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NORTH ALLEGHENY VARSITY GIRLS' TENNIS

* WPIAL SEMI-FINALIST *

*SECTION CHAMPIONS*

Photo Courtesy of Coach Sloan

SMYERS, D'ACHILLE TAKE BRONZE AT STATES

Junior Samantha Smyers and senior Christie D'Achille captured third place at the PIAA Class AAA Doubles Championships on Saturday at the Hershey Racquet Club.  The NA duo defeated Leah Demasters and Maria Kostares of Manheim Township, 6-2, 6-4, in the consolation round.  Smyers and D'Achille were defeated in the semifinals by Julie Raezer and Kristen Roth from Lower Merion, 6-2, 6-3.

Smyers and D'Achille won two matches on Friday to advance to the semifinals.  In the first round, the Tiger team defeated Mandy Granville and Britanni Weeks of Wallenpaupack, 6-2 and 6-0.  In the quarterfinals, the Tiger team disposed of Ellen Berlinghoff and Alex Landeau of Upper Dublin, 6-4, 6-2.

The NA team will face Julie Raezer and Kristen Roth from Lower Merion, the top seed in the tournament, in the semifinals.  Match time is scheduled for 11:00 am with the final slated for 3:00 pm.

 PIAA CLASS AAA GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
November 5-6, 2004
Hershey Racquet Club

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LADY TIGERS FALL TO FOX CHAPEL, 5-0, IN WPIAL SEMIFINALS

The Fox Chapel Foxes knocked the Lady Tigers out of the WPIAL playoffs with a 5-0 win at North Hills High School on Thursday afternoon.  The Foxes won straight set victories in both singles and doubles.  At #1 singles, Vanessa Steiner defeated junior Sabrina Smyers, 6-4, 6-1, while senior Christie D'Achille dropped a two-set match to Amanda Campbell.  Junior Ann Wilson was defeated by Megan Damico.

In doubles play, it was Elyse Steiner and Sarah Short defeating senior Lauen Rosenbeck and sophomore Molly Moynihan while senior Kristin Ambrosino and sophomore Liz Lampe dropped a 6-3, 6-2 decision to Sarah Defanbach and Rachel Calderone.

NA had defeated Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, on Wednesday to advance to the semifinals.  The Lady Tigers were led by their top two singles players.  Smyers defeated Amy Marchlen, 6-0, 6-3, while D'Achille downed Rebecca Robbins, 6-3, 6-4.  In doubles play, the team of Ambrosino and Lampe was victorious in two sets to ensure the victory.

The Foxes will meet Upper St. Clair this afternoon at the North Allegheny Senior High courts for the championship

MATCH SUMMARIES
FOX CHAPEL - 5  NORTH ALLEGHENY  - 0

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  MT. LEBANON - 2

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WPIAL CLASS AAA GIRLS' TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

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SENECA VALLEY NO MATCH FOR NA NETTERS, 5-0

The Lady Tigers defeated Seneca Valley, 5-0, at Seneca on Tuesday afternoon to win their 15th match of the season against only one loss.  The Tiger singles players lost only two games in winning straight victories.  Senior Lauren Rosenbeck, at #3 singles, shut out her opponent, 6-0, 6-0.

At #1 singles, junior Ann Wilson and sophomore Molly Moynihan handed Kelly Stenger and Brittany Johnson a two-set defeat, 6-1 and 7-6.  At #2, senior Kristin Ambrosino and sophomore Liz Lampe prevailed by a 6-2, 6-2 count.

The Lady Tigers will complete their dual match season tomorrow with a non-section match against Shady Side Academy.  Shady Side handed the Lady Tigers their only loss earlier in the season.  The starting time at the Senior High courts is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  SENECA VALLEY  - 0

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LADY TIGERS BLANK NORTH HILLS, 5-0, TO WIN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP

Coach Jim Sloan's Lady Tigers downed North Hills, 5-0, at North Hills on Monday afternoon to win their 10th consecutive section match and give NA the section championship.  NA finished at 10-0 in section play and are currently at 14-1 on the season with just two regular season non-section matches remaining.

The Lady Tigers swept North Hills by winning all matches in straight sets and losing only eleven games all afternoon.  In singles play, at #1 junior Sabrina Smyers led the way with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Carrie Lippery while #2 senior Christie D'Achille shut out Athena Pappis, 6-0, 6-0.  Senior Lauren Rosenbeck won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.

The two doubles teams followed suit by winning in straight sets.  At #1, junior Ann Wilson and sophomore Molly Moynihan haded Leanne Ganter and Maria Cardone a 6-4, 6-0 defeat.  At second doubles, it was senior Kristin Ambrosino and sophomore Liz Lampe taking care of their NH opponents, 6-2, 6-1.

Last Thursday, the Lady Tigers traveled to Latrobe and defeated the Wildcats, 4-1.  Senior Christie D'Achille and Lauren Rosenbeck both won their singles matches in straight sets.  #1 junior Sabrina Smyers dropped a two-set match to two-time WPIAL champion Michaela Kissell, 6-1, 6-1.  Both doubles teams were victorious.

