the recent "Water is Clear'' Junior Championships in Clearwater, Florida.

DeSilva went down 6-7 (9-7), 4-6 to Marina Freitas in her first tournament of the year since returning to school. In the first round DeSilva beat Jessica Daugherty 6-0, 6-0 before stopping number one seed Sarah Buckanan 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the next round.

That tournament followed a fairly successful summer back home where she won the Ladies B title at Pomander Gate and was semi-finalist in the Pomander Gate Ladies A.

This will be the first of several tournaments prior to the World Renowned Eddie Herr International Junior Tournament in December which will be followed later that month by the Orange Bowl International Tournament.