Zaida Freeman returned to the tournament after losing in the first round last year. She came in as a district champion this year and was seeded 4th going into the tournament. In the first two rounds, she beat girls from Center (6-3, 6-3) and Belleville (6-2, 6-2). On day two, she played a girl from La Grange that upset the top seed in the tournament. Zaida was on her game and played some great tennis to win the semifinal match 6-2, 7-5. Despite losing the final 1-6, 1-6 to the 2nd seeded girl from Belleville, she qualified to play in the state tournament!!!
WTG Zaida!