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HSSP_GIRLS TENNIS_0823_FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 9 / 23 3 : 41 PM Page 2 OUTLOOK : The Pioneers have been on quite a roll campaign.She moved up S lately , as they notched their fourth straight unde - fromdoubles as a sopho - feated season in the Tri - County Conference Royal moreto singles as a jun - I Divisionlast year and three - peated as Gloucester ior , and saw time at both County champions . They reached the sectional theNo . 2 and No . 1 posi - semifinals before falling to eventual champ tions.Junior Lily Cole N Shawneeand finished with a 17 - 2 overall record . gainedvarsity experience as a There are big spots to fill in the lineup , but with sophomoreand will look to Crawford at the top , they have the potential to playa big role as well . Sopho - N thriveagain . moreSophia Kalinowski showed potential as a freshman and should also factor into the starting lineup . EASTERN E OUTLOOK : The Rams have been in rebuilding mode VIKINGS inrecent years but hope to increase the numbers T inthe program and be competitive with their divi - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior sion rivals . MaghaKumar has been playing first singles for CHERRY HILL Easternsince she was a HADDONFIELD WEST’S sophomoreand is looking HANNAH S BULLDAWGS togoout on a high note in AZAR her final season . She has PLAYERS TO WATCH : Haddonfield grad - made the round of 16 at the uatedits top two singles players , L West along with Caroline SouthJersey Interscholastic Championships two butstill has a solid core return - Solomons , another tal - yearsin a row . Senior Jordan Kramer is another ing , including junior Evie York , R entedjunior who posted returningstarter at singles ; she played mostly in whohas played No . 3 singles an 8 - 5 record in team theNo . 3 spot and was competitive in the majority eachof her first two seasons . She matches , mostly at sec - ofher team matches , winning five . Senior Hannah posteda 24 - 9 record as a sopho - I ond singles . Junior Emily Safadycompeted at first doubles as a junior and moreand reached the semifinals of Garbe is the only other couldbe ready for a singles position after getting theColonial Conference Tournament and the returning starter ; she had a sometime at No . 3 toward the end of last season . quarterfinalsof the Camden County Tournament . G strongseason at second doubles and was part of SophomoreGowtami Manem started at second Shewill be in the mix to take over at No . 1 . The nine victories during team matches and another at doublesas a freshman , and senior Alanna Stein Bulldawgsalso bring back three doubles starters the Camden County Tournament . Competition in alsohas doubles experience . whoare coming off impressive seasons . Junior the preseason will determine the other starting OUTLOOK : The highlight of the Vikings ’ 4 - 10 - 1 sea - ElizaGordon and sophomore Mia Swiecicki positions . sonlast fall was an exciting playoff victory over playedboth first and second doubles — usually as OUTLOOK : The Lions rebounded from back - to - back Kingsway.They have a solid core returning and partners — withGordon going 23 - 6 and Swiecicki winless campaigns to go 7 - 8 last fall , their most hopeto build on that match and contend for a finishingwith a 26 - 6 record . They claimed confer - victories in a season since 2010 . They will look to winningseason . enceand county titles together and advanced to ride that momentum and remain competitive . thesemifinals of the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships ( SJIC ) . Senior Emily Turnage went GLOUCESTER 28 - 7 at first and second doubles and was part of CATHOLIC CLEARVIEW the team that made the SJIC , conference and RAMS PIONEERS countyfinals.She and her partner also won two matches at the state doubles tournament . Senior PLAYERS TO WATCH : PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior Emily Mondel has been a Chloe Kamp went undefeated in four varsity dou - Clearviewonly varsity starter each of the past two seasons and bles matches and could move into a starting posi - returnsthree will look to lead Gloucester Catholic in her final starters , but one of them is No . 1 sin - gles Sarah Craw - ford , who is coming off a terrific sophomore sea - son and is primed for a big junior campaign . She went 18 - 1 in team matches — only losing to Shawnee’s Samantha Tepes , the top player in South Jersey in 2022 — and reached the final of the Gloucester County Tournament . She should be in contention again for the county title and will also look to go far in the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships after advancing to the round of 32 last year . Senior Felicity Huang is another talented singles player who went 17 - 2 in team matches at the No . 3 spot . A semifinalist at the county tourna - ment , she is expected to move up the ladder to second singles . Senior Ava Hertlein could also be ready to take on a singles position , as she went 17 - 1 at second doubles during team matches , with the only loss coming to Shawnee in a tiebreaker . She was also a Gloucester County semifinalist . GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC’S SeniorKaleigh Owens hopes to have an impact as EMILY MONDEL well , as she will battle for a spot at singles or dou - bles . SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 14 issue 2 SUBURBAN FAMILY 75
