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2024 All-Space Coast Boys Tennis by FLORIDA TODAY
Holy Trinity, Satellite players talk postseason tennis hopes
Satellite’s Jack Lindstrom and Holy Trinity’s Frederic Tu talk about the high school tennis teams’ hopes for the FHSAA postseason in 2024.
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Frederic Tu, Holy Trinity
FLORIDA TODAY 2024 Boys Tennis Player of the Year
Frederic Tu had a more perfect season than even his Holy Trinity teammates, and that was quite a year on a team that beat all the rest in Brevard County and reached the FHSAA Class 1A state semifinal round.
Tu went unbeaten in singles and doubles through a combined 19 regular-season matches and then stayed the course in No. 1 singles through the postseason regional and state brackets.
He is the 2024 FLORIDA TODAY Boys Tennis Player of the Year.
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Tu played at No. 1 singles for the Tigers team that not only was perfect in the area but swept every match against all but one local opponent. He was the District 7-1A No. 1 singles champion and teamed with Ryder Collins to win the No. 1 doubles title. They had gone 9-0 in the regular season.
His team didn’t lose until the FHSAA state tournament. Furthermore, In the Class 1A state semifinal team meeting with No. 1 seed True North Classical Academy of Miami, Tu was the only Tigers player to win at singles. His team exited the field with a 4-1 defeat.
Here is the complete All-Space Coast Boys Tennis team for 2024:
2024 All-Space Coast Boys Tennis
Jirad Abdul, Eighth-grader, Cocoa Beach: Went 10-4 in No. 1 singles matches through District 7-1A tournament play.
Artiom Anzhilov, Senior, Florida Prep: District 7-1A runner-up at No. 1 singles. Just two No. 1 singles losses during regular season.
Ryder Collins, Freshman, Holy Trinity: Teamed with Frederic Tu to reach FHSAA Class 1A doubles bracket championship. Unbeaten in singles or doubles in regular season or district tournament
Jack Lindstrom, Sophomore, Satellite: Reached Class 2A singles bracket final. District 8-2A champion. Combined 18-2 in singles and doubles.
Frederic Tu, Junior, Holy Trinity: Unbeaten in singles or doubles against Brevard County competition this season. Led Tigers to Class 1A state tournament. District 7-1A champion.
Eric Yang, Sophomore, West Shore: Went 8-3 in regular-season singles and 8-4 in doubles. One of three locals to win a game off Tu.
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Honorable mention All-Space Coast Boys Tennis
Braden Ayers, Sr., Viera; Alex Butler, Sr., Melbourne; William Clark, Fr., Edgewood; Marcus Hatzakis, Jr., Satellite; Bennett Margiotta, Sr., Rockledge; Nickolas Velazquez, Soph., Edgewood.