Girls Tennis news
Jessica Kovalcik is a state champion tennis star for Plainfield North and has committed to continue her career at Georgia Tech beginning in the fall of 2025.
The Ottawa doubles team of seniors Emma Cushing and Rylee O'Fallon won 33 matches, Interstate 8 Conference and La Salle-Peru Sectional championships, finished 6th at the IHSA Class 1A state meet and are the 2023 Times Tennis Players of the Year.
Lots of wins, lots of fun and lots of 'blonde moments' - Madyson Block said she couldn't have asked for a better senior year partnered with Jetta Weaver. The duo are the Daily Chronicle girls tennis players of the year.
Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area girls tennis team.
Jacobs' Kylie Cohn follows in the footsteps of former teammate Chloe Siegfort as Fox Valley Conference Tournament No. 1 singles champion and Northwest Herald Girls Tennis Player of the Year.
A look at the top girls tennis players in the NewsTribune area for the 2023 season.
La Salle-Peru senior Kaylie Reese and junior Elena Leone are the 2023 NewsTribune Girls Tennis Players of the Year after winning 14 matches, placing in multiple tournaments and getting within a win of the state tournament.
The St. Charles North doubles team of Shannon Lu and Danielle Dejanovich, who finished with a 24-3 record, a doubles sectional title and and a fifth round consolation bracket finish at the state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle co-Player of the Year.
Dixon junior Grace Ferguson went 4-0 to win the Class 1A Rochelle Sectional on Oct. 14 and qualify for state for the third year in a row. She has been voted the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week by readers and answered a few questions.
The 2023 IHSA State Tennis Championship Finals were held at Buffalo Grove High School on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Dixon junior Addison Arjes won her opening-round match in singles play, but all four local competitors were eliminated during the first day of competition at the IHSA girls tennis state meet. Plus more local results in Thursday's roundup.
Tennis players from Marian Central, Johnsburg and Jacobs moved on to the second day of the state tournament. Plus more volleyball and girls swimming scores.
Big day at state tennis for Sycamore plus more area volleyball scores.
Plainfield North, Providence and Lincoln Way West were among the winners at the girls state tennis tournament Thursday. Plus more area volleyball scores.
Images from the first day of the IHSA girls state tennis tournament on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
St. Charles North senior Allison Gizewicz, who took first at sectionals in singles and led the North Stars to a sectional title, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week. Gizewicz was chosen in an online vote, and here is her interview with Jake Bartelson.
Sterling's Ellie Aitken and Layla Tablante and Dixon's Grace Ferguson and Addison Arjes will compete at the Class 1A State Girls Tennis Tournament in Buffalo Grove from Oct. 19-21.
Marian Central won the Class 1A Antioch Girls Tennis Sectional and qualified three entries for state, and more in Monday's high school sports roundup.
Lincoln-Way East wins girls tennis.
The Morris girls tennis team, with Skyler Saelens and Julia Borgstrom finishing first and second in singles, captured its first sectional title since 2015 on Monday afternoon at the La Salle-Peru Sports Complex
Dixon junior Grace Ferguson clinched a trip to the Class 1A state meet with her sectional title Saturday in Rochelle. Ferguson will be joined at state by teammate Addison Arjes, who finished fourth. Plus more local results in Saturday's roundup.
Huntley's Kate Burkey and Carlie Weishaar took second in the Class 2A Cary-Grove Girls Tennis Sectional and will play in the state tournament. Jacobs' Kylie Cohn and Sara Casey also advanced. More in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
The Newman and Rock Falls volleyball teams won at home, while the Oregon boys soccer team advanced to the Class 1A Regional semifinals with a win on Tuesday.
The Tigers' junior has finished third and second in the last two seasons
Led by freshman phenom Riley Lepsi, Wheaton Warrenville South won the DuKane Conference tennis title in a narrow win over Wheaton North in a jam-packed meet that finished on Saturday.
