The Barron Collier boys tennis team recently won the Class 3A state championship with a 4-1 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs. From left are coach Sean Carter, Conrad Herwig, Juan Velez, Nico Fallon, Mark Taviloglu, Jonas Bauer and William Freshwater. Contributed photo
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Barron Collier battles to gold in state tennis championship
After cruising to the district championship, the Cougars defeated Parrish 4-0 in the regional quarterfinals and rival Gulf Coast 4-2 in the regional semifinals. Barron
Mark Taviloglu wasn’t feeling his best early in his singles battle with St. Thomas Aquinas’ Lucas Freitas in the state championship match in Altamonte Springs.