CRESCENTA VALLEY
COACH: Tom Gossard, 13th year.
LEAGUE: Pacific.
LAST SEASON: (18-2, 10-2 in league). Lost to El Dorado, 13-5, in wild-card match.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Anna Kim, junior, doubles; Tiffany Man, senior, doubles; Carrol Kim, senior, doubles; Stephanie Chung, junior, doubles; Erin LeVior, freshman, singles; Sarah Ali, freshman, singles; Lindsay Walter, junior, singles; Lori Pogarian, junior, singles.
GOSSARD’S QUOTE: “We’re gonna move our feet, bend our knees and hit good shots.”
GLENDALE
COACH: Bob Davidson, 12th year.
LEAGUE: Pacific.
LAST SEASON: (10-4, 8-4 in league). Lost to Los Alamitos, 15-3, in first round.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Sevana Zargarian, sophomore, singles; Ynna Aghabegian, senior, singles; Alina Sookasian, senior, singles; Joyce Librando, senior, doubles; Samantha Sismundo, sophomore, doubles; Aleen Suleymanyan, junior, doubles; Talinn Jaramillo, senior, doubles.
DAVIDSON’S QUOTE: “With the nucleus we have coming back, I would be very dissapointed if we didn’t get in the top four [in league].”
HOOVER
COACH: Julie Hoppe, fourth year.
LEAGUE: Pacific.
LAST SEASON: (3-14, 2-10 in league). Did not qualify for playoffs.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Deija Lighon, senior, singles; Gabriel Salazar, junior, singles; China Schmidt, junior, doubles; Grace Lee, junior, doubles.
HOPPE’S QUOTE: “We are definitely going to scare some people this year.”
FLINTRIDGE PREP
COACH: Katie Hawkins, fourth year.
LEAGUE: Prep.
LAST SEASON: Did not qualify for playoffs.
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART ACADEMY
COACH: Ron Zambrano, ninth year.
LEAGUE: Mission.
LAST SEASON: (3-13, 2-8). Did not qualify for playoffs.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Lisa Shaw, senior, singles; Amy Trivers, sophomore, singles; Beba Greer, senior, singles; Kristen Brown, senior, singles; Anne Lee, junior, doubles; Mabel Picardi, senior, doubles.
ZAMBRANO’S QUOTE: “It’s a young squad, but it’s better skilled than last year.”
