HSSP Girls Tennis Fall 2024 - Evergreen - v2_Layout 1 8 / 15 / 24 3 : 22 PM Page 2 S I N N E T CLEARVIEW PIONEERS S aplayoff win in 2023 , marking the program’s 6 - 6 at No . 1 as a sophomore most successful season in 13 years . and also filled in at first sin - gles on two occasions , win - L ningboth times . Junior Avery C L E A R V I E W Fox and senior Julia Capozzoli PIONEERS R split timeas Manem’s partner PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior at first doubles , and both also Sarah Crawford is look - saw time at second doubles and I ing to end her sensa - singles . They should play important roles some - tional career at where in the lineup . Junior Hailey Ravitz and SENECA’S Clearview on a high senior Anita Patel also have varsity doubles AVERY EMMONS G note , and with her talent experience and will be counted on as well . and commitment to the game , that shouldn’t be OUTLOOK : The Vikings have several returners who a problem . A singles starter since she was a have been tested at the varsity level , but most of freshman — she is entering her third year in the their matches were in doubles . It may take the Mia Swiecicki made the leap top spot — she emerged as one of South Jersey’s new singles lineup time to adjust , but once they from doubles as a freshman best players as a junior . She compiled a 21 - 1 do Eastern should be competitive . to first singles as a sopho - record in team matches , captured her first more and responded with a Gloucester County title and reached the semifi - stellar season . She posted a G L O U C E S T E R nals of the South Jersey Interscholastic Champi - 27 - 10 record , won the Colonial C A T H O L I C onships . She’ll look to stay in contention in those Conference Tournament , RAMS tournamentswhile also acting as a veteran reached the round of 16 at the leader for the Pioneers , who must replace almost PLAYERS TO WATCH : Gloucester South Jersey Interscholastic Championships and the entire starting lineup . The only other return - Catholic does not have any won a match at the state singles tournament . It ing starter is senior Jodi McGuigan , who went 14 - singles players returning will be exciting to see how she follows up that 5 at first doubles and reached the county final . from last year , but brings performance this fall . Senior Evie York has been She also won all three of her matches while filling back several players who a fixture in the singles lineup since she was a in at third singles , so she appears ready to take saw varsity time at doubles , freshman , including the No . 2 spot last year , on a bigger role behind Crawford . Senior Sienna including seniors Rhian Haller when she went 26 - 8 and was the conference Longo also hopes to vie for a starting job , and and Samantha Velazquez , who runner - up . Senior Eliza Gordon moved up from Clearview will rely on varsity newcomers to round played first and second at various doubles to third singles and also compiled a 25 - out the lineup . points of the season . Senior Victoria Lopane also 8 record . Junior Marlina Kadar is another key OUTLOOK : Not only did the Pioneers go 21 - 2 last filled in at second doubles when called upon . It returner who played first doubles and made the fall and reach their first sectional final in 20 would not be surprising to see someone from SJIC final to go with a conference title while years , but they also extended their streak of that group emerge as the new No . 1 singles . compiling a 30 - 5 record . Sophomore Sophie undefeated seasons in the Tri - County Confer - Takima Hawkins , Aislinn Murphy and Aubrey Fred earned a spot right away as a rookie and ence Royal Division to five in a row and claimed Johnson are other seniors who are new to the played second doubles , reaching the conference their fourth consecutive Gloucester County title . program but are expected to have an impact . final and finishing 26 - 5 . Other returners with var - There are five starting positions to fill , but the Sophomore Iliana Castenada and freshman Car - sity doubles experience are juniors Mia Carr and program has been in this situation before and lee Levin will also battle for starting spots . Addison Super and sophomores Elise Pattay always seems to reload — so it’s not wise to OUTLOOK : New head coach Taylor Rouh , a for - and Megan Washburn . overlook Clearview , especially with Crawford still mer player in the program , is eager to pass on OUTLOOK : The Bulldawgs ’ 21 - 4 record in 2023 on the roster . her passion for the sport to her team , which included 16 wins by 5 - 0 scores and the program’s will look to make steady progress throughout 22nd straight sectional title . There’s no reason the season . they shouldn’t remain among the area’s elite in E A S T E R N 2024 . VIKINGS H A D D O N F I E L D PLAYERS TO WATCH : Eastern graduated all three of K I N G S W A Y BULLDAWGS itsstarting singles players so a new leader will DRAGONS have to emerge , and junior Gowtami Manem PLAYERS TO WATCH : Five starters return for Had - just might be the person for the job . A starter at donfield , including all three singles players , who PLAYERS TO WATCH : All three of Kingsway’s starting doubles each of her first two seasons , she went are each coming off impressive seasons . Junior singles players from last year received their SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 15 issue 1 SUBURBAN FAMILY 69
