Who is the SouthCoast Early Season Girls Tennis Player of the Year?

With the return of the Girls Tennis Player of the Year, Neva Matos (Old Rochester), and three Standard-Times Super Teamers — Katherine Johnson (Bishop Stang), Ava Dusoe (Dartmouth) and Caroline Houdelette (Old Rochester) — SouthCoast girls tennis teams have a mix of veterans and rising stars.

Below are the names of 18 local girls tennis players we expect to have an impact on their respective teams this spring.

Cast your vote for the 2026 Standard-Times Early Season Girls Tennis Player of the Year.

Voting will end at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 19.

Emily Pavao, Apponequet

Stella Texeira, Apponequet

Caroline Hannigan, Bishop Stang

Katherine Johnson, Bishop Stang

Ava Dusoe, Dartmouth

Sophia Rutkowski, Dartmouth

Cami Taradash, Dartmouth

Mikayla Smith, Fairhaven

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Emma Stout, New Bedford

Haley Vera, New Bedford

Ella Bishop, Old Rochester

Zadie Goyette, Old Rochester

Grace Hebert, Old Rochester

Caroline Houdelette, Old Rochester

Neva Matos, Old Rochester

Nevaeh Smith, Wareham

Julia Statkus, Wareham

Lan Tran, Wareham

This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: Vote SouthCoast Early Season Girls Tennis Player of the Year for 2026