High School Tennis category
After big junior year, sky’s the limit for Quaker Valley tennis’ Will Meagher
By any measure, Quaker Valley tennis standout Will Meagher enjoyed “sweet” success in 2026. Meagher’s season wasn’t perfect as he finished with a 13-5 record. But the QV junior wrapped up his junior year by advancing to the final four at the PIAA Class 2A championships held May 22-23 in...
Quaker Valley boys, girls follow same blueprint to WPIAL team tennis championships
The similarities are intriguing. Both the boys and girls tennis teams at Quaker Valley won WPIAL championships in 2025-26. Both teams defeated North Catholic by a 3-2 score in the Class 2A finals, after each lost to the Trojans during the regular season. And both were sparked by a doubles...
Quaker Valley boys cap WPIAL playoff run with classic win in finals
The most elated group of athletes in the area on May 5 was the Quaker Valley boys tennis team. The fifth-seeded Quakers capped off an impressive WPIAL playoff run by defeating No. 2 North Catholic, 3-2, at Washington & Jefferson College to win the Class 2A championship. QV’s starting lineup...
North Allegheny ends historic boys tennis season with PIAA singles, doubles championships
North Allegheny wrapped up what has to be the greatest boys tennis season in WPIAL history on Saturday with not one but two championship performances. Advaita Sircar won the Class 3A singles title and Ashwin Sudhakar and Matt Kampi won the Class 3A doubles crown at the Hershey Racquet Club....
North Allegheny players make PIAA semifinals in singles, doubles
A remarkable season for North Allegheny boys tennis continued Friday with No. 1 singles player Advaita Sircar and No. 1 doubles team Ashwin Sudhakar and Matt Kampi moving into Saturday’s PIAA Class 3A semifinals. Defending champion Max Henson of Belle Vernon and WPIAL runner-up Will Meagher of Quaker Valley and...
North Allegheny wins PIAA team tennis championship for 3rd time
North Allegheny won its third PIAA boys team tennis championship Saturday in Hershey, defeating District 1 champion Conestoga, 3-1, in the finals. The Tigers were sparked by dominant wins from Advaita Sircar at No. 1 singles, Evan Kaufman at No. 3 singles and the team of Shivum Telang and Ronit...
North Allegheny boys tennis makes historic run
North Allegheny boys tennis is so strong this season that the No. 3 singles player for the Tigers is the No. 2 singles player in the WPIAL. “I don’t know that that’s ever really happened before,” coach Matt Woffington said. “It just shows the depth that we have. When your...
High school roundup for May 15, 2026: North Allegheny, North Catholic advance at state tennis tournament
WPIAL Class 3A champion North Allegheny and Class 2A runner-up North Catholic are still in the running for a state championship. North Allegheny had no problems with District 1 runner-up Central Bucks West in the PIAA quarterfinals Friday in Hershey, earning a 3-0 sweep. At No. 1 and No. 2...
Fox Chapel notebook: Tennis team left it all on court
The Fox Chapel boys tennis team had a number of spots to fill in their lineup this season. Foxes coach Alex Slezak didn’t have too wild of a motto to show confidence in the group. “Our motto all year was, ‘Why not us?’” Slezak said. “And that motto allowed us...
Allderdice boys tennis riding wave of success behind balanced lineup
The Allderdice Dragons are catching fire at the right time. The boys tennis team won four consecutive matches to improve to 9-1 in the regular season. The Dragons have an impressive resume after defeating defending WPIAL Class 3A champion Gateway, along with Fox Chapel, Franklin Regional and numerous WPIAL opponents....
Quaker Valley knocks off North Catholic, returns to top of WPIAL 2A tennis
Quaker Valley took home its fifth WPIAL Class 2A boys team tennis title Tuesday, defeating North Catholic in a close 3-2 match. After a down season, the “Team Redeem” Quakers redeemed themselves by claiming their first championship since 2024 in a championship rematch. “Our name last year was ‘Team Scrappy’...
North Allegheny captures 6th WPIAL boys tennis championship
North Allegheny secured the program’s sixth WPIAL boys tennis title and its second since 2024 with a 5-0 victory over Upper St. Clair in the Class 3A final Tuesday at Washington & Jefferson’s Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center. The Tigers made their fourth consecutive finals appearance after earning runner-up finishes...
