at No. 2 Venice, 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 6A-District 7
Tuesday, May 3
No. 4 Manatee at No. 1 Bloomingdale, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Lennard at No. 2 Palmetto, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 6A-District 8
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Palmetto Ridge at No. 4 Lehigh, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Lehigh-Palmetto Ridge winner at No. 1 Sarasota, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Riverdale at No. 2 North Port, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 5A-District 12
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Southeast at No. 4 Spoto, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Brandon at No. 3 Braden River, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Spoto-Southeast winner at No. 1 Sumner
Braden River-Brandon winner at No. 2 East Bay, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 5A-District 13
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Cape Coral at No. 4 Ida Baker, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Dunbar at No. 3 Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Ida Baker-Cape Coral winner at No. 1 Fort Myers, 7 p.m.
Charlotte-Dunbar winner at No. 2 North Fort Myers, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 4A-District 12
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Booker at No. 4 Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Bayshore at No. 3 Sebring, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Booker-Port Charlotte winner at No. 1 Lake Wales, 7 p.m.
Sebring-Bayshore winner at No. 2 Hardee County, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 3A-District 11
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Lakewood at No. 4 Clearwater Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Clearwater Central Catholic-Lakewood winner at No. 1 Parrish Community
No. 3 Cardinal Mooney at No. 2 Calvary Christian, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 3A-District 12
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Oasis at No. 4 Gateway Charter, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Oasis-Gateway Charter winner at No. 1 Bishop Verot, 6 p.m.
No. 3 DeSoto County at No. 2 Lemon Bay, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 6 p.m.
Class 2A-District 11
Tuesday, May 3
No. 4 Port Charlotte Community Christian at No. 1 Moore Haven, 6 p.m.
No. 3 Gateway at No. 2 Bradenton Christian, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
BASEBALL
District tournaments
Class 7A-District 6
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Tampa Riverview at No. 4 Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Riverview-Lakewood Ranch winner at No. 1 Newsome, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Durant at No. 2 Plant City 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 7A-District 8
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Lehigh at No. 4 Venice, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Lehigh-Venice winner at No. 1 Riverview, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Gulf Coast at No. 2 Sarasota, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 6A-District 8
Monday, May 2
No. 5 North Port at No. 4 Palmetto Ridge, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Immokalee at No. 3 Riverdale, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Palmetto Ridge-North Port winner at No. 1 Palmetto, 7 p.m.
Riverdale-Immokalee winner at No. 2 Manatee, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 5A-District 7
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Spoto at No. 4 King, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Southeast at No. 3 Sumner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
King-Spoto winner at No. 1 Braden River
Sumner-Southeast winner at No. 2 Brandon
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 5A-District 13
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Cape Coral at No. 4 Charlotte, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Dunbar at No. 3 Ida Baker, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Charlotte-Cape Coral winner at No. 1 Fort Myers, 7 p.m.
Ida Baker-Dunbar winner at No. 2 North Fort Myers, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 4A-District 8
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Bayshore at No. 4 DeSoto County, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Booker at No. 3 Parrish Community, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
DeSoto County-Bayshore winner at No. 1 Sebring, 7 p.m.
Booker-Parrish Community winner at No. 2 Hardee County, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 4A-District 13
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Mariner at No. 4 Lemon Bay, 7 p.m.
No. 6 LaBelle at No. 3 Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Cypress Lake at No. 2 Bonita Springs, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Mariner-Lemon Bay winner at No. 1 Island Coast, 7 p.m.
Port Charlotte-LaBelle winner vs. Cypress Lake-Bonita Springs winner, higher seed, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 3A-District 8
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Oasis at No. 4 Community School of Naples, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Community School of Naples-Oasis winner at No. 1 Bishop Verot, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Gateway Charter at No. 2 Cardinal Mooney, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Class 2A-District 11
Monday, May 2
No. 5 Sarasota Christian at No. 4 Imagine School at North Port, 7 p.m.
No. 7 Port Charlotte Community Christian at No. 2 Bradenton Christian, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Gulf Coast HEAT at No. 3 Saint Stephen’s, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3
Imagine School at North Port-Sarasota Christian winner at No. 1 Out-of-Door Academy, 7 p.m.
Community Christian-Bradenton Christian winner vs. Saint Stephen’s-Gulf Coast HEAT winner, higher seed, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5
Championship game at higher seed, 7 p.m.
Dennis Maffezzoli is the deputy sports editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and chief reporter for Sarasota Herald-Tribune and HTpreps covering Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Support local journalism by subscribing.
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