Head coach: Dave Gragnola

Last season’s record: 5-3-2

Last season recap: The team did well, but had some close matches that they felt should’ve resulted in wins.

Key additions: Freshman Savannah Lin, junior Alice Lin

Key matchups: Los Gatos, Lynbrook, Palo Alto

Star players: Senior Janelle Jin, juniors Alice Lin and Sally Kim, sophomore Jane Loo

Key losses to graduation: Senior Sarah Lo

League: Santa Clara Valley Athletics League; De Anza Division

Last year, the Falcons  had a successful season, but came up short against some of their key matchups. This year, the Falcons hope to push into the sectional playoffs as a team.

Although No. 2 Sarah Lo graduated, the remaining players think that their two new additions can step up to fill the void Lo left. The two new players, freshman Savannah Lin and junior Alice Lin hold the No. 5 and No. 2 positions, respectively.  

While the team didn’t make CCS last year, No. 1 player Janelle Jin and  No. 2 player Sarah Lo played well enough to advance individually.

Also high on the Falcons’ wish list this year is the change to avenge a loss to Palo Alto.

“The match was tough and their team is really good,” No. 3 player sophomore Jane Loo said. “It’ll be hard, but if we can win against them this year, we’ll have a better shot at CCS.”.

The Falcons also struggled with the matchups against Los Gatos last year. After fighting hard at each of three matches, they came up short every time.

As the Falcons look forward to the season starting on Sept. 9, they are committed to improving this season. If they win all the close matches from last season, the team will be in good shape to qualify for CCS.

“Every year, everyone improves, so I think it’ll be a really promising season this year,” Jin said.