The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

SYDNEY Clarke continues her winning ways during a very active summer in her latest stop on the ITF Junior Circuit.

She entered the Wadadii Bowl in Antigua and Barbuda as the No.1 seed in the Girls’ Singles Main Draw and has lived up to her top billing thus far. Following a bye in round one, Clarke defeated Chloe Weekes of Barbados 6-1, 6-2.

In the Girls’ Doubles Draw, Clarke teamed with Tangia Riley-Codrington of Barbados as the top seed and they defeated Weekes and fellow Bajan teammate Sanaa Hewitt 6-3, 6-2.

Rain delays hampered yesterday’s schedule but Clarke will return to the court today to face No.5 seed Gabriela Singer in Curacao in the quarter-final.

In doubles play, Clarke and Riley-Codrington will face Gabrielle Leslie of Barbados and Selene Kentish of the hometown Antigua and Barbuda in today’s semi-final.

Clarke comes off a successful showing last week in another dominant performance as a No.1 seed at the Tobago Jr ITF Championship. Hosted at the Tacarigua National Racquet Centre, she emerged as a double champion in both the girls’ singles and doubles.

Clarke won the Girls Singles Draw with a 6-0, 7-6 (4) victory over Hannah Chambers of Barbados. In doubles play, she partnered with Riley-Codrington to win the title over American Sifa Butcher and Puerto Rican Ariana Salgueiro-Estela, the No.3 seeds, 1-6, 6-4 (10-7).

Prior to the Tobago, Clarke once again reached the final in both draws at the Coca Cola ITF Junior Tennis Tournament in St. Lucia.

Clarke lost to Canadian Dasha Plekhanova in the singles title match 6-1, 6-3. Once again teamed up with Riley-Codrington, the pair lost to the American No.2 team of Zeba Jamal and Anjali Mogili 6-1, 6-0.

The first edition of the Wadadli Bowl drew over 80 tennis players from countries such as Germany, Netherlands, Brazil, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas, India, Mexico, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Barbados, Romania, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Curacao, St Vincent and host Country Antigua & Barbuda.

Clarke began the summer at the JITIC U18 Regional Championship in Mexico in June. She reached the second round of the singles and quarterfinals of doubles before elimination. She moved on to the Junkanoo Bowl here in Nassau and reached the quarterfinals of singles play and semifinals in doubles.