Miller, 17, earned a berth in the Class 3A state tennis tournament as part of the District 8 No. 1 doubles champions, with partner Robert Wald. Miller, a junior and three-year starter with the Eagles' boys team, teaches tennis at Buckhorn Tennis Club in Valrico. In the district semifinals, the two Eagles beat Wharton in split sets and then defeated King in straight sets.
Robert Wald, Brandon
Wald, 18, helped stop a district sweep by Wharton's potent tennis team by joining Garrett Miller in winning the No. 1 doubles title. The win gave the Eagles tennis team its first state tournament qualifier in more than a decade. The Brandon High senior signed with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he hopes to earn a spot on the Army college tennis team. He is ranked fifth academically in the Brandon senior class, carrying a weighted GPA of 5.9. In USTA youth tennis, he is ranked 75th in the state for men 18-and-under.
