Check out our team-by-team girls tennis preview with top returners, newcomers and info on each Northwest Herald area team for the 2022 season.

Jacobs' Chloe Siegfort and Richmond-Burton's Savannah Webb, the last two Northwest Herald Player of the Year winners, head the list of top players to watch this fall in girls tennis.

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.

Here are five girls tennis players to watch in the Northwest Herald area this season.