2011 Girls tennis team capsules

Fox Valley Conference

Valley Division

Cary-Grove

Coach: Bud Lachel (37th season)

Last year: Fifth in FVC

Top returnees: Beth Hughes, sr.; Arley Bayer, sr.; Amanda Dorsey, sr.; Kaitlin Kownick, sr.; Jennie Maki, sr.; Jessica McKune, sr.; Becky King, sr.; Emily Scott, sr.; Kendall Wolowicz, sr.; Colleen Frank, sr.

Key newcomers: Rita O’Connell, jr.; Bridget Dorsey, sr.; Victoria Pierce, jr.

Coach said: “We’ve got a nice looking team. I think we’ll give Central and South a run for the money.”

Crystal Lake South

Coach: Don Nead (16th season)

Last year: Third in FVC

Top returnees: Marisa Thome, jr.; Kelsey Laktash, so.; Julia Thome, so.; Rachel Siemon, jr.; Heather Roesslein, sr.; Emily Olszak, sr.; Kim Goodwin, jr.

Key newcomers: Becca Kolarczyk, jr.; Caitlin Theros, jr.; Laura Arboleda, jr.; Alaina Littlejohn, jr.; Hannah Goschey, jr.; Rachel Rasmussen, so.; Jacqueline Boorom, so.; Carol Feng, sr.; Joelle Pliner, sr.; Brenna McCarthy, jr.; Addison Morgan, jr.

Coach said: “We’ll be competitive. How well you do depends on your depth. I think I’m going to have pretty good depth.”

Dundee-Crown

Coach: Janet Malecek (15th season)

Top returnees: Amanda Schuessler, sr.; Ariel Annis, sr.; Cassie McElroy, jr.

Key newcomers: Kelsey Simpson, jr.; Courtney Hauck, jr.

Coach said: “This is going to be a challenging year because of the fact that we’re a young team.”

Huntley

Coach: Barry Wells (seventh season)

Last year: Seventh in FVC

Top returnees: Brooke Romero, so.; Allyson Pietrusiak, so.; Kelly Frankel, jr.; Kayla Garcia, jr.; Sam Czarnota, sr.; Natalie Janelli, sr.

Key newcomers: Jessica Chalas, so.; Lexi Nichols, sr.; Jane Han, sr.

Coach said: “I think we’re going to have a solid team this year. I think we’ll have a winning record this year.”

SFlbJacobs

Coach: Jon Betts (seventh season)

Last year: Second in FVC

Top returnees: Megan Elliott, jr.; Alina Zabolotico, jr.; Marcilyn Rowan, sr.; Lauren Steinkamp, sr.; Kassy Bernardo, sr.; Autumn Hackett, sr.; Anna Taylor, sr.

Key newcomers: Jess Wolf, sr.; Emily Alessio, jr.; Rachael Buttolph, so.; Jen Regard, jr.; Miranda Curtis, jr.

Coach said: “We have had outstanding offseason work from all of our girls and are looking forward to a strong season. We’re hopeful that our depth will keep us in contention over the course of the season.”

McHenry

Coach: Kyle Funkhouser (fifth season)

Last year: Ninth in FVC

Top returnees: Emma Romme, sr.; Brittany Goebel, so.; Ashley Sword, sr.; Meghan Simon, sr.; Angela Morck, sr.; Jill Manzo, sr.

Top returnees: Celina Kilhefner, jr.; Lauren Edwards, jr.

Coach said: “We are returning our top two singles players in Emma Romme and Brittany Goebel. I’m hoping to see some good competition these first couple of weeks as we try to fill the eight doubles spots.”

Prairie Ridge

Coach: Sam Sweeney (first season)

Last year: Fourth in FVC

Top returnees: Hannah Gummerson, sr.; Robin Sweeney, sr.; Emily Fuchs, sr.

Key newcomers: Callie Schmit, so.; Anna Kuechenberg, so.; Natalie Favia, fr.

Coach said: “Hannah Gummerson is our No. 1 singles player looking to have a solid senior season. She’s been working very hard at her game.”

Fox Division

Crystal Lake Central

Coach: Kerry Parrish (first season)

Last year: First in FVC

Top returnees: Jenna Wallace, jr.; Evelyn Youel, so.; Jillian Wallace, so.; Becca Ross, sr.; Tara Ortner, sr.; Allison Dunal, sr.; Kristi Benoy, sr.; Anna Poggensee, sr.

Key newcomer: Emma Buckingham, so.

Coach said: Parrish on Jenna Wallace getting to play for two years with former No. 1 singles player Nelle Youel – “I think [Wallace] was really lucky to have Nelle. [Wallace] had that strong practice partner. I think she’s ready.”

