The Ottawa doubles team of Zulee Moreland and Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis won 27 matches, the I-8 Conference and Class 1A sectional tournaments as well as a trio of matches at state to earn the honor of 2025 Times Girls Tennis Players of the Year.

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Teams from Kankankee-McNamara, Ottawa, Coal City, Morris, La Salle-Peru, Princeton, Mendota, Streator, St. Bede and Mendota all competed in the Class 1A Sectional girls tennis meet on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 at Ottawa High School.

The Ottawa girls tennis team swept all three doubles matches in Tuesday's 4-1 Interstate 8 Conference dual victory over La Salle-Peru at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility at Ottawa High School.

The Streator girls tennis team won both singles matches and took one of three doubles Tuesday to edge visiting Princeton 3-2.

A look at the La Salle-Peru, St. Bede, Mendota and Princeton girls tennis teams for the 2025 season.

Indyana Hernandez is continuing her education at Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby and her tennis career at the NJCAA level with the Eagles.

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.

Annika Michlik has signed on to continue her education and tennis career at Illinois Valley Community College.

A look at the top girls tennis players in the NewsTribune area for the 2024 season.