Emilio Gonzalez
Sunset High School
Impact Statement
“Tennis is not just a sport, but a microcosm of you and a part of who you are. Tennis is an avenue for kids to develop, and I want to help them as much as I can.”
Biography
In Girls’ Tennis NHSCA Coach of the Year Emilio Gonzalez kept Miami, Florida Sunset High on its record-breaking path with a ninth straight and 13th overall Florida 4A title this season.
While at Sunset his teams won 10 consecutive 4A state championships. That streak is a record that still stands. He also coached the boys’ tennis team to three straight titles. In 2003 his boys team won a National Tennis Tournament. Gonzalez retired from the Dade County school
system after 40 years.
Gonzalez still helps kids of all ages on the court. He was named USTA’s Volunteer of the Month in May of 2017 for his efforts in the Miami and Clearwater tennis communities.
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Community Service
Gonzalez is a board member with the Suncoast Tennis Association.
