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2026 Record Newspapers girls tennis preview capsules · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: 2026 Record Newspapers Girls Tennis Preview Capsules Written by Skylar
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  Speaker 1: Casellas This article is being read by an automated voice
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  Speaker 1: brought to you by Everlit. A new season of high
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  Speaker 1: school tennis in Kendall County has begun. As the Oswego,
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  Speaker 1: Oswego East, and Yorkville girls embark on their 2026 campaigns,
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  Speaker 1: here are previews for each team in the Record Newspapers
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  Speaker 1: coverage area. Oswego Coach Christine Tabayoyong. Top returners, Melanie Imbronjev, SR,
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  Speaker 1: Lauren Headley, SR, Liliana Gorski, SR, Emily Lilla, Jr., Hadley Stith, Jr.,
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  Speaker 1: Katie Marchese, Jr., key newcomers, Ariella Bayman, SR, Tegan Davis, Jr.,
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  Speaker 1: Gianna Binder, Jr., Vienna Iacovella, Jr., Kim Vasquez, Jr., worth noting.
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  Speaker 1: The Panthers don't have Savannah Millard anymore, as the four-time
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  Speaker 1: state qualifier now plays at UW-Whitewater. They'll try to improve
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  Speaker 1: on last year's fourth-place conference finish, led by Imbronjev and
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  Speaker 1: Lilla at number one doubles and Stith in the top
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  Speaker 1: singles slot. All three medaled in the 2026 SPC tournament.
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  Speaker 1: We have a great team of athletes that are dedicated
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  Speaker 1: on and off the court, Tabio Young said. As we
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  Speaker 1: go East coach, Peter Conrad, top returners is Bella Seto,
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  Speaker 1: so Ainsley Shahadi, S.R., Emma Smith, so Eva Ziazinski, so
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  Speaker 1: Shivani Mani, S.R., Audrey Belia, youth, S.R., Key newcomers, Sophia Encinas,
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  Speaker 1: so Kaylin Grinnell, SR Abigail Hernandez Jr., Ivy Kemp Jr.,
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  Speaker 1: Sophia Williams, SR Jessica Rivera, FR. Worth noting. The Wolves
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  Speaker 1: returned seven players from the 2025 squad that won the
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  Speaker 1: Southwest Prairie Conference. Among those back are top singles player
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  Speaker 1: Isabella Seto and the number one doubles duo of Ainsley
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  Speaker 1: Shahadi and Emma Smith. Yorkville also added six players to
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  Speaker 1: its varsity ranks, including freshman Jessica Rivera. I'm very optimistic
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  Speaker 1: about our upcoming season, Conrad said. I think we are
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  Speaker 1: a strong team this year and have dedicated our time
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  Speaker 1: on the court to be a stronger fundamental team with better,
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  Speaker 1: more consistent strategies, especially at doubles. Yorkville coach. Laura Olsen
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  Speaker 1: last season's record. Top returners. Annalise Gerritsen, Naya Callan, and
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  Speaker 1: Alana Hogan. Key newcomers. Taylor Fidanzo-Dudley as Sophia Zalocki Jr.
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting. Yorkville welcomes back 12 seniors from last year's
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  Speaker 1: May 2nd-12 team. Gerritsen is poised to start in a
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  Speaker 1: top singles player position, while Callan is working with a
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  Speaker 1: new partner to take a lead role in doubles this fall.
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  Speaker 1: Hogan is back after capping her freshman season with first-place
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  Speaker 1: honors at No. 2 doubles in the SPC tournament. She'll
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  Speaker 1: also have a new partner with Califurco graduated. Fidanzo Dudley
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  Speaker 1: and Zolocki serve as the newest additions to the Foxes'
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  Speaker 1: varsity roster. Thank you.