SFlbGrayslake Central

Coach: Chuck Lawson (fifth season)

Last year: Sixth in FVC

Top returnees: Emily Cullum, sr.; Millie Chan, sr.; Sara Kalter, sr.; Shurthi Kumar, sr.; Mika Iwasaki, sr.; Leesah Vuong, sr.

Top newcomers: Nicole Garcia, jr.; Kassi Khou, jr.; Julie Sim, jr.; Anna Yoder, jr.; Hanna Ferris, so.; Parnalee Patel, so.

Coach said: “The good news is that every one of these girls has been in my summer camp the past two years. We do have some experienced players, and our effort is awesome.”

Grayslake North

Coach: Jill Tomasello (seventh season)

Last year: Ninth in FVC

Top returnees: Kelly Poggensee-Wei, sr.; Liz Steinhoff, sr.; Nathalia Moran, so.; Bridget O’Gorman, jr.; Kelsey Borders, jr.; Taylor Wright, jr.; Sydney Leanna, jr.; Mary Menhart, sr.; Stephanie Gegenheimer, sr.; Krysten Gross, jr.; Andie Romac, sr.

Key newcomers: Caroline Shepherd, jr.; Tarah Pasternak, jr.

Coach said: “Our girls season is going to be a very exciting one. We are hoping that Kelly Poggensee-Wei will finally get that state championship that she has been working so hard for this past year.”

Hampshire

Coach: Aaron Holmer (second season)

Last year: First year in FVC

Top returnees: Kendall Walker, sr.; Stephanie Lumino, sr.; Monica Patthana, so.; Meghan Showalter, sr.; Stacy Kach, sr.

Key newcomer: Julie Schreiner, fr.

Coach said: “Obviously [against] some teams, we’re not going to be up at their level yet. [Against] other teams, we should be competitive.”

Johnsburg

Coach: Rick Bailey (24th season)

Last year: Eighth in FVC

Top returnees: Lauren DeStephano, sr.; Audrey Swantz, jr.; Jessica Mills, sr.

Key newcomers: Katelyn Anderson, jr.; Kelsey Elliott, sr.; Jenny Beard, sr.; Kandice Motter, sr.; Megan Hammond, sr.; Nicole Grant, sr.; Grace McLaughlin, sr.; Stacey West, sr.; Amy Jacobson, sr.; Carly Redshaw, sr.; Liz Fischer, jr.; Kristen Strange, jr.; Ally Cronin, jr.

Coach said: “We will be inexperienced, and so the goal will be to bring the team along so that we can play our best tennis in October.”

Woodstock

Coach: Pablo Pomares (second season)

Last year: 13th in FVC

Top returnees: Iris Crandall, sr.; Alyssa Zaino, sr.; Hannah Little, jr.; Dakota Nerland, sr.; Alexis Fosse, sr.

Key newcomers: Kristina Ericksen, jr.; Kalyn Leisering, jr.; Maricela Pautrat, jr.; Carly Grogg, jr.; Abby McConnell, jr.; Katrina Christianson, jr.; Rachel Kubacha, jr.

Coach said: “We are very excited because we have 29 players. That’s securing that we will have a strong team in the future.”

Woodstock North

Coach: Mike Buehler (second season)

Last year: 12th in FVC

Top returnees: Alex Glod, so.; Sadie LeFever, so.; Sierra Meiners, so.; Kayla O’Donnell, sr.; Kellie Smith, so.; Madison Wirfs, so.; LeAnna Wyse, so.

Key newcomers: Miriah Bartlett, sr.; Cassidy Conliss, fr.; Leslie Garcia, fr.; Danielle Hurmis, so.; Cally Maire, so.; Hayley Ostrowski, so.; Reyanna Peters, jr.; Marissa Thompson, jr.; Kinsey Weikel, jr.

Coach said: “Last year we had nine (players). This year it looks like I’m going to have 19. In the practices I’ve seen so far, the girls that played last year made some nice gains.”

Big Northern
Conference

Marengo

Coach: Jay Mathis (ninth season)

Last year: 10-8

Top returnees: Sarah Trader, sr.; Nicole Clark, jr.; Christie Pleva, jr.; Allie Fillmore, sr.; Amber Fillmore, sr.; Sage Torman, sr.; Kristen Martin, sr.; Jordan Langnan, jr.; Brianna Schultz, jr.

Coach said: “Right now I’m hoping that experience helps us.”

Suburban Christian
Conference

Marian Central

Coach: Ginny Larsen (fourth season)

Last year: 9-9

Top returnees: Annie Wember, sr.; Constance Melchionna, sr.; Amanda Salvi, sr.; Caroline Frame, sr.; Jordyn Goffo, sr.; Katrina Hamilton-Smith, sr.; Anamarta Lamoutte, sr.

Key newcomer: Alyssa Melchionna, jr.

Coach said: “We will have a fairly balanced team with six juniors and seven seniors.”

SEnD Rob Smith
rsmith@shawmedia.com