Girls Tennis | Illinois Valley
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The 2025 girls tennis season gets underway this week. With that in mind, here is a look at the season ahead for the players in The Times area.
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Annika Michlik has signed on to continue her education and tennis career at Illinois Valley Community College.
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A look at the top girls tennis players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.
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La Salle-Peru's Elena Leone and Cali Mickley are the 2024 NewsTribune Girls Tennis Players of the Year after placing third in the Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and Class 1A Ottawa Sectional and winning two matches at state to finish top 32.
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Ottawa junior singles player Zulee Moreland won 23 matches, Interstate 8 Conference Tournament and Ottawa Sectional championships, claimed an opening-round victory at the IHSA Class 1A state meet and is the 2024 Times Girls Tennis Player of the Year.
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Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls tennis state qualifier Zulee Moreland!
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Ottawa junior Zulee Moreland won the Class 1A Ottawa Sectional singles championship on Saturday, while La Salle-Peru captured the team title at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility.
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Streator girls tennis coach will retire Kaye Tallier at the end of the season after 28 seasons leading the Bulldogs' netters.
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The Streator girls tennis team swept all three doubles matches and earned a 4-1 victory over Kankakee in Monday's match at the SHS courts.
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