The United States Tennis Association has announced that Florida Gulf Coast men’s tennis coach Josh Molino will serve as head coach of Team Florida at the 2026 Battle of the Sections. Molino will lead the Sunshine State squad of 16U and 18U boys players in the annual competition between the 17 different sections (similar to regions) across the United States. Similar to the collegiate dual match format, team matches have a total of seven points. A team match will be composed of four doubles matches and six singles matches, with the doubles counting as one team point and singles matches counting as one team point each. Participants will play a total of three singles and four doubles matches throughout the competition.