2016 Palo Verde Girls Tennis Capsule
PALO VERDE
League: Class 4A Northwest League
Head coach: Zach Brandt, second season
2015 record: 14-1 (8-0 Northwest, first)
Returning letter winners: Eleven
Top athletes: Abby Lewis (Sr.), Isabella Shelton (Sr.), Alissa Till (Sr.), Kaya Richardson (So.), Shelby Graber (So.)
Outlook: The Panthers return plenty of talent from last year’s state championship team, but will have to make up for the loss of the Henderson sisters, who won the last three Division I state doubles titles together.
Chloe Henderson graduated after winning four state doubles titles, and younger sister Sophie opted not to play high school tennis.
Still, Palo Verde returns the teams of Lewis and Till, and Richardson and Graber, who advanced to the state semifinals in doubles last year.
