Ceara Sumida
Ceara Sumida
Height: 5-4
Year: JR
Hometown: Hilo, HI
High School: Waiakea
Major: undecided

2013: Integral player for the squad that finished with a national ranking of 11th… Helped Redlands to eclipse the 20-win mark for the first time in school history… Contributed to the Bulldogs’ third-place finish in SCIAC and second-round appearance in the NCAA Championships… Second-Team All-SCIAC honoree…  Shored up the No. 3 spot in singles with a 15-9 record during the spring… Earned 14 victories in straight sets… Knocked off opponents from nine ranked foes, including No. 13 DePauw University, No. 15 Sewanee, and No. 16 Whitman University… Teamed up with Jessica Ly at the No. 1 doubles position, registering a spring-season mark of 21-4… Defeated ranked duos on five occasions but knocked off tandems from 14 national-ranked schools…  Rattled off seven straight victories to start the season… Followed that up with a 10-match win streak… Part of the squad that was named an ITA All-Academic Team…

2012:  Solidified the lineup for the nationally ranked Bulldog women’s tennis team, playing as high as No. 1 but more consistently at No. 2 in singles… Helped Redlands to earn an overall record of 14-7… Posted a 5-14 record while taking on some of the best players in the country…  Prevailed over the No. 2 player from 15th-ranked Vanguard University, 6-0, 7-5… Pulled out an important three-set victory over her foe from Occidental College… Came back in three sets to grab a 1-6, 6-2, 10-4 triumph over her counterpart from Cal Lutheran University…  Also competed in doubles at the Nos. 1 and 2 slots… Tallied an 11-10 record while teaming up with Julia Pollak for all but one match… Fired off six straight doubles victories from March 28 through April 14… Knocked off tandems from No. 30 UC Santa Cruz and No. 27 Bates College… Capped off the season with an impressive 8-0 performance against a duo from Cal Lutheran University… Second-Team All-SCIAC selection…