ODA boys tennis team makes history at state championships

The Thunder won the first team state title in school history.

By Ryan Kohn
| 8:30 a.m. May 2, 2018

The ODA boys tennis team won the first team title in school history. Courtesy photo.

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The Out-of-Door Academy boys tennis team made history on May 1, winning the 1A state title 4-0 over Tampa Prep.

Twins Jake and Connor Krug took charge for the Thunder, with Jake downing Omar Hamzah (6-1, 6-1) in his matchup and Connor beating Rory Kemm (6-3, 6-0). They also won the doubles portion of the event (6-1, 6-2) over Kemm and Bryce Guenther.

The Thunder had beaten the Miami Country Day School 5-0 earlier in the day. ODA lost in the first round of the tournament in 2017 and 2016, but this year reached the summit.

It is the first team title in ODA history.

On the girls side, the Thunder's Ava Krug and Sydney Sforzo won the Class 1A girls doubles individual bracket, beating Trinity Prep's Samantha DeMaio and Sammy Miller 6-7 (5), 6-4, 10-7.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.