Plum’s Yurovsky and Brownsville’s Shashura Win WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Finals

By: HSSN Staff
Friday, September 23, 2011 | 11:29 AM

A couple of seniors captured their third WPIAL tennis crowns Friday afternoon at the Glen Creek Tennis Club in Library. Making her fourth consecutive title trip, Plum's Ronit Yurovsky captured a third straight Class AAA championship with a straight set victory over Taylor Perz of Pine-Richland. Meanwhile Sarah Shashura of Brownsville went a different route for her third tennis gold. Shashura won the girls title as a freshman in 2008, then won the boys AA crown as a sophomore in April of 2010. Friday, she beat top-seed Eva Sung in the match of the day 1-6, 6-4 and 6-2. Stephanie Smith of Peters Township (AAA) and 2010 AA champ Spencer Caravaggio of Quaker Valley won in the two consolation matches.

Here are all of the results from the 2011 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships.

2011 WPIAL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Ronit Yurovsky (Plum) over Taylor Perz (Pine-Richland) 6-1, 6-2  (MSA)
By Mike Azadian
In the AAA championship Yurovsky won her third straight title in easy fashion defeating Pine Richland's Taylor Perz by a score of 6-1, 6-2. Yurovsky a Michigan recruit and ranked in the top 20 nationwide used strong ground strokes, and did not make many errors. She kept Perz running on the baseline thru out the match and was just too strong for her. " I played very well today, I like playing inside" said Yurovsky after the match. On what she may need to improve as she heads to the PIAA state championships and next year to Michigan, "I feel like I need to work on my fitness and also my serve" Yurovsky was in the championship match for the 4th straight year winning the last three in easy fashion. She seemed a bit sad after the match realizing her high school Tennis career is nearing an end, but is excited about going to Michigan. " I love Michigan, the coaches and team really felt right. I knew that's where I wanted to go."

WPIAL CLASS AAA CONSOLATION:

Stephanie Smith (Peters Township) over Stacia Kissell (Latrobe) 7-5, 6-1  (MSA)
By Mike Azadian
In the AAA consolation match Stephanie Smith from Peters Township wins 7-5, 6-1 over Stacia Kissel of Latrobe. Smith only a sophomore was down in the first set 5-1 and wasn't playing well. "I got aggressive with my play and that's how I turned it around" said Smith afterward. She breezed to an easy victory winning 12 of the last 13 games over two sets. Finishing third in AAA does not earn a PIAA berth, she will only go if one of the top two finishers cant make it or is injured.

WPIAL CLASS AAA SEMIFINALS:

Ronit Yurovsky (Plum) Stacia Kissell (Latrobe) 6-2, 6-2

Taylor Perz (Pine-Richland) over Stephanie Smith (Peters Township) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6

WPIAL CLASS AAA QUARTERFINALS:

Ronit Yurovsky (Plum) over Nicole Cyterski (Oakland Catholic) 10-2

Stacia Kissell (Latrobe) over Alexa Miller (Shady Side Academy) 10-1

Stephanie Smith (Peters Township) over Megan Adamo (Upper St. Clair) 10-5

Taylor Perz (Pine-Richland) over Callie Frey (Mount Lebanon) 10-8

WPIAL CLASS AAA FIRST ROUND:

Ronit Yurovsky (Plum) – BYE

Nicole Cyterski (Oakland Catholic) over Kylie Isaacs (North Allegheny) 10-2

Alexa Miller (Shady Side Academy) over Charlotte Vertes (Penn-Trafford) 10-2

Stacia Kissell (Latrobe) over Nina Barbano (Bethel Park) 10-2

Stephanie Smith (Peters Township) over Rose Wilson (Fox Chapel) 10-4

Megan Adamo (Upper St. Clair) over Marlys Bridgham (Pine-Richland) 10-4

Taylor Perz (Pine-Richland) over Sara Komer (Peters Township) 10-1

Callie Frey (Mount Lebanon) over Allie Scanlon (Hempfield) 10-0

2011 WPIAL CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:

Sarah Shashura (Brownsville) over Eva Sung (Sewickley Academy) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2  (MSA)
By Mike Azadian
In the AA championship match Sarah Sahshura of Brownsville won a hard fought battle over newcomer Eva Sung from Sewickley Academy by a score of 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Sashura did not play well early on making mistakes and playing into Sungs power game. Sung has a tremendous first serve and looked like she was well on her way to her first WPIAL championship winning the first set with ease. Sung led 1-0 in set two before Sashura took over winning 12 of the next 17 games over 2 sets to end Sung's chance at a title. "I wasn't aggressive in the first set, I let her take over in the first set, when I started to play my game things turned around for me" Shashura said after the match. She led 4-1 in the second set when Sung came on and cut the lead to 4-3, but Shashura won 8 of the next 11 games breaking Sungs serve numerous times. Sung had many unforced errors especially on her first serve, and you could see it affected her. Shashura now has three WPIAL singles titles winning the girls title in 2008 while attending California, winning the Boys title in 2010 attending California, and taking this last title as a member of Brownsville high school. On her way to the title she upended last years champion Spencer Caravaggio.

WPIAL CLASS AA CONSOLATION:

Spencer Caravaggio (Quaker Valley) over Courtney Brennan (Valley) 6-0, 6-0  (MSA)
By Mike Azadian
In the AA consolation match Spencer Caravaggio from Quaker Valley easily defeated Courtney Brennan from Valley 6-0, 6-0 to win the Bronze medal for the 2nd time in three years. The senior and last years champion moves on to the PIAA championships playing her best tennis. "This was the best I played all year, I felt great out there today"   Caravaggio said afterward. "Courtney is a very good player but I was on from the start, I play my best indoors' Said Caravaggio. 

WPIAL CLASS AA SEMIFINALS:

Eva Sung (Sewickley Academy) over Courtney Brennan (Valley) 6-1, 6-1

Sarah Shashura (Brownsville) over Spencer Caravaggio (Quaker Valley) 6-0, 6-4

WPIAL CLASS AA QUARTERFINALS:

Eva Sung (Sewickley Academy) over Reed Kegel (Ellwood City) 10-0

Courtney Brennan (Valley) over Shayla Landman (Mount Pleasant) 11-9

Sarah Shashura (Brownsville) over Sydney Miggantz (Sewickley Academy) 10-0

Spencer Caravaggio (Quaker Valley) over Chelsea Carter (South Park) 10-0

WPIAL CLASS AA FIRST ROUND:

Eva Sung (Sewickley Academy) over Brooke Ross (Knoch) 10-0

Reed Kegel (Ellwood City) over Maeve McAllister (Ellis School)  10-2

Courtney Brennan (Valley) over Alie Perz (Greensburg Central Catholic) 10-2

Shayla Landman (Mount Pleasant) over Elle Belko (Vincentian Academy) 10-3

Sarah Shashura (Brownsville) over Raguel Holiday (Beaver) 10-0

Sydney Miggantz (Sewickley Academy) over Maura Gray (Keystone Oaks) 10-0

Chelsea Carter (South Park) over Emily Robson (Valley) 10-3

Spencer Caravaggio (Quaker Valley) over Cassidy Griffin (Beaver) 10-0

WPIAL CLASS AA PRELIMINARY ROUND:

Brooke Ross (Knoch) over Rachel Wilson (Burrell) 10-2

Cassidy Griffin (Beaver) over Sara Kaminsky (South Park) 10-4

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