Tennis: Herricks Girls 2011 Preview

The Herricks girls tennis team would like to get off to a good start this season after a rough 2010 campaign. The Highlanders only managed to win one game and that wasn't until late into October.

"We have a really promising bunch with these girls," said Dugan. "They are an amazing group who have shown a lot of dedication and effort in practice and that bodes well for this upcoming season."

Coach: Joy Dugan

Expectations: "We play in a tough conference with some quality teams" said Head Coach Joy Dugan. "But we return eight seniors to our team this year  and we also will have a nationally ranked player at first singles for us."

That player is Freshman Taylor Cosme. It is Cosme's first year on the team and Dugan believes she will make a real difference.

"We're very excited about having her on the team. She is a really special player."

Position Breakdown: Senior Karishma Tank who played at first singles last year will switch to the second singles spot.

Senior Jessica Simon will fill in at third singles.

The doubles teams will be loaded with Seniors including three new players: Renae Royce, Sheetal Tolia and Ester Chen.

Alyssa Go also returns along with Junior Harika Thambireddy.

The Highlanders play their first match of the season at home against Friends Academy on Sept. 13.