2016 Palo Verde Boys Tennis Capsule

League: Class 4A Northwest League

Head coach: Zach Brandt, 15th season

2015 record: 11-3 (6-2 Southwest, second)

Returning lettermen: Twelve

Top athletes: Dylan Levitt (Sr.), Brandon Sulzberg (Sr.), Michael Safbom (So.), Davis Waid (Sr.), Sam Soderberg (Sr.)

Outlook: Levitt won the state singles title last year after winning it as a freshman at Bishop Gorman and sitting out his sophomore season due to transfer rules.

He’ll be a favorite to win it again this year and leads a list of 12 letter winners for the Panthers, who advanced to the state title match and fell in a tiebreaker.

Sulzberg and Safbom teamed to finish in third in the state in doubles last season.