All-Area Girls’ Tennis Team
Singles
Crystal Juan, Senior, Flintridge Prep
Former All-Area Girls’ Singles Player of the Year finished 29-6, 22-5 in Prep League.
Kristina Kirakosyan, Sophomore, Burbank
Advanced to Pacific League semifinal, going 32-4 overall and 10-2 in the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs. Went 10-2 in postseason.
Melissa Rosa Muradoglu, Sophomore, Crescenta Valley
Finished 35-12, 21-8 in Pacific League before helping Falcons advance to CIF Southern Section Division III title match. Finished 11-2 in playoffs.
Doubles
Camille Gibney, Senior, and Kiran Hamkins, Senior, Crescenta Valley
Falcons’ No. 3 duo finished 35-14, 19-9 in Pacific League. Compiled a mark of 14-1 in the playoffs.
Alice Avedikian, Senior, Johana Faraj, Junior, Burbank
Advanced to Pacific League semifinals for the second time in three seasons and helped Bulldogs reach CIF Southern Section Division II quarterfinals. Didn’t compete in doubles during playoffs.
Solenn Matsuka, Junior, and Ashley Chun, Junior, La Cañada
Spartans’ top doubles squad went 17-7 overall, 11-3 in league and reached quarterfinals in Rio Hondo League tournament. Went 3-3 in postseason.
Coach of the Year
Tom Gossard, Glendale
In first season with Nitros and return to area tennis scene after an excellent run at Crescenta Valley, instantly turned around the program with his trademarks of competing and practicing hard. After program had missed playoffs the previous two seasons, Glendale took fourth place in the Pacific League before guiding the Nitros to a CIF Southern Section Division IV championship. Glendale, which went 17-6, defeated Rancho Mirage, 10-8, for not only the program’s first title but the first CIF championship for a girls’ team in Glendale High history.