Huntley captured its fourth straight Fox Valley Conference Tournament championship Friday and was represented in all seven title matches. The Red Raiders took home five first-place medals.
Wheaton Warrenville South hosted the DuKane Conference girls tennis meet in Wheaton on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.
The Newman and Rock Falls volleyball teams won at home, the Newman boys cross country team placed third at the Erie-Prophetstown Invite, and the Sterling girls swimming & diving team beat Byron on Tuesday.
Arjes went 3-0 for third-place Dixon at the LaSalle-Peru Invite on Sept. 23 and won her match in a Sept. 19 dual meet vs. Princeton. She has been voted the Sauk Valley Media Athlete of the Week by readers and answered some questions.
Sterling's Mason Hubbard, Newman's Logan Palmer and the Fulton boys golf team were among area golfers to qualify for state in sectional golf meets on Monday.
The Dixon Duchesses looked to be in postseason form Thursday afternoon against the Sterling Golden Warriors. With a doubles sweep and a singles split, the Duchesses prevailed 4-1 on Sterling’s senior night.
McHenry wins the Class 3A boys golf regional title, that and more in Wednesday's prep roundup.
The Rock Falls and Polo volleyball teams won on the road, while the Dixon girls tennis team and Sterling swimming & diving team won at home on Tuesday.
McHenry halted Huntley's 28-match Fox Valley Conference volleyball winning streak with a two-set upset on Tuesday. And more volleyball, boys soccer and girls tennis in Tuesday's high school sports roundup.
Ottawa swept the No. 1 slots, La Salle-Peru swept the No. 2 spots, and Ottawa’s Zulee Moreland and Peyton Bryson picked up the decisive victory at No. 3 doubles for a 3-2 Ottawa win Tuesday.
Crystal Lake Central girls tennis picked up a pair of wins Monday, while Johnsburg volleyball's Delaney Stern became the program's all-time assists leader.
Tennis players from Crystal Lake Central, McHenry, Marian Central, and Wauconda compete in tennis match on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Crystal Lake Central High School.
The La Salle-Peru girls tennis team had two entries in its own Lady Cavs Invitational on Saturday with the L-P Red team beat the L-P Green team for the consolation title.
McHenry went 3-0 to win its own soccer tournament, and more boys soccer, volleyball, girls tennis, boys and girls cross country and girls swimming in Saturday's high school sports roundup.
The Rock Falls and Newman volleyball teams won at home, while the Dixon girls tennis and Sterling girls swimming & diving teams won on the road on Tuesday.
The Polo volleyball team defeated Milledgeville, while the Sterling boys golf team lost to Galesburg on Wednesday.
Richmond-Burton's Colten Miller won the individual title and led the Rockets to the team championship at the Kishwaukee River Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Wednesday. And more golf, volleyball, boys soccer, girls tennis and swimming in the high school sports roundup.
Marian Central's Ella and Nina Notaro finished first and third in the first Chicagoland Christian Conference Girls Golf Tournament. And more in Monday's high school sports roundup.
The Dixon volleyball team prevailed over Stillman Valley in three sets, the Newman volleyball team beat Princeton, and the Dixon boys and girls golf teams topped Winnebago on Thursday.
Alivia Keegan gets 1,000th assist in volleyball, Hiawatha wins football, Genoa-Kingston wins girls golf by one stroke. That and more in Thursday's roundup.
Sycamore tennis is dominant in win over host DeKalb. That plus more scores from around the area.
The Newman volleyball team defeated Mendota, the Dixon girls tennis team topped Mendota, and the Rock Falls boys golf team prevailed against Genoa-Kingston on Tuesday.
Huntley put four golfers at 39 or better, led by Nooa Hakala's 35, in an FVC win over Burlington Central; and more in Tuesday's high school sports roundup with girls golf, boys soccer, girls tennis and volleyball.
Indian Creek takes wild two-game volleyball match. That plus more scores from around the area.
Plainfield Central soccer blanks Plainfield South. That and more scores from around the area.