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HSSP_GIRLS TENNIS_0823_FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 9 / 23 3 : 42 PM Page 3 Open and won a pair of matches at the state sin - gles tournament . It will be exciting to see what she G I R L S T E N N I S canaccomplish as a sophomore . Moorestown also brings back its two other singles starters : sen - tion . Other returners battling for sports include iorErica Zhang and sophomore Jane Ho . Zhang seniors Abby Cutter , Maya Dunham , Ella Good - movedup from second doubles to second singles worth and Maya Lewbart and sophomore Addison andwent 15 - 7 in team matches . She also Super . advancedto the quarterfinals of the South Jersey OUTLOOK : The Bulldawgs ’ 19 - 5 season in 2022 was InterscholasticChampionships and the second highlighted by their 21st straight sectional champi - singlesfinal at the county tournament . Ho seized onship . There are spots to fill in the lineup but the theNo . 3 singles spot as a rookie and compiled a talent is in place to keep the streak alive this fall . solid16 - 5 mark in team matches while reaching the semifinals of her draw at the county open . The other two returning starters are seniors Eva Hinke K I N G S W A Y and Emma Rabenou , who posted a 14 - 3 record DRAGONS togetherin team matches and captured the sec - ond doubles county title . Junior Sasha Krachman PLAYERS TO WATCH : Four also has varsity doubles experience , and sopho - startersreturn for more MJ Bartholo will be competing for a spot as Kingsway , including all well . threesingles players , so OUTLOOK : The Quakers advanced to their fifth thereis a strong founda - straight sectional final last year before falling to tionto build upon . Senior SENECA Shawnee on their way to a 17 - 6 overall record . AnnabelleWilliams made GOLDEN EAGLES Withmost of the starting lineup back , they have a thejump from first dou - strong chance of extending the streak and con - blesto first singles last year — and although it took to contribute . tendingfor a title . sometime to get used to the high level of compe - tition , she won four of her last five team matches OUTLOOK : The Indians posted a 12 - 4 record and and should enter her final season with increased wenton a memorable run to the South Jersey , M O O R E S T O W N confidence . Senior Ryan Finlaw is a four - year Group4 championship last year , the third section - F R I E N D S starter coming off a terrific junior season in which altitle in program history and first since 2014 . FOXES sheposted a 12 - 5 record at second singles during Sethiand fellow captain Kaitlyn King are impossi - team matches . Senior Margaret Shableski moved bleto replace , but Lenape still has a talented core PLAYERS TO WATCH : Sen - into the varsity lineup at third singles and went 11 - andhopes to remain a contender . iorAvani Verma is a 7 during team matches ; she should be even better three - yearstarter for with a year of experience under her belt . The fourth MoorestownFriends , M O O R E S T O W N full - time starter back in the fold is senior Noelle andafter playing sec - QUAKERS Flail , who went 11 - 4 at doubles , mostly in the top ondsingles as a junior , spot . Juniors Skylar Graborski and Molly Baldino PLAYERS TO WATCH : Alana Lee grabbed sheshould be ready to move into the top spot . both got their feet wet in doubles as sophomores aholdof the first singles position as Sheposted a 12 - 4 record in team matches last and will look to crack the starting seven . afreshman and was not intimidated season , made the second singles semifinals at the OUTLOOK : After finishing with a winning record of 9 - bythe spotlight in the BurlingtonCounty Open and was named honor - 8 last season , the Dragons have the potential to be least.She went 19 - 3 during ablemention on the Friends Schools League all - even better this fall and hope to make noise in the teammatches , reached starteam . Junior Sophia Lalani also returns after playoffs and at the Gloucester County Tourna - theNo . 1 singles final at earningthe third singles job as a sophomore and ment . theBurlington County showingpotential . All four doubles starters are L E N A P E MOORESTOWN INDIANS FRIENDS ’ AVANI VERMA PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior Isabella Cao has been waiting patiently for her chance to play No . 1 singles and will likely get that opportunity this fall after playing second for the past three seasons . She is in line to replace four - year first singles Rhea Sethi and should be up to the task after going 14 - 2 in team matches , reaching the semifinals of the South Jersey Interscholastic Championships ( SJIC ) and claiming the Burlington County second singles title as a junior . Sophomore Jessica Yao is coming off a fantastic freshman season at third singles in which she went 14 - 3 in team matches and also won a match at the SJIC . Junior Amee Chauhan was part of the first doubles team that went 13 - 4 in team matches and reached the SJIC quarterfinals , and sophomore Elise Hyler also returns after playing second doubles and going 11 - 5 . Senior Rebecca Cui is another veteran expected 76 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 14 issue 2 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM
