Tennis
New coach Zach Smith takes reins for Baldwin girls tennis
August 25, 2018
Zach Smith, 29, has a proficient tennis background. Baldwin's new head coach played the sport for three years at Ringgold High School before attending Cal
Penn-Trafford tennis rebuilds under 2nd-year coach
The Penn-Trafford girls tennis team (0-1 in Section 1-AAA) is rebuilding, but all is not bleak. Second-year coach Megan Hudak expects the Warriors to be
Plum girls tennis turns to new faces after major losses to graduation
August 24, 2018
Opportunities abound this fall for members of the Plum girls tennis team. Seven players moved on from last year because of graduation, including Julia LawrenceExperienced lineup returns for Penn Hills tennis team
August 23, 2018
After going winless last season, the Penn Hills girls tennis program looks to play the spoiler role with a majority of players returning this season.
North Allegheny girls tennis faces early adversity in quest for 6th straight WPIAL title
With many of its starters back, the North Allegheny girls tennis team looked forward to earning its sixth straight WPIAL Class AAA title and repeating
Knoch, Fox Chapel tennis teams look to maintain success
August 19, 2018
The Knoch and Fox Chapel girls tennis teams each captured section championships last year, and individuals on those teams made deep runs in tournament play.
WPIAL girls tennis preview: North Allegheny’s Huang returns to defend state title
North Allegheny senior Ashley Huang enters the season on Monday as the top returning WPIAL Class AAA girls tennis singles player. Huang, the PIAA champion,Standout freshman tennis player Cordisco joins Hampton squad
August 16, 2018
A top-ranked junior tennis player has joined the Hampton girls team. Madison Cordisco, a freshman, transferred from Plum. Coridsco, 14, is 41st in the U.S.
Now healthy, Baldwin’s Yauch looks for strong showing on tennis courts
August 13, 2018
Baldwin junior Bethany Yauch plans to dive head-first into the girls tennis season. Yauch, who made a big splash on the tennis courts as a
North Allegheny’s Catanzarite claims silver at national clay court event
August 2, 2018
It still is not the color she wants, but Ava Catanzarite of Franklin Park earned a silver ball at the U.S. Tennis Association Girls' 16
Fox Chapel’s Friday ready to move up singles ladder
July 14, 2018
Last season, Fox Chapel's Kristen Friday, playing third singles, helped the Foxes to a section title and a trip to the WPIAL quarterfinals. With the
Thomas Jefferson boys tennis expects another solid season in ’19
June 21, 2018
Chuck Correll is looking forward to a possible banner season in 2019 for the Thomas Jefferson boys tennis team. It will be his 40th year
Fox Chapel’s Shymansky places 3rd at PIAA singles
June 1, 2018
The PIAA singles and doubles championships were held May 25 and 26 at the Hershey Racquet Club. In singles competition, Fox Chapel's Robby Shymansky made
Twice as nice for Sewickley Academy doubles team of Nocito, Parda
May 26, 2018
HERSHEY — Sewickley Academy wound up carrying the WPIAL banner this weekend at the PIAA tennis championships at Hershey Racquet Club. The senior duo of
All four WPIAL champs advance to PIAA boys singles, doubles tennis semifinals
May 25, 2018
Two WPIAL singles players and two doubles teams still are alive for titles at the PIAA boys tennis championships at the Hershey Racquet Club. AllShaler tennis grows during 7-win season
Setting up a competitive schedule was vital to Shaler boys tennis coach Brian Duermeyer. Building confidence for a program that features players across the spectrum
Valley tennis duo hopes to extend historic run at states
Success doesn't happen overnight, but realizing potential can happen in a flash. It was the first Monday in May when the Valley boys tennis doublesSewickley Academy boys tennis denied state title
May 20, 2018
HERSHEY — Sewickley Academy's attempt at a third consecutive PIAA team tennis gold medal was thwarted by perhaps its biggest rival on the state stage.
Sewickley Academy tandems continue winning tradition
May 18, 2018
Sewickley Academy seniors Will Nocito and Dylan Parda will be carrying on a tradition at the PIAA Class AA boys tennis doubles championship that kicks
Hampton tandem capture section title, takes 2nd in WPIAL
May 17, 2018
Ted Donegan and Ben Ringeisen prepared for the semifinals to the section doubles championship — but coach Grant McKinney was going to sit out coaching
