WINFIELD, KS - The Newman Men's and Women's Tennis teams opened up fall tournament play at the Tiger/Jinx Invitational in Winfield, Kansas last weekend. The Jets participated in Singles and Doubles Tournament play with A, B, and C Flights. The Jets won 3 tournament draws in Winfield.
On the women's side it was
Antonia Ramos taking home the first place medal in the C Draw. She won 4 matches en route to her Singles victory.
Ramos' scores
Win over Sterling's Marin 6-4, 6-3
Win over Southwestern's Coe 6-1, 6-3
Win over Barton's Hernandez 6-4, 6-2
Win over Texarkana's Peters 2-1
In the B draw for the doubles,
Isabela Campos Bifano and
Marie Brunet took home 1st place. They won their first 4 matches 6*1 and defeated the pair of Carlson/Comley from Sterling 6*0 for 1st place.
On the Men's side,
Luca Penteado won his singles tournament. Penteado took home the C Draw Championship.
Penteado's scores
Win over Cameron's Batkist 6-4, 6-4
Win over Friends' Reichborn 6-1, 2-1 ret
Win over McPherson's Murphy 6-4, 6-3
Win over McPherson's Brouwer 7-5, 6-1 for the Championship.
Other notable perfromances included women's doubles pairing
Dana Issabayeva and
Ana Zeikidze, who lost in the quarterfinals of the Women's Doubles A Draw bracket, as well as
Ali Mounir, who settled for an appearance in the quarterfinals in the Men's Singles B Draw and Oussama El Gallaf and
Mehdi Akoudad, who placed third in the Men's Doubles B Draw Bracket.
The Jets are back in action this weekend as they play in the Oklahoma City Tournament September 17th and 18th.