{"id":283998,"date":"2025-11-10T21:39:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/283998\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:39:12","slug":"girls-tennis-all-state-second-team-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/283998\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls Tennis All-State Second Team, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"K2JIIU2KHNDR7BS65326AVIAQY\">After a season of intense competition and remarkable performances, NJ.com presents the best girls tennis players in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FCMCDO5ZWFGLVNUXQ4VLXIM7SI\">Take a look below at our All-State Second Team selections.<\/p>\n<p>ALL-STATE SECOND TEAM<img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girls Tennis: Burlington Open, September 18, 2025\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ER2OFP2ZQZHR5HP6JYIWWPR37U.jpg\"  \/>Sofia Basto-Cabrera of Shawnee hits a return in first singles during the Burlington Open girls tennis finals at Lenape High School in Medford, NJ on 9\/18\/25.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance MediaSINGLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4IINQVNOANE5RH2OEXHCQCP7IU\">Sofia Basto-Cabrera, Shawnee, Sophomore<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"P27N7OU77BATZNDRPWF7NDLIUM\">Basto-Cabrera once again proved to be South Jersey\u2019s top player in 2025. Basto-Cabrera secured her second South Jersey Interscholastic Championships singles title in as many tries in dominant fashion against Mia Swiecicki. She also captured singles crowns at the Burlington County Open and the Olympic Conference Tournament for the second year in a row. The sophomore played her way into the state singles tournament semifinals as well where she battled Abalos tough indoors for her only loss of the season. Basto-Cabrera on the year defeated the likes of Jane Ho, Victoria vonHahmann, Laura Galeano, Jessica Yao, Keira Kapur and Audrey Rha.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kylee Hung\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WZI36AC33ZBUFOO5EHRPCUD75M.jpg\"  \/>Saddle River Day&#8217;s Kylee Hung.Neal Magnus (used with permission)SINGLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C2Q5KRMOFNAL5FL3AFIAEV74XA\">Kylee Hung, Saddle River Day, Junior<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4VAJ3XKPOBCKVOJ6REK5YZQ3KQ\">Hung avenged a loss to Sylvie Yao last season defeating her in Saddle River Day\u2019s season-opening victory against Dwight-Englewood. That was just the start of an unbeaten regular and team postseason that included wins over Umaiza Shaikh, Priscilla Chow and Keira Lin. Hung didn\u2019t play in the Bergen County Singles Tournament as she missed a little bit of time, but she came back to reach the state singles tournament quarterfinals. It was there when she won the opening set over eventual state runner-up, Fiona Hu. To reach the quarters she beat Mary Ahrens, Evalina Zerres and Sabrina Chu. Hung will be one to watch as a senior next fall.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girls Tennis: NJSIAA Group Final, October 15, 2025\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XRCOO423ERGJVIHHTDYFLLFI7E.jpg\"  \/>Audrey Rha of Whippany Park hits a return in first singles of the Group 1 final during the NJSIAA Girls Tennis Group Finals at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, NJ on 10\/16\/25.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance MediaSINGLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XRRGBWGOLZCZ7PJG3V2P7OP75A\">Audrey Rha, Whippany Park, Senior<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"243QU5Y5IRB3TDYMPYH5Z73P6E\">Rha finished her career as a three-time first singles winner at the Morris County Tournament. All three years she defeated Sofia Cicarone in the final. This fall, Rha also made the fourth round of the state singles tournament where she lost a competitive match to Sofia Basto-Cabrera. Rha also helped Whippany Park capture its first sectional title in program history and make its initial Group 1 state final. Of Rha\u2019s 17 wins at first singles in Whippany Park\u2019s dual matches, 16 ended 6-0, 6-0 including over Keira Lin, Caroline Oriala and Anna Fisicaro. Other wins came against Nandini Iyer and Bryana Tigrado.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girls Tennis: Newark Academy Invitational, Sep 13, 2025.\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BGYGZAJD5RFWDL2MGNIKXBYZ3Y.jpg\"  \/>Yuxi Zhang of Newark Academy returns a shot against Chatham during the first doubles match of the Newark Academy Tennis Invitational Tournament at Newark Academy in Livingston, NJ on Saturday, September 13, 2025.Tom Horak | For NJ Advance MediaDOUBLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IAZWEXGPHRFWHJKJAPYDQX3UWM\">Alexis Zhang, Senior\/Yuxi Zhang, Junior, Newark Academy<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"Q7JZ2JWGYJDWPBBZP47NECYHJA\">With no relation to one another, Alexis and Yuxi Zhang were paired up this season by coincidence. What was no coincidence, however, was their success. The duo won the doubles title at the Essex County Tournament as they helped Newark Academy win back-to-back team crowns. They also advanced all the way to the state doubles tournament semifinals by beating Pingry2 in the quarterfinals. The tandem suffered just three losses all season and they were all to the state doubles runners-up from Holy Angels in three 10-point tiebreakers. Throughout the season, they beat the likes of Millburn, Montclair Kimberley and Chatham.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Somerset County Tournament&#13;\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/U4K47S3FBZEUDGHZVVNJ4FTADI.JPG\"  \/>Charlotte Hao, Pingry second doubles during the Somerset County Girls Tennis Tournament finals at Pingry High School in Martinsville, NJ on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Ed Murray| For NJ Advance MediaDOUBLES<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HRD27ECWTBFCRHBM5O6XW25VBQ\">Charlotte Hao, Sophomore\/Nicole Rubin, Freshman, Pingry2<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DP5CAIMWIZBOBDQRYKBUQRGT4Y\">Pingry\u2019s second doubles tandem gets a spot on our All-State Teams as well. Hao and Rubin would be many other team\u2019s first doubles despite their youth. The duo won their flight at both the Somerset County Tournament and the Prep A Tournament this season, going unbeaten until the state doubles quarterfinals. Along the way they defeated several first doubles pairing including from Kent Place, the Union County Tournament champions.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Somerset County Tournament&#13;\" class=\"article__image-content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C3VOAYL6OFB5TLXW44PU7YA5YU.JPG\"  \/>Nicole Rubin, Pingry second doubles during the Somerset County Girls Tennis Tournament finals at Pingry High School in Martinsville, NJ on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Ed Murray| For NJ Advance Media<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AE54WCFKCJHCFJS4DGO6KJ75ZA\">As always, please report scores to<a href=\"https:\/\/njschoolsports.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> njschoolsports.com<\/a>. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> NJ.com<\/a> with a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/user-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancelocal.com\/advancelocalUserAgreement\/privacy-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a season of intense competition and remarkable performances, NJ.com presents the best girls tennis players in New&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283999,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-283998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}