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Girls tennis preview: Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks

'Jacks have a young team this season, but competitive practices could help push players to improve.

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Cloquet’s Winnie Benjamin returns a shot during her match at No. 2 singles with Marshall in Cloquet Monday morning, Aug. 24. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

Head coach: Derek Johnson

Assistant coaches: Nick Lind, Tom Proulx

Returning starters: Singles players Addie Loeb, Winnie Benjamin-Hall, Marina Dostal, Lydia Stone; and doubles players Kylie McKeon and Carlee Maslowski

New faces to watch: Brynn Martin, Bella Harriman, Alexis Goranson, Camden Pollard

Team strengths: "We have a close group of girls with a lot of chemistry," Coach Derek Johnson said. "There are a lot of new girls this year and most players are around the same ability level which will make practices competitive when they push each other to get better."

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Biggest challenge: "Court space will be a challenge," Johnson said. "With 40 girls on the team and just four tennis courts, it’s hard to get a lot of hitting and match style practices. We will be having split practices a couple times a week this year."

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Cloquet’s Winnie Benjamin hits a backhand during her match at No. 2 singles with Marshall in Cloquet Monday, Aug. 24. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

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Cloquet’s Addie Loeb returns a shot near the net during her match at No. 1 singles during the Lumberjacks match with Marshall in Cloquet Monday, Aug. 24. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)

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