Cook girls tennis preview

Three questions

1) Will Barrington win the West and Buffalo Grove win the East?

Both teams' coaches said they were a little concerned with graduating a high amount of players from last year. But the Fillies return four state qualifiers from a year ago and the Bison have three state qualifiers back, which puts them each in the favorites roll again.

2) How far can Fremd senior Jenna Langhorst go in the state tournament?

It looks like it would take an injury or a surprising upset for Langhorst to not return to the state tournament. She has qualified, and been eliminated in the consolation quarterfinals, in each of her first three years. In her final high school year will she be able to finish in the top six?

3) Can Prospect be the team to unseat either Barrington or Buffalo Grove at the top of the MSL?

The Knights have two state qualifiers of their own returning, which puts them as the only other school in the conference (along with Barrington and Buffalo Grove) with more than one state qualifier coming back.

Players to watch

Allison Linden - Jr., Barrington

Meg Crowley - Jr., Barrington

Dana Pierce - Jr., Barrington

Kristy Dodge - So., Barrington

Jenna Langhorst - Sr., Fremd

Heather Nisbet - Jr., Buffalo Grove

Ashton Nisbet - Jr., Buffalo Grove

Kate Meyers - Sr., Buffalo Grove

Nell Boyd - So., Buffalo Grove

Mary Newhauser - Jr., Buffalo Grove

Anne Duggan - Jr., Prospect

Becky Santiago - Sr., Prospect

Maggie Stake - Sr., Prospect

Megan Kosirog - Sr., Prospect

Mary Clare Loughery - Jr., Rolling Meadows

Jackie Marx - Sr., St., Viator

Andree DiVito - Jr., St., Viator

Laura Walsh - Jr., St., Viator

Katie Ryba - Sr., Palatine

Jenna Herr - So., Palatine

Jenna Franke - Jr., Maine West

Natalie Tanas - So., Wheeling

Sonia Lipov - Jr., Schaumburg

Jess Genusso - Jr., Conant

Emerly Soong - Sr., Conant

Aoi Nishitismu - Sr., Conant

Kim Wasilewski - Sr., Hersey

Andrea Perkins - Jr., Hersey

Saori Chiba - Sr., Hersey

Erica Borst - Sr., Hersey

- John Juettner