When she entered high school as a freshman, Morris ’ Skyler Saelens hadn’t played tennis competitively. She spent her middle school days as a volleyball and basketball player, but wanted to try something different.

So, she went out for tennis in the fall of her freshman year. After spending a year learning the ins and outs of the game, she won the LaSalle-Peru Sectional title and advanced to the Class 1A state tournament as a singles player in her sophomore season. In her junior season, she paired with teammate Julia Borgstrom, and that team made it to the state tournament, advancing to Day 2.

In her senior season, she returned to being a singles player, and it turned out to be the right choice. She went 32-6 on the season, won the Interstate Eight Conference championship, the Ottawa S

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