Richmond-Burton junior Savannah Webb finished fifth in the Class 1A State Tournament and was second in the Antioch Sectional. The Kishwaukee River Conference No. 1 singles champion is the Northwest Herald Girls Tennis Player of the Year.

Meet the 2021 Northwest Herald All-Area girls tennis team.

Here is the All-Kishwaukee River Conference

Prairie Ridge advanced two doubles teams to state Saturday en route to winning the Class 1A Antioch Sectional. Richmond-Burton's Savannah Webb and Johnsburg's Grace Cittadino also advanced in singles competition.

Jacobs' double team Kaya Trumbo and Isha Desai finished third Saturday at the Class 2A Jacobs Sectional to advance to the state meet. They will be joined by freshman teammate Kylie Cohn.

Huntley used three top-four finishes Saturday at Jacobs' girls tennis tournament to edge Maine West by one point to win the team title.

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Here are the preview capsules for girls tennis teams in the Northwest Herald for the 2021 season.

The Northwest Herald sports staff voted Cary-Grove senior Kate Larry, a standout in tennis, basketball and soccer, as the Female Athlete of the Year.