The Lady Tigers will travel to Seneca Valley for a 3:30 pm non-section match today and will host Shady Side Academy on Thursday at 3:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  NORTH HILLS - 0

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4  LATROBE - 1

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LADY TIGERS NET SHALER, 5-0

The Lady Tigers won their ninth consecutive section victory without a loss when they defeated Shaler, 5-0, at the Senior High courts on Wednesday afternoon.  All three singles players won in straight sets with #1 junior Sabrina Smyers shutting out Nicole Yallum, 6-0, 6-0.  Seniors Christie D'Achille and Lauren Rosenbeck both were able to win in straight sets, losing only 4 combined games.

In doubles play, the NA teams kept pace with two-set victories.  At #1, junior Ann Wilson and sophomore Molly Moynihan defeated Kate Brennan and Erin Dedig, 6-2 and 6-0.  The #2 team of senior Kristin Ambrosino and sophomore Liz Lampe also won in two sets, 6-1 and 6-4, over Christina and Carolyn Shields.

The victory improved the overall NA mark to 12-1 on the season.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Latrobe this afternoon to meet the Wildcats in a non-section match.  Starting time is set for 3:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  SHALER - 0

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SMYERS, D'ACHILLE FALL IN FINAL TO FOX CHAPEL

Defending champion junior Sabrina Smyers and senior Christie D'Achille were defeated by Vanessa Steiner and Amanda Campbell of Fox Chapel, 6-3, 6-1,  in the final of the WPIAL Doubles Championship on Tuesday afternoon at the Senior High courts.  By finishing in second place, the Tiger duo has qualified for the PIAA Doubles Tournament to be held at Penn State on October 28-29.  Meghan Damico and Sarah Dieffenbach also qualified for the state tournament with a victory in the consolation final.

Smyers and D'Achille won three matches on Monday afternoon at the Senior High courts to move on to the WPIAL final.  The NA duo defeated Kelsey Laurash and Amy Semancik of Bethel Park, 10-1, in the first round before knocking off Bobbilyn Anthony and Cate Stewart of Shady Side Academy, 10-5, in the quarterfinals.  In the semis, the Tiger duo downed Meghan Damico and Sarah Dieffenbach of Fox Chapel, 6-3 and 6-3.

The Lady Tigers' team will host Shaler this afternoon in a section match before traveling to Latrobe tomorrow for a non-section contest.  Starting time for both matches will be at 3:30 pm.

WPIAL GIRLS' DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS AAA
North Allegheny Senior High School
October 4-5, 2004

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LADY TIGERS WIN TWO MORE

The Lady Tigers defeated Butler and Hampton in recent matches to improved their record to 8-0 in section play, 10-1 overall.  NA downed Butler, 5-0, at the Senior High courts and knocked off Hampton, 4-1, at Hampton.

In both matches, the Tiger singles players were victorious in two sets.  At #1 singles, junior Samantha Smyers downed Courtney Kerr of Butler and Jenny Lucas of Hampton.  At #2, senior Christie D'Achille defeated Jacelyn Kerr of Butler and Sara Gorseen of Hampton while the #3 singles player, senir Lauren Rosenbeck also won in straight sets in both matches.

In doubles play, senior Kristin Ambrosino and sophomore Liz Lampe won twice while the team of junior Ann Wilson and sophomore Molly Moynihan split a pair of matches, defeating Butler and losing to Hampton.

MATCH SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  BUTLER - 0

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 4  HAMPTON - 1

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SMYERS, D'ACHILLE WIN SECTION DOUBLES TITLE

Junior Sabrina Smyers and junior Christie D'Achille defeated Sara Lynch and Vanessa Inks of Pine-Richland, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Section 2 Doubles Championship at the Senior High courts on Tuesday afternoon.  With the victory, the Tiger duo qualified for the WPIAL doubles tournament next week.

On Monday, Smyers and D'Achille  won two matches in the Section Doubles competition at the Senior High courts on Monday afternoon to advance to the final.  The Tiger duo received a bye in the first round as the defending WPIAL champion and the #1 seed.  In the quarterfinals, Smyers and D'Achille downed Abby Lackner and Julie Buck from Pine-Richland, 10-2.    In the semifinals, the NA team shut out the Kerr sisters, Courtney and Joselyn, from Butler, 6-0, 6-0.  

The second NA team of junior Anne Wilson and senior Lauren Rosenbeck were victorious in the first round defeating Maria Cardone and Leanne Ganter of North Hills, 10-3.  In the quarterfinals, Lauren Deves and Sara Longo of Hampton defeated Wilson and Rosenbeck eliminating them from the tournament.

