Girls’ tennis is ready for another record-breaking season
Opal Feves / The Samohi
Jocelyn Guttman (’27) serves against NotreDame in a close singles match.
Samo girls’ tennis is back with high expectations for their 2025 season. Last year, the Samo girls’ tennis team dominated, winning the Ocean League. The team also made it to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Finals, but lost to Santa Barbara. They ended with an overall record of 15-4 and a league record of 7-1. It was their best season in 50 years. Now, the team is hoping to repeat last year’s success and make it to CIF again. They also have the added pressure of living up to last year’s season, which was one of the best Samo girls’ tennis had ever seen. Varsity captain, Stella Callen (’26) remembers last year’s team and its growth.
“Last season, we had a really strong doubles pair and some really strong singles players who really did well in securing a lot of points for us,” Callen said. “Our communication and morale as a team really improved.”
The team performed incredibly well last season and is now even more inspired for the season ahead. They are planning to focus on having good energy and team camaraderie.Head coach, Shaun Simone, stated the team’s goals for the upcoming season.
“Last season we made it to the division three finals championship and our goal is to get to that exact same location this year and win it,” Simone said.
A big change this year is the teams’ singles lineup since many of their players graduated last year. They have filled out their starting line-up with under classmen, preparing the team for future success. In terms of improving this year, one of the varsity team captains Rebeca Scholze (’26), shared some of their goals.
“Have a really good energy between teammates, a really together team,” Scholze said. “We think that encouraging each other and having that team camaraderie really does help mentally and tennis is a really mental game.”
The Samo girls’ tennis team is ready with a new lineup of girls to defend their title. They are excited for the chance to prove themselves again and make it back to CIF Finals and they look fierce so far. Although league matches haven’t started yet, they currently have a record of 5-1, having recently defeated Buckley High School 12-6 on Sept. 10. Their next home game is on Oct. 1, 2025.