THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulated Afrika Smith, who pulled off an amazing performance this week and emerged as a finalist in the ITF Junior Tournament in Curacao.
Smith entered the tournament ranked No. 6 and advanced to the final by defeating three players from the United States in Aleksandra, Caricic 6-2,6-3, No.3 seed Kitty Greenwalt 7-5, 6-1 and Casey Cummings 7-5, 6-2.
Smith, however, fell to top seed Jennifer Kida 6-2, 6-1.
“Afrika is a fine young athlete committed to hard work and discipline,” the BLTA said in a press release. “She has represented the Bahamas on several national teams including the 12u Team Championship, JITIC and Jr Fed Cup.”
Smith currently attends the Bahamas Global Academy and is actively playing on the ITF Junior circuit.
“We are proud of Afrika that her hard work has paid off,” the BLTA further stated.
Also to be commended is Sierra Donaldson, who advanced to the quarter-final.
“We wish Afrika and Sierra all the best on their tennis journey,” the BLTA said.
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