By Kyle Coppola
MDCA Volleyball Surges With Fourth Straight Win
The Mount Dora Christian Academy volleyball team is riding high on a four-match win streak after a hard-fought five-set victory over Orlando Christian Prep, improving its season record to 7-2.
The Lady Bulldogs edged out Orlando Christian in the decisive final set, 15-12, to seal one of their biggest wins of the year. Senior standout Victoria Roth has been the driving force behind MDCA’s strong start, leading the team with 79 kill shots.
(The Lady Bulldogs throw up the W sign after a hard fought victory against Orlando Christian Prep earlier this week.)
She’s had help from the service line, where Avery Russell has delivered a team-best 23 aces, followed closely by Ava Bigelow with 21. At the net, Cassi Monn has been a defensive anchor, tallying 18 blocks and freshman Eva Aleandre has also contributed with 10 blocks.
The recent win not only extended the Bulldogs’ streak to four but also showcased the team’s ability to close out tight matches. This group is really coming together well midway through the season. MDCA will play Altamonte Christian tonight before playing Leesburg High, LCP from Tavares and Trinity Christian next week.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