Despite roster turnover, Fox Chapel boys tennis has another successful season
Grant Fenton casually plays tennis. But continuing the tradition of the Fox Chapel boys tennis team is an endeavor the junior takes seriously. Even while pursuing other activities, Fenton always found time growing up to attend tennis clinics with Foxes coach Alex Slezak. “I’ve played since I was 5,” Fenton...
Pair of Quaker Valley doubles teams earn spot in WPIAL doubles field
It was an all-Quaker Valley matchup in the Section 3-2A boys tennis consolation round April 15 at Nichols Courts, home of Sewickley Academy tennis. Senior captains Sutton Hoehl and Patrick Connors defeated the sophomore tandem of Dom Ditano and Carter Hawes in a doubles battle of QV teammates. Hoehl and...
Franklin Regional boys tennis returns to top of section
The streak is finally over. The Franklin Regional boys tennis team is back on top of Section 1-3A after finishing second to Gateway the three previous seasons. The Panthers (8-0, 8-2) defeated Gateway, 3-2, and Norwin, 4-1, to clinch the title. “We knew coming into the season we had a...
Fox Chapel sophomore finding success in doubles play
Frank Siegel is interested in whatever challenge the Fox Chapel tennis program may have for him. The sophomore first started playing doubles with junior Grant Fenton during the section tournament. Siegel and Fenton found the right chemistry to help Siegel defend his section crown and reach the WPIAL Class 3A...
North Allegheny, Blackhawk earn top seeds for 2026 WPIAL boys tennis tournament
Now that the WPIAL boys singles and doubles championships are in the books, the brackets for the district team championships are set for next week. First round and quarterfinal matches are next week with the semifinals and championships scheduled for the following week. There is one Class 3A preliminary round...
South Hills duo repeats, North Allegheny team also takes gold at WPIAL doubles championships
The top seeds in the WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships showed their mettle in the finals Wednesday, with North Allegheny’s Ashwin Sudhakar and Matt Kampi winning the Class 3A title and South Park’s Jonah Jasek and Steven Duing repeating as Class 2A champs. Jasek and Duing defeated Winchester Thurston’s Ravi...
Top seeds advance to finals at WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships
The top two seeds advanced to the finals in both the Class 3A and 2A brackets at the WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships Tuesday and will meet for the title at 1 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny. In Class 3A, the top seed will have the home-court advantage with North...
Quaker Valley’s Will Meagher takes pride in run to WPIAL tennis finals
Quaker Valley junior Will Meagher ended his WPIAL boys tennis season as the district runner-up in Class 2A. Belle Vernon’s Max Henson repeated as the WPIAL champion in 2A, defeating Meagher, 6-0, 6-2, in the finals April 8 at North Allegheny. “This feels twice as good,” said Henson, the No....
Pairings set for WPIAL boys tennis doubles championship
With the district boys singles tennis championship in the rearview mirror, the 2026 WPIAL boys doubles tennis championships are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals matches will take place Tuesday with the consolation and championship finals slated for Wednesday at North Allegheny. Logan Memije of...
Gateway’s Logan Memije wins another section doubles title
Gateway’s Logan Memije won a boys tennis section doubles title for the third straight year, teaming with Troy Boden to defeat Colin Stalnaker and Sanshiro Ogawa of Franklin Regional in the Section 1-3A finals, 6-4, 7-5, on Wednesday. In the third-place match, Franklin Regional’s Prem Nadesan and Arnesh Paura beat...
Fox Chapel, South Park duos win section doubles titles
For the third straight year, a Fox Chapel duo claimed a WPIAL Section 3-3A boys tennis section doubles title Tuesday. For Frank Siegel, it’s his second straight section doubles crown as he and partner Grant Fenton defeated Thomas Luther and Brendan Huang of Shady Side Academy, 6-2, 6-4, in section...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley boys tennis stacking wins
Quaker Valley’s boys tennis team was unbeatable at 4-0 in the early part of the spring season. The Quakers were 2-0 in Section 2-2A and won two other nonsection matches against Class 3A Moon and 2A Montour. QV rolled past Knoch and Springdale in section play and won all four...
Quaker Valley’s Will Meagher takes another step forward with section singles title
Quaker Valley junior Will Meagher was seeded second in the Section 3-2A boys tennis singles tournament. But the athletic Meagher climbed one rung up the section ladder at this year’s championship event. Meagher defeated North Catholic senior and No. 1 seed Justin Garvey, 6-2, 7-5, in the finals April 2...