The Lady Tigers will be back in action in this afternoon when they travel to Hampton for a section match.  The scheduled starting time is set for 3:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARY
WPIAL SECTION 2 DOUBLES
North Allegheny Senior High Courts
September 27-28, 2004

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SHADY SIDE ENDS NA UNBEATEN STREAK AT NINE, 5-0

Shady Side Academy defeated the Lady Tigers, 5-0, at SSA on Thursday afternoon to end the NA unbeaten streak at nine.  Senior Christie D'Achille at #2 singles extended Cate Stewart but lost in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7).  Shady Side won in straight sets at both #1 and #3 singles.

In doubles play, Shady Side prevailed in straight sets.  The non-section loss dropped the NA overall record to 9-1, The Lady Tigers will host Butler this afternoon in a section match at the Senior High courts.  Match time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

MATCH SUMMARY
SHADY SIDE ACADEMY - 5  NORTH ALLEGHENY  - 0

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NINE STRAIGHT WINS FOR LADY TIGERS

Pine-Richland made it close, but the Lady Tigers were able to defeat the Rams, 3-2, at Pine-Richland on Wednesday afternoon.  Senior Christie D'Achille shut out Blakely Mall, 6-0, 6-0 at #2 singles while senior Lauren Rosenbeck downed Bridgette Loiselle, 6-1 and 6-1, at #3 singles to pace the NA victory.

The #1 doubles team of junior Anne Wilson and sophomore Molly Moynihan defeated Vanessa Inks and Abby Lackner, 7-6 (7-4) and 7-5 to secure the victory for the Lady Tigers.

The victory was the ninth straight without a loss for NA.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Shady Side Academy for a 4:15 pm section match this afternoon before returning home to face Butler on Friday.

MATCH SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 3  PINE-RICHLAND - 2

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SMYERS DEFEATED IN WPIAL CONSOLATION FINAL

Junior Sabrina Smyers was defeated by Lauren Greco of Shady Side Academy in the consolation final of the WPIAL Singles Championships on Tuesday afternoon at the Senior High Courts.  Greco won in straight sets, 6-4 and 6-3.  In the championship match, Michaela Kissel of Greater Latrobe won her second straight WPIAL title with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Shayna Miller of Upper St. Clair. 

Smyers won two matches on Monday afternoon before falling in the semifinals to Shayna Miller of Upper St. Clair, 6-0 and 6-3.  Smyers defeated Kari Keibler of Bethel Park in the first round and Christy Bungo of Indiana in the quarterfinals.  Senior Christie D'Achille was defeated by Amanda Campbell of Fox Chapel in the first round.

The Lady Tigers' team will be back in action today when they travel to Pine-Richland for a section match.  The scheduled starting time is 3:30 pm.

WPIAL GIRLS' SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS AAA
NASH Courts
September 20-21, 2004

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WPIAL GIRLS' TENNIS - 2004

The Lady Tigers will compete again in Class AAA, along with 35 other teams.  The WPIAL will advance three (3) singles players in each classification and three (3) sets of doubles teams in each classification to the PIAA tournament.  The PIAA will conduct a girls' team tennis tournament and the WPIAL champion AND runnerup will play in the PIAA tournament.

WPIAL team championships will begin when section play is completed.  The section winner and runner-up will compete in the tournament round.  If two teams tie for first place, only those teams will enter into the tournament.  If two teams tie for second place, only the winner of head-to-head competition will advance to the tournament round.  Three way ties will be broken in the following manner:

1.  The cumulative won-lost section records of all tied teams will be totaled.
2.  If one of the teams has a numerically superior record, that team will enter post-season play.
3.  If the tie cannot clearly be broken, all will enter post-season play.

In all section matches and WPIAL competition, the seven-player team concept will be followed.  Each team will have three singles players and two teams of doubles players for each match.  No player can participate in both singles and doubles on the same day.  A player can be changed from singles play on done day to doubles play for the next.  All teams must field a minimum of six players.  Failure to field six players will result in a forfeit victory for the opponent, provided they have at least six players ready to play.  

Coaches must play their best player of the three singles players designated for each match at the number one singles position, second best at number two and third best at number three.  The same format must also be used in placing doubles teams in the lineup.

Scoring will be traditional - the best of three sets.  If the score reaches "six-all" in any set, a twelve-point tiebreaker shall determine a winner in that set.  This system must be followed in all section matches and WPIAL playoffs.

Section qualifiers will be held for singles and doubles.  Each school may enter two singles players and two doubles teams.  Sectional matches will be determined by pro sets until the semi-finals.  In the semi-final, final and third place qualifying matches, the three set format will be used.  Three players/doubles teams will advance to the WPIAL championship round from each section qualifier.  The fourth finisher will serve as the alternate and will play in the event of a withdrawal by any of the first three place winners.

If possible, all WPIAL tournament play will be contested over a two day period.  Matches will be determined by pro sets until the semi-finals.  In the semi-finals, final and third place qualifying matches, the three set format will be used.  Players will be seeded by the WPIAL based on all information available regarding relative strengths according to published rankings and previous competition.

2004 GIRLS' TEAM TENNIS ALIGNMENT 
CLASS AAA - 36 TEAMS

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org