Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Gillis, Ja'Cara
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Ja'Cara Gillis
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rock Island, Ill.
- High School:
- West Boca
Bio
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
- Picked up a Fall tournament win in the Evert Cup
- Â Fell at No. 15 FSU and dropped an exhibition match versus No. 17 UM
- Captured a three-set win versus Northwestern in the Owl Cup Hidden Dual
- Concentrating on singles the last weekend of February, Gillis split with a 6-3, 6-0 win over FIU, the Owls lone point, and a 6-1, 7-5 loss to UNF
Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)
- Went 14-7 in singles, including a 5-2 record at No. 4 position
- Went 6-0, 6-2 against Georgetown’s Sydney Gilson
- Posted 9-9 record in doubles, including a 4-2 record at No. 3 position
- Beat USC Upstates’ Taylor Dodd in 6-0, 6-0
- C-USA’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- Homeschooled before attending West Boca High School as a senior, where she won the Florida State Championship.
- Ranked as high as No. 8 in the women’s open division in the state of Florida and was consistently ranked in the top ten in her USTA junior divisions.
- Listed as a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net
- Boasted a perfect 11-0 record against three- and four-star players with two wins over fellow five-star rated talents.
- Trained at the Eleazar Tennis Academy in Boca Raton.
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