The 2018 USTA Florida August Level 5 Championships concluded play on Monday, highlighted by the eight divisional main draw finals being contested. While six of the championship bouts featured the top seed in the division, only two No. 1 seeds came away with titles. Even more unexpected, all finals ended in straight sets.

Stealing the show on the day were the players seeded second, as five of them earned first place. Three of the boys’ draws (12s, 14s, and 18s) went to No. 2 seeds; on the girls’ side, the 14s and 18s crowns were taken home by second seeds. Meanwhile, the lowest seeded competitor to prevail in a final on Monday was the boys’ 16s No. 3 seed.

The results from the eight championship matchups are listed below.

Boys’ 12s: No. 2 Asror Ismoilov (Delray) def. No. 1 Nicholas Reeves (Boca Raton) 7-6(10), 6-0

Boys’ 14s: No. 2 Dylan Chang (Miami) def. Daniel Berenblit (Palm Coast) 6-3, 6-2

Boys’ 16s: No. 3 William Mroz (Bradenton) def. Andrei Leonov (Tampa) 6-2, 6-2

Boys’ 18s: No. 2 Nicholas Cary (Lutz) def. No. 1 David Burns (Fleming Island) 6-2, 6-3

Girls’ 12s: No. 1 Sam Grosjean (Boca Raton) def. Alex Ackman (Winter Garden) 6-4, 6-2

Girls’ 14s: No. 2 Isabella Rojas (Doral) def. No. 1 Chelsea Bluestein (Naples) 7-5, 7-6(5)

Girls’ 16s: No. 1 Ava Givone (Delray) def. No. 2 Anna Babayan (Bradenton) 6-1, ret. (inj.)

Girls’ 18s: No. 2 Nyjah Head (Orlando) def. No. 1 Stephanie Sanchez (Hollywood) 6-3, 6-4

A back-and-forth opening set between Ismoilov and Reeves fittingly ended in an extended tiebreak, which eventually went the way of Ismoilov, 12 points to ten. Reeves was no stranger to rallying from a set down, having done so in the previous round, but could never find a way to get into the second set, which Ismoilov swept through without dropping a game.

Something had to give in the boys’ 14s final, as unseeded Berenblit had already dashed the hopes of three of the division’s seeds while Chang moved his way into the final with relative ease. It was Chang who was able to keep up his impressive level of play, polishing off his fifth straight-set victory, which left Berenblit just short of capping off an incredible run to the winner’s trophy.

Having both survived extreme battles the day before, Mroz and Leonov entered the championship round with a lot of court time under their belts. Whether that was a factor or not, Mroz was far fresher and locked in than the unseeded Leonov. Of all the finals that played a complete match, Mroz lost the fewest amount of games, a far cry from his prolonged contest on Sunday that ended in match tiebreaks.

Coming off emphatic semifinal wins the day before, Burns and Cary were both in good form heading into their battle of rising high school seniors. After staving off elimination in his very first match of the tournament, Cary played with a dangerous combination of confidence and nothing to lose. That boded well for him on Monday, when he handled top seed Burns.

The lone unseeded finalist on the girls’ side, Ackman was not able to take down Grosjean, the determined No. 1 seed. It was by far the hardest Grosjean had to work for the event, as the six games won by Ackman nearly equaled the eight claimed by the four other opponents of Grosjean.

Easily the most tightly-contested championship match of the day took place between Bluestein and Rojas Rigoris. Both toughed their way through the quarterfinal round and won fairly easily in the semifinals the day before, setting the stage for their showdown on Monday. The two sets could have gone either way, but it was Rojas Rigoris coming away with the majority of the crucial points.

It was an unfortunate conclusion for Givone and Babayan in the girls’ 16s. The second-seeded Babayan appeared to be at her best on Sunday, turning in a pair of solid performances to set up the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown. However, Givone raced through the first set 6-1 before Babayan was forced to retire with an injury.

Head’s winning streak on the hard courts of the USTA National Campus was extended to 11 on Monday after produced a tough victory in straight sets over Sanchez. Just a rising eighth grader, Head showed she more than belongs in the 18s division, surrendering a mere 19 games to take home the title.

For complete results from the 2018 USTA Florida August Level 5 Championships, click here.