Zone 3 Polo Teasm-L to R-Justin Daniels, Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini and Wesley Finlayson.
Florida’s Zone 3 team (Justin Daniels, Grant Ganzi, Juancito Bollini and Wesley Finlayson) showed their class in the inaugural NYTS National Championship hosted by Maureen Brennan’s VIP Polo in Upperville, Virginia Saturday morning after spotting Zone 4 (Wyatt Harlow, Marissa Wells, Johann Colloredo-Mansfield and Simon Colloredo-Mansfield) 2.5 goals to start and riding away with the win that boosts them into the tournament finals.
Zone 3 got two goals apiece from Juancito Bollini and Wesley Finlayson in the first half to lead, 4 to 3.5 while getting excellent defensive support from teammates Grant Ganzi and Justin Daniels.
Bollini added two more goals in the second half and Daniels chipped in a goal as Zone 3 rode on to score a 7 to 3.5 goal victory.
In the second match of the day a strong Zone 2 team (Andrew Begg, Pierce Alworth, Agustin Arellano and Wesley Bryan hammered the Zone 1 entry (Liam Lott, Austin Finch, Russell Stimmel and Loretto Natividad) 12 to 4.5.
Every member of the team got on the scoreboard in the opening chukker as they put up four goals. Zone 2 stretched the lead to 7 to 2.5 by halftime and rode on to register a humbling 12 to 4.5 win.
The championship match between Zone 3 and Zone 2 is scheduled to be played on at noon on Sunday.
The consolation match for third place between Zone 4 and Zone 1 is scheduled for 10 am.