Daily Chronicle 2021 All-Area Team
Player of the Year
Evie Taylor, sr., Kaneland
First team
Ashley Olson, sr., Sycamore — Olsen was 21-10, and won two matches at the state tournament before being eliminated. She has been playing tennis for barely a year.
Elizabeth Kleckner, jr., Sycamore — Kleckner went 16-2, and won the Interstate 8 tournament at No. 2 singles.
Abby Golembiewski, jr., and Abby Bourdage, jr., Sycamore — The juniors went 23-3 as a team after qualifying for state last year.
Olivia King, sr., and Jordyn Block, sr., Sycamore — King was an individual qualifier, and when teamed with Block, the duo went 18-4.
Faith Bartkowiak, sr., and Lexi Maberry, jr., Kaneland ― The duo, playing third doubles most of the year, won the Rochelle tournament at No. 2 doubles. And they did it with Bartkowiak in her first year on the team.
Honorable mention
Rebecca Allen, jr., and Sophia Binder, sr., Sycamore; Yu Xuan Ni, jr., Sycamore; Camryn Mason, sr., DeKalb; Bella Vivirito, jr., and Amirah Shakir, jr., DeKalb