BREANA STAMPFLI went out in singles but rolled into the under-18 doubles semifinals when the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Junior Tournament continued on Wednesday in Jamaica.
The 17-year-old, who won three doubles matches for Trinidad and Tobago during American Zone Group II of the Fed Cup last week in El Salvador, and American Elyse Graci whipped Julianna Curtis and Luisa Fernanda Guerra 6-4, 6-1 to reach the last four after a first round bye.
All four seeded pairs are still left in the draw and national and Tranquillity Open champion Stampfli and Graci are seeded to win the title.
Graci was also the top seed in singles, but the 277th-ranked junior in the world lost her first match following a bye.
After defeating American Shayna Spooner 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 the day before, the third-seeded Stampfli, ranked #491, was able to win just two games from the 820th-ranked No. 5 seed Andie Daniell of the United States.
Stampfli is the only T&T player involved in this week’s Grade IV tournament.