The Carl Junction High School girls tennis team will be led by three returning starters in 2021.
Seniors Nicole Sherwood and Valeria Alamina-Poor and sophomore Jenna Besperat all return after starting last fall.
Sherwood finished fourth in singles at last year’s individual district tournament.
Carl Junction went 4-9 overall and 3-7 in conference action a season ago.
Other seniors on this year’s roster are Kate Hodson, Lauren Clark, Jocelynn Goforth, Madison Lewis and Rhiannon Kennedy.
Bulldogs coach Ben Coltharp told SoMo Sports he expects freshman Naiyah Wurdeman to play an important role on the varsity squad.
“This girls team will have great depth, starting from the front of varsity all the way down. It will be a very competitive team,” Coltharp said.
Carl Junction opens the season against College Heights on Aug. 27 at the Joplin Athletic Complex.
