Suburban Family - Issue #2 (July 2023)

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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

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HSSP_GIRLS TENNIS_0823_FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 9 / 23 3 : 42 PM Page 4 S backas well : juniors Ava Patel and Sarah Huynh , who played No . 1 together , and the No . 2 duo of SHAWNEE’S I juniorsAnnaThompson and Daisy Maturo . Soph - NATASHA omores Sophia Lo Re and Makenna Wakahia also SHARNOFF have doubles experience and will look to crack the N varsitylineup . OUTLOOK : The 2022 season was a transition year for the Foxes as they finished 6 - 10 with an inexpe - rienced roster . With six of seven starters back this N fall , they should be much improved . E P A U L V I EAGLES T PLAYERS TO WATCH : Paul VI is coming off an impressive campaign and all seven starters S whoended the season are back , so hopes are high for the Eagles . Jun - L iorNatalya Slonis climbed the ladder from first doubles as a freshman to first singles as a sopho - more and handled the leap just fine , as she went R buryshould be nice additions as well . 9 - 7in team matches . Junior Hannah Rowan bea leader this year for the Rene - OUTLOOK : Seneca had some growing pains with a claimedthe second singles position and reeled off gades.Junior Divya Prajapati could I youngteam and finished 4 - 14 last year . Now that anexcellent 13 - 3 record , while senior Hailey alsobe in line for a singles position everyone is used to playing at a high level , expect Rowanstarted the year at first doubles and went afterstarting at doubles the past two significant progress this season . 6 - 1before taking over at third singles and winning years.Last season , she was part of G sevenof her eight matches there . Junior Caroline theNo . 1 pair that went 15 - 2 in team Woodside posted a 14 - 2 record at first doubles , matches , captured the South Jersey S H A W N E E including a 7 - 1 mark with sophomore Annabelle InterscholasticChampionships ( SJIC ) title and RENEGADES Salvano , and the second doubles team of senior wona match at states . The third returning starter Ashley Batejan and sophomore Katarina Slonis issophomore Sofia Kaufer , who played second PLAYERS TO WATCH : Shawnee said goodbye to a went 8 - 5 together . doublesand compiled a 15 - 3 record in team remarkablesenior class led by Samantha Tepes , OUTLOOK : The Eagles ’ 13 - 3 record in 2022 marked a matches.She made the SJIC quarterfinals and arguablythe greatest player in program history , so nine - win improvement from the year before and wona match at states . this year’s roster will have a much different look . included a playoff victory . With the entire starting OUTLOOK : The Renegades went undefeated against Oneof the top returners is senior Natasha lineup back , they will set lofty goals for 2023 . SouthJersey competition for the second year in a Sharnoff , who has been a starter at singles since row last season , repeated as sectional champions shewas a freshman . She played No . 3 last year and finished with a 16 - 2 record . They won’t be quite andwent 15 - 3 during team matches while winning at that level after graduating so many great players , herdraw at the Burlington County Open . Sharnoff S E N E C A but the talent is in place for a successful campaign . haswaited for her turn to play first singles and will GOLDEN EAGLES PLAYERS TO WATCH : In W A S H I N G T O N almost a complete rever - PAUL VI’S T O W N S H I P HAILEY salfrom last year , when ROWAN MINUTEMAIDS Senecahadvery few expe - rienced players , the Gold - PLAYERS TO WATCH : en Eagles are happy to Sixof seven welcome back the entire startersreturn for roster this fall , starting WashingtonTown - with senior No . 1 singles ship , including Kim Wash . A three - year seniorChristina Baldosaro , who started at dou - starter , she moved from blesas a sophomore and made a smooth transi - second singles as a soph - tionto No . 1 singles last year . She went 10 - 8 dur - omore to the top spot as a junior and posted a 10 - ingteam matches and will again shoot for a win - 6 - 1 record in team matches . Wash is a tough com - ningrecord while also looking to go on a run at petitor who will put up a good fight just about theGloucester County Tournament . Junior every time she takes the court . Sophomore Claire DelaneySchwartz and senior Lauren Stanger both Lewis played second singles as a rookie and junior showedpotential playing second and third sin - Bella Giancoli secured the third position . Both gles , respectively , last season , while sophomore should only get better with a year of varsity tennis RileyHolmes could also push for a singles posi - under their belts . Senior Jemma Dybus has been a tionafter playing first doubles as a rookie . Senior fixture at doubles since she was a sophomore and RileyBorkowski and sophomore Vivian Laliberte teamed with junior Avery Emmons at No . 1 last alsoreturn after teaming up at second doubles . year . Seniors Piper Ludwick and Bailey Kunz and OUTLOOK : The Minutemaids battled in most of sophomore Topham Taylor rotated at second dou - theirmatches last year on their way to a 5 - 13 final bles , and junior Isabella DiMenna also saw time . record.An experienced starting lineup should Newcomers Elisa Goncalves and Paisley Hans - translateto more victories this fall . SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 14 issue 2 SUBURBAN FAMILY 77

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