Sometimes the cycles are such among girls tennis lineups that, at some point, most or all of the singles positions receive a new crop of players, or at least one or two who had played in doubles positions during previous seasons. All three local high school squads are in such a position this fall.

“We graduated six of our starting seven from last year’s team, which went 14-2 in dual matches, 14-4 overall, and took third in the Ocean County Tournament,” said Southern Regional coach Howie Madesen,…