SCF Tennis Starts Strong at Nationals

Tucson, Ariz - The SCF tennis got off to a strong start to start day one of the four day NJCAA Women's Tennis National Tournament at the Reffkin Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona. The Manatees were able to snag four points to wrap up day one.

In singles play, sophomore Carlota "Carly" Gascon Martinez (#33 in the nation) would finish the first matchup at Flight 1 singles as she defeated freshman Eni Anic (Hinds CC) 6-3, 6-0 in the first round. Gascon Martinez will take on a conference rival in St. Pete Naomi McKenzie (#4 in the nation) in the second round. McKenzie earned a first round bye after being named the #3 seed in the flight. Meanwhile Anic will move down to the consolation round of 16 after receiving a first round bye.

In the second singles match, sophomore Sarah Forsyth would sweep her opponent at the Flight 4 singles as she defeated sophomore Taji Williams (Coastal Alabama) 6-0, 6-2 in the first round. She will face #6 seed Azul Barrios (Barton CC) in the second round, while Williams moves down to the consolation round.

Sophomore Lou De Freitas Bonet and Kia Carvalho-Landell and freshmen Saku Suzuki and Jessica Bustamante all earned first round bye in their respective flights and will face their first opponents tomorrow. Aditionally, all three Manatees doubles teams have earned a first round bye and will await their opponents.

Up Next:
Day two of the national tournament will commence as De Freitas Bonet, Carvalho-Landell, Suzuki and Bustamante will play their first opponents in the second round while doubles will play in the second round after their first round byes.

Day Two Schedule:
Singles - 
Flight 1 - #33 Gascon Martinez vs #4 Naomi McKenzie (#3 seed) @ 10:30 EST/ 7:30 PST

Flight 2 - #6 De Freitas Bonet (#6 seed) vs Emma Semery (Iowa Central CC) @ 12:30 pm EST/9:30 am PST

Flight 3 - #45 Carvalho-Landell (#5 seed) vs Mimi Li (Collin CC) @ 12 pm EST/9 am PST

Flight 4 - Forsyth vs Azul Barrios (Barton CC) (#6 seed) @ 1:30 pm EST/10:30 am PST

Flight 5 -#38 Suzuki (#2 seed) vs Morgan Ross (Hinds CC) @ 1:30 pm EST/11:30 am PST

Flight 6- Bustamante (#7 seed) vs Anna Woods (Central Alabama CC) @ 3:30 pm EST/12:30 pm PST

Doubles - 
Flight 1 - Gascon Martinez/Carvalho-Landell (#5 seed) vs Mimi Li/Larissa Correa (Collin CC) @ 5:30 pm EST/2:30 pm PST

Flight 2 - Suzuki/De Freitas Bonet (#2 seed) vs Isabella Warham/Sarah Cline (Meridian CC) @ 5 pm EST/2 pm PST

Flight 3 - Forsyth/Mouton (#6 seed) vs Sophie Endt/Alexandra Johnson (Jones College) @ 6 pm EST/3 pm PST

Day One Standings:

1

Barton Community College (KS)

14

2

Collin College (TX)

14

3

Lewis & Clark Community College (IL)

14

4

Meridian Community College (MS)

14

5

University of South Carolina Sumter (SC)

14

6

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (GA)

12

7

Wallace State (AL)

12

8

Jones College (MS)

10

9

New Mexico Military Institute (NM)

8

10

Coastal Alabama - Bay Minette (AL)

6

11

Hinds Community College (MS)

6

12

Mesa Community College (AZ)

6

13

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MS)

6

14

Weatherford College (TX)

6

15

Central Alabama Community College (AL)

4

16

Iowa Central Community College (IA)

4

17

Paradise Valley Community College (AZ)

4

18

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (FL)

4

19

Cowley College (KS)

2

20

Eastern Arizona College (AZ)

2

21

Sauk Valley Community College (IL)

2

22

St. Petersburg College (FL)

2

23

College of Lake County (IL)

0

24

Hillsborough Community College (FL)

0

25

Mercer County Community College (NJ)

0

26

Seward County Community College (KS)

0

27

Tyler Junior College (TX)

0

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