Tennis
New girls tennis champs will be crowned in WPIAL doubles
October 2, 2019
New WPIAL champions will be crowned on Thursday when the doubles tournaments conclude at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford.
Doubles teams gear up for WPIAL tournament
September 30, 2019
During the Knoch girls tennis team’s quest for a Section 3-AA championship this fall, senior Libby Conlon and freshman Ally Bauer find themselves on different courts for matches.
Hampton tennis players improve against tough competition
September 26, 2019
Members of the Hampton girls tennis team are finding out playing the sport isn’t just enough — you have to love it.
Hempfield tennis set to battle rival Latrobe for section title
September 22, 2019
The date is circled.
Knoch’s Laura Greb captures third straight AA singles title; Fox Chapel’s Charlotte James wins AAA crown
September 19, 2019
For the third year in a row, Knoch’s Laura Greb went home with the WPIAL Class AA singles tennis crown, but this one had a different feel.
Fox Chapel senior Charlotte James back for WPIAL tennis run
September 16, 2019
Charlotte James stepped away from high school tennis in 2018 to concentrate on USTA junior tournaments.
Winning reputation to uphold for Franklin Regional girls tennis
August 30, 2019
The Franklin Regional girls tennis team is planning a return to the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, but the Panthers have work to do, even with a large team.
Shaler cross country wants to continue program’s growth
August 29, 2019
Years of rebuilding the middle school cross country program started to show progress at the varsity level for Shaler Area last season.
Shaler tennis tandem playing beyond its years
Julia Ehrenberger’s tennis career wasn’t born out of passion from watching the game growing up.
Boot camp helps Gateway tennis team prepare for season
August 23, 2019
Members of the Gateway girls tennis team are not in the military, but sure felt like that recently.
Improving Penn-Trafford girls tennis eyes WPIAL playoff berth
After coming close last season, the Penn-Trafford girls tennis team is hoping to make the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
Norwin girls tennis eager for extended postseason run
The Norwin girls tennis team looks forward to a longer run in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs after early exits the past two seasons.
Fox Chapel sophomore Shepherd doubles down on tennis training
July 26, 2019
Carissa Shepherd, a sophomore, is one of the key veterans returning to the Fox Chapel tennis team this fall.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2019 boys tennis season
July 17, 2019
The streak is over.
Fox Chapel’s Quackenbush looks forward to tennis season
July 12, 2019
Fox Chapel junior Lexi Quackenbush has been around tennis most of her life. Her father, Allen, was a tennis instructor, and she gravitated toward the sport.
Alison Riske’s WPIAL coach talks Wimbledon upset, quarterfinals vs. Serena Williams
July 8, 2019
Peters Township tennis product Alison Riske upset the top seed and world No. 1 at Wimbledon.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018 girls tennis season
July 2, 2019
The Sewickley Academy girls tennis team had won its only previous Class AA state championship in 2011, and the Panthers were gunning for a second title in Hershey to cap the 2018 season.
State singles title ‘a great finishing touch’ for Fox Chapel’s Shymansky
May 29, 2019
Robby Shymansky made it to the PIAA Class AAA singles final as a freshman, but he was prevented from capturing the gold medal he sought.
Fox Chapel senior Shymansky wins PIAA singles tennis title
May 25, 2019
Fox Chapel senior Robby Shymansky wasn’t going to let the opportunity to win his first PIAA singles title slip away, even after giving up an early second-set lead to Great Valley’s Sameer Gangoli.
Avonworth/Northgate’s Hayden Robinson finds ‘relief’ in 100-meter victory at PIAAs
SHIPPENSBURG — There, of course, was happiness and excitement as Hayden Robinson crossed the finish line first at Seth Grove Stadium.
