Top seed Knight faces Kameka in JN Women’s Open
TOP seed Sheneka Knight will go up against unseeded Shea-Ann Kameka in a second-round clash in the JN Women’s Open Tennis Championship singles this afternoon at the Liguanea Club, beginning at 5:00.
Both players have won their first-round matches comfortably and now seek a place in the semi-finals. Knight defeated Kerry-Ann Green in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0, while Kameka beat Gabriella Silvera in straight sets 6-0, 6-4.
Knight said she expects a good challenge from Kameka as she thinks she can play very well based on seeing her in action.
“I am, however, looking forward to winning the match to increase my chances of winning the women’s singles crown,” Knight said.
Knight, who is 25 years old, left Jamaica when she was 18 after graduating from Immaculate Conception before going away to the United States on scholarship at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
“This is my second tournament since I have returned to Jamaica in September of this year after being away for eight years. The first tournament I have played was in the Swept Away Resort tournament, which I lost to Ffiona Fletcher in the final,” said Knight who is quite confident of beating her opponent today.
Meanwhile, the other women’s open singles to be played will see fourth-seeded Imega McNab going up against unseeded Gabriella Chin at 8:30; Monique Hanson taking on Onika Shaw at 6:30.
Meanwhile, several matches scheduled to be played on Tuesday were rescheduled yesterday and today as a result of late afternoon showers. Top seed Rowland ‘Randy’ Phillips’ game against 10th seed Kristofer Martin was pushed back to yesterday, likewise second-seeded and defending champion Damion Johnson against ninth-seeded Gaywayne Cox.
Other games scheduled today in the men’s open will see seventh-seeded Yussuf Migoko taking on the winner of the Adam Harris and Nicholas Chung match at 8:30.
In men’s class two singles today, top-seed Leighton Burton tackles unseeded Jermaine Case; fifth seed Gordon Chuck vs Marlon Brown; Peter Berry vs the winner of Dane Pagon and Orick Angus or Stephan Todd vs Alrick Sproul.
— Gerald Reid
