SCF Tennis Bumps to 4th in Nationals

The SCF tennis team pulled away in another round winning five of their singles matches and two doubles match on day two of the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in Tyler, Texas. With the results, the Manatees are at 23.5 points and bumped up five spots to fourth place behind Broward.

Beginning with singles, freshman Zeba Jamal would fall to freshman Soo-min Kim (ASA Miami) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) at Flight 1 Singles. As a result, Zeba has been eliminated from the main draw and would be the only Manatee eliminated in singles action so far.

The older sister, sophomore Sara Jamal (#7 seed) would avenge Zeba's loss with a 6-1, 6-3 win over sophomore Jasmine Abunaim (Moraine Valley) at Flight 2 Singles. Sara will face Lucie Devier (Tyler), who defeated freshman Olivia Hayes (Central Alabama) 6-0, 6-2, Tuesday 9:30 am EST/8:30 CST.

Sophomore Camille Portalier (#5 seed), who had a first round bye, would follow with a 6-1 pair decision win over freshman Rachel VanHorn (Meridian) at Flight 4 Singles. Portalier will face freshman Georgina Kaindoah (Cowley) in the quarterfinals Tuesday at 10:45 am EST/9:45 am CST. Kaindoh defeated freshman Nina Pigeassou (Abraham Baldwin) with a 6-1 pair decision .

After receiving a first round bye at Flight 3 Singles, freshman Sara Ramirez-Goncalves defeated sophomore Katy Clark (Copiah-Lincoln) 6-2, 6-3 in the second round. Ramirez-Goncalves will face the winner between sophomore Andrea Isabella Ladera (Broward) and sophomore Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) in the quarterfinals.

At Flight 5 Singles, freshman Britain Botsford (#6 seed) defeated sophomore Tiffany Weech (Eastern Arizona) with a 6-0 pair decision. The Delray Beach native will face #3 seed freshman Julia Khamula (Tyler), who had a first round bye before defeating freshman Chrissy Cruz (Wallace State) with a 6-0 pair decision, on Tuesday at noon EST/11 am CST.

At Flight 6 Singles, sophomore Laura Illanes-Rodriguez (#4 seed), who received a first round bye, defeated freshman Kasey Griffin (Abraham Baldwin) with a 6-0 pair decision in the second round. The native of Villahermosa, Tobasco, Mexico and 2019 Vicki Schnurr Scholar-Athlete Award will face the #5 seed, sophomore Coraline Lamer (Cowley College), in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at noon EST/11 am CST. Lamer, who also had a first round bye defeated freshman Kori Obert (Lewis & Clark) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Heading into doubles, Botsford and sophomore Diarra Thomas, who received a first round bye at Flight 3 doubles, defeated the freshman duo of Judith Mills and Danielle Viljoen (Jones College) by a score of 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-0. They will face the #1 seeded freshman duo of Zulay Castaneda and Ji-Youn (ASA Miami) Lee in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 3:45 pm EST/2:45 pm CST. Castaneda and Lee defeated sophomores Carolina Cardosa-Fabbri and Laura Rincon Arias (North Central Texas) by a score of 7-5, 6-0.

At Flight 2 doubles, Zeba Jamal and Portalier (#5 seed) would fall to sophomore Barbara Damiani and freshman Karla Ortega (St. Pete) by a score of 6-2, 0-6, 3-6. As a result, Zeba Jamal and Portalier were sent down to the Flight 2 Double Consolations where they defeated the sophomore duo of Jessie Griffith and Macklyn Hubbard (Snead State) by a score of 8-0. They will face sophomore Sofia Guaglianone and freshman Nora Ribeiro (Abraham Baldwin) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm CST. Guaglianone and Riberio fell to sophomore Kennedy Rodriguez and VanHorn (Meridian College) 6-2, 6-4 in the first round before earning a first and second round bye to advance to the quarterfinals.

At Flight 1 doubles, Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves advanced to the quarterfinals after they defeated the sophomore duo of Chantal Lozano and Kely de Souza Oliveira (Laredo CC) 6-1, 6-0. The 'Sara's' will play the #2 seed in the freshmen duo of Michaela Krauskova and Tatiana Simova (ASA Miami) Tuesday at 2:30 pm EST/1:30 pm CST. Krauskova and Simova defeated sophomore Julia Candiotto and freshman Mariane Lima (Barton) with a 6-1 pair decision.

Up Next:
Day Three of the tournament resumes for SCF. Five singles teams remain in the main draw of their flight singles matchups: Zeba Jamal (Flight 2), Ramirez-Goncalves (Flight 3), Portalier (Flight 4), Botsford (Flight 5) and Illanes-Rodriguez (Flight 6).

For doubles, Sara Jamal and Ramirez-Goncalves (Flight 1) and Botsford and Thomas (Flight 3) will continue to fight in the main draw, while Portalier and Zeba Jamal (Flight 2) will look to continue in the Flight 2 Consolation Draw.

Day Two Standings:
T-1. ASA Miami (27)
HCC (27)
3.Tyler (26)
4. SCF (23.5)
5. SPC (22)
6.Cowley (21.5)
Seward County (21.5)
8. Broward (21)
9. Collin (19)
10. Laredo (18)
11. North Central Texas (16)
12. Abraham Baldwin (15.5)
T-13. Barton CC (14.5)
Copiah-Lincoln (14.5)
15. Meridian (13.5)
16. Mesa (13)
17. Wallace State (9.5)
18. Lewis and Clark (9)
19. New Mexico Military (8.5)
20. Lake County (7.5)
21. Central Alabama (7)
22. Snead State (6.5)
23.  Harford (6)
T-24. Iowa Central (5.5)
Pima (5.5)
26. Jones (4.5)
27. Eastern Arizona (3.5)
28. Marion Military (2)
T-29. Jacksonville (0.5)
Mississippi Gulf Coast (0.5)
Moraine Valley (0.5)
32. Mercer County (